Nottingham Students Win First Prizes in both Oral and Poster Presentations at the 27th Intervarsity Biochemistry Seminar

The Intervarsity Biochemistry Seminar is an annual event of the Malaysian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (MSBMB). This year, the 27th Intervarsity Biochemistry Seminar was hosted by UPM on the 14th May with a theme of “Where Life meets Sciences”. A total of 10 universities participated in the event, namely UPM, UTAR, UKM, UCSI, …

Athena SWAN: Rosalind Franklin Appathon

Athena SWAN Charter Member network has informed us of Rosalind Franklin Appathon which is a national app competition that aims to empower women to become leaders in STEMM and is a fantastic opportunity to showcase leading women, working in the digital space from across the UK. Applications can be submitted at www.rfappathon.com before 4th January …

Vice Chancellor’s Medal 2015 – the winners

Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Price and Dr. Neil Mennie, both from School of Psychology for their great achievement. The Medal is for exceptional achievement by staff or students. Dr. Price was awarded the medal for good citizenship when she temporarily took over the associate dean role amongst over activities that she play an active role in. Dr. Mennie was …

The 2016 Emerging Psychologists’ Program Award

Dr. Ahmed Dahir Mohamed has been selected for the 2016 Emerging Psychologists’ Program Award held by International Congress of Psychology, 24-29 June 2016, Yokohama, Japan. The aim of this award is to support the next generation of psychologists, we offer an opportunity for young scientists in psychology from various countries to meet and work together on topics …

Faculty of Engineering Employer Appreciation Awards

I was very pleased, and honored, to recently (08 Dec 2014) be asked to say a few words about UNMC research as one of the opening speakers at the Faculty of Engineering Employer Appreciation Awards. Collaboration with employers is very important for UNMC, particularly in Engineering, where we are required to work with external partners …

UNMC PhD Student Won Presentation Award in Portugal

This post was contributed by SivakumarManickam UNMC’s third year PhD student, Ms. Renu Geetha Bai from Chemical and Environmental Engineering participated in the Ultrasonic International Conference held from 15-17th September 2014 at Caparcia, Lisbon, Portugal. The conference organized by REQUIMTE, New University of Lisbon and chaired by pioneers from the Ultrasonics field received attendance from …

Vote for our 3MT (Three Minute Thesis) candidate

The 2014 U21 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)  competition is currently underway. The University of Nottingham is being represented by Mohammad Reza Ketabchi from the School of Chemical & Environment Engineering. Reza will be competing with other U21 finalists for three prizes: the Judges Choice, Highly commended and People’s Choice. The People’s Choice voting is now …

Inaugural NUBS Malaysia Research Awards for academic staff

This post was contributed by Win Li Nottingham University Business School Malaysia presented Research Awards to top contributors to research amongst the School’s academic staff. The inaugural awards, for the School’s 2011-2013 research cycle, were presented during the NUBS Malaysia Staff Away Day on August 8, 2014. The recipients are Dr Nafis Alam (Associate Professor …

Huawei National ICT Talents Seeds Cultivation (TSC) Award

Wee Gin Lim has recently received the Huawei National ICT Talents Seeds Cultivation (TSC) Award. Upon receiving the award he said: “I am very honoured to have recently been presented the Huawei National ICT Talents Seed Cultivation (TSC) Award as an appreciation for my valuable contribution to the Huawei National ICT TSC Initiatives. The National …

PhD student, Wilson Ho Wei Sheng, triumphs Best Poster in Engineering Research Showcase 2014 in UK campus

This post was contributed by Ong Sze Pheng Wilson Ho Wei Sheng, a final year PhD student from the Faculty of Engineering, wowed the panels of the Engineering Research Showcase 2014 in UK campus with his outstanding poster and won the 1st runner-up of best poster prize under the category of ‘Best Poster: Research Quality’. …