Posts by Graham Kendall
Research mobility and funding programmes in Europe available to researchers in Malaysia
May 21, 2015
We have just received this email, which is an important, and exciting, opportunity. We would encourage you to engage, with this initiative. EURAXESS Links ASEAN with the support of MOSTI has organised an information seminar providing details on research mobility and funding programmes in Europe available to researchers in Malaysia. Speakers include representatives of …
How to run a general election sweepstake
May 3, 2015
“Around 50% of people in Britain gamble every month, with about £150M being staked on the Grand National alone. And the Grand National is a perfect opportunity to hold a sweepstake, where everyone pays a fixed amount, draws a random horse, and the people who drew the first three or four horses collect shares of …
Computers are knocking on the door of the company boardroom
April 29, 2015
“While women sitting on company boards remains a much-discussed topic, there is something new waiting to take a seat at the table: artificial intelligence, computers with company voting rights.” … so starts a recently published article in TheConversation that looks at whether a suitably programmed computer can ever be a board member of a company.. …
MyMentor Launch
April 15, 2015
On Monday 13th we launched MyMentor at a formal ceremony officiated by Dato’ Seri Idris Jusoh, Minister of Education II. This is an innovative partnership with Monash and Southampton to mentor early career researchers from public universities. It will run for a six years and is funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE). We are …
March 2015 edition of EURAXESS ASEAN newsletter
April 5, 2015
Here is the latest (March 2015) edition of the EURAXESS Links ASEAN newsletter. This issue highlights Women in Science.
Delegation from China come on a return visit to Malaysia
April 3, 2015
In Oct 2014, UNMC led a delegation of Malaysian Vice-Chancellors to China. It was a hugely successful and enjoyable visit. We were delighted when a returnn trip was recently organised and we were able to receive a delegation (11 Mar 2015) from the Ningbo Education Bureau, as well as from Universities in China. The complete …
TheConversation: A day in the Life of Pi
March 14, 2015
“Most people have heard of the mathematical constant Pi (π), and will know that it’s roughly 3.14. Taking inspiration from these three digits, March 14 (3/14 in the US date format) is heralded as international Pi Day, first marked by US physicist Larry Shaw in 1988. This year brings a unique opportunity to demonstrate an …
Hugo Swire Interview on BFM
March 3, 2015
Hugo Swire (Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) recently visited the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, where he drove a student built car (see pictures!). Dato’ Seri Haji Idris Jusoh, the Education and Higher Learning Minister II, and Her Excellency Vicki Treadell (British High Commissioner to Malaysia) also joined the visit. Hugo …
New Association of Business School Journal List
February 27, 2015
The ABS (Association of Business Schools) has just released its 2015 list of recognised journals. See, http://www.bizschooljournals.com/
EUMCCI Committee Events in Feb 2015
February 12, 2015
The EUMCCI (of which we are a member) are holding some really intersting events in Feb 2015. See below for details. The flyers mentioned can be downlaoded from here. Oil Gas Sub Committee 2015-Flyer Healthcare Committee 2015-Flyer Logistics and transportation 2015-Flyer This is a busy month for the Chamber as you can see from …
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