Posts by Graham Kendall
Blog/WordPress Training: Interested?
May 22, 2013
We are planning to run some some short course(s) for the Research Support Office and Research Training and Academic Development in the use of WordPress (the blogging Platform) and sending out newsletters. We thought it might be worth just seeing if there was anybody else who would be interested in attending this type of training. …
EU Bulletin – May 2013
May 21, 2013
Please find attached (EuroBulletin Issue 66) the EU Bulletin (Issue 66, 23 May 2013) from the European Union Delegation to Malaysia. Some of the latest news/events in this issue: Lucky Two ‘Find Europe in Malaysia’ for tickets to Paris; Statement by the EU representative on the recent general elections in Malaysia; Marie Curie Actions: Bids …
IEM Research Paper Competition
May 20, 2013
A PhD student, Rex T. L. Ng from The University of Nottingham, Malaysia was announced as a winner at the IEM Research Paper Competition after the contestant’s final presentation at Wisma IEM in Petaling Jaya on 30 March 2013. IEM Research Paper Competition, organised by Chemical Engineering Technical Division (CETD), The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia …
UK science is falling behind in the global race
May 17, 2013
“With the government’s spending review looming, the Royal Society of Chemistry is calling for an Olympic effort to persuade politicians to make a long-term commitment to creating growth and jobs through science …” so starts an article The Guardian’s Occam’s Corner section. The full article can be seen here. Header Image: Newspaper Press Bulawayo …
Fourth Asia-Europe Meeting of Minsiters for Education (in pictures)
May 16, 2013
Last week, we reported on the Fourth Asia-Europe Meeting of Ministers for Education. Just to prove that we were there, we thought it would be useful to post some pictures. If you are interested, more information is available from Olivia Draeger (Olivia.Draeger@nottingham.edu.my).
Molecular Videos (Coke and Pepsi)
May 15, 2013
In this series, we are presenting videos from the Molecular Videos (Web Site) project. This project covers a range of molecules and compounds. The video below looks at Coke and Pepsi. Previous blog entries on this topic can be seen seen here (this is a link to entries tagged with molecular videos).
Call for Blog Contributions
May 14, 2013
Over the past few months, we have started a series of inititatives, where we invited you to write on various themes. We thought it might be worth putting them all in one place. What is [your reseach area about] This series aims to enable you to present your research to a more general audience …
Thomson Reuters: Innovation Challenge
May 13, 2013
If you think that you are a good programmer, with some ideas about how best to access academic publications, then the Thomson Reuters Innovation Challenge might be just the thing you are looking for. You might even win the $30,000 prize!
Fourth Asia-Europe Meeting of Minsiters for Education
May 12, 2013
Over the next couple of days (12-14 May) the MYEULINK team will be manning a booth at the Fourth Asia-Europe Meeting of Minsiters for Education: STRATEGIZING ASEM EDUCATION COLLABORATION . The web page starts: “The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) is an informal process of dialogue and cooperation between European and Asian countries and was officially established …
QS World University Rankings by Subject 2013
May 10, 2013
QS have just released their third year of subject rankings. You can access the information here. Of particular note (especilay to UNMC): Pharmacy & Pharmacology went from 23rd in 2012 to 15th in 2013. Geography went from 101-150 in 2012 to 50th in 2013. Education went from 51-100 in 2012 to 26th in 2013. …
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