Posts by Graham Kendall
Sultans of Science Exhibition
January 11, 2013
Between mid-December 2012 and June 2013, ‘Sultans of Science’ will be hosted at Petrosains, The Discovery Centre (located at the Petronas Twin Towers). The exhibition, also known as ‘Islamic Science Rediscovered’, showcases the significant contributions Muslim scholars have made to science and technology. More information can be seen on this (external) blog post (by Shereen …
What is your affiliation?
January 10, 2013
Whilst preparing for MyRA, and looking through some of our publications, it is apparent that we have many different ways of stating our affiliation. Just to give you a few examples (and this is non-scientific sample) (the Faculties/Schools/Departments have been hidden to protect the innocent): Univ Nottingham, ??????, Semenyih, Selangor Darul, Malaysia Nottingham, ?????, Malaysia …
Pin Pin Oh and Karol Opara awarded Mikhalevich Award
Pin Pin Oh (Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering), together with Karol Opara, were awarded the Mikhalevich Award for outstanding work by participants of the 3-month Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP) organized in the International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria. The Mikhalevich Award provides financial support for the winners to return …
The media team are coming: Get your research stories ready
January 8, 2013
Lindsay Brooke (Media Relations Manager) and Katherine Lakeland (the new International Media Relations Manager), from the UK’s Communications & Marketing team, will be visiting UNMC from Monday 25th February to Friday 1st March. Part of their remit is to “….focus on seeking out some good strong research stories for future press releases. We will be …
Research Management Centre Presentation
January 7, 2013
On workspace you can find the slides from a recent MOHE Research Management Centre presentation. It contains information about FRGS, Higher Centres of Excellence, MOHE research panels etc.
HiCoE Calls for 2013
January 4, 2013
We have recently received this email. We are pleased to announce the opening of HicoE Application 2013 from 7 January 2013- 15 February 2013. If you would like to apply, kindly complete the survey form which can be downloaded from http://www.mohe.gov.my and http://jpt.mohe.gov.my Please forward your complete form to us 13 February 2013, we will …
£4m Chinese studies building opens on Jubilee campus
£4m Chinese studies building opens on Jubilee Campus site (Nottingham Post. See the full story here (University Press Release) or here (thisisnottingham story).
Michael Freeden joins School of Politics and International Relations, UK
January 3, 2013
This recently appeared in the THES. “A prominent figure in the study of political ideology is joining the University of Nottingham’s School of Politics and International Relations. Michael Freeden, emeritus professor of politics at the University of Oxford after a long career at the institution, will take up a three-year part-time chair in political theory …