UNMC Three Minute Thesis Competition

The UNMC Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition was held on the 8th Sep in the Great Hall. I always look forward to this event and I was fortunate enough to be invited as one of the judges again this year. From memory, this is the fourth or fifth year that I have been invited to …

Malaysia first Falling Walls Lab at AIMST invites applications

We have recently received this email, which might (should) be of interest to many of our researchers. Subject: Gentle Reminder : Malaysia first Falling Walls Lab at AIMST invite applications Salam Sejahtera & Salam Ramadhan, YBhg. Datuk/Dato’/Prof./Dr./Tuan/Puan, We are pleased to inform you that Malaysia will host its first Falling Walls Lab at AIMST University. We would like to …

Year 3 Chemical Engineering Students won the Champion of 4th IEM Chemical Engineering Design Competition

by Prof. Denny K. S. Ng For the first time, Year 3 undergraduates from University of Nottingham, Malaysia managed to outperform all other groups which mainly compose of Year 4 undergraduate students from various universities (e.g., Taylor’s University, Universiti Sabah Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Perlis Malaysia, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, etc.).   A team of …

The Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition

The Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition celebrates the power of photography to communicate interesting biological phenomena to a wide audience. The 2016 competition is now open for entries and the overall winner will receive a £500 prize. Submit your image before 1 June for a chance to win. More information is available from here. Featured …

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 …

International Engineering and Technology Exhibition (IETE 2015)

by Dr Amin Malek Mohammadi The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) team won one Gold, one Bronze and the Special Award from Malaysian Research and Innovation Society (MyRIS) at the recent International Engineering and Technology Exhibition (IETE 2015). UNMC team consists of Dr. Amin Malek Mohammadi, Dr. Mohanna, Mr. How Chin Joe, Mr. Ong …

International Competition on Oil Palm Mechanisation (deadline: 30 November 2015)

We have received the following information about a competition that might be of interest to colleagues at UNMC. Colleagues in CFFRC and engineering may be interested in the following competition. International Competition on Oil Palm Mechanisation Official website: http://www.mpob.gov.my/ICOPM/ A flyer is availble here. Submission deadline: 30 November 2015 Objectives: This competition is aimed at …

UNMC Team Wins IEM Research Paper Competition

By DOMINIC CHWAN YEE FOO Two postgraduate and an undergraduate students of chemical engineering won the 2015 Research Paper Competition, organised by the Chemical Engineering Technical Division of the Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (CETD, IEM).  This competition was held in conjunction with the Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering (APCChE) congress on 27 September – …

UNMC Researchers Win Awards in IIDEX 2015

By Dr. Hii Ching Lik Researchers from the Centre of Food and Bio-product Processing, Manufacturing and Industrial Processes Research Division, Faculty of Engineering have won several awards in Invention, Innovation & Design Exposition (iidex2015), an annual International Exhibition and Competition, organized by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) from 27 – 30 April 2015 at UiTM campus, …

Spring Semester Activities by UNMC-IEM Student Chapter

by Hii Ching Lik Two major events had been organized by the UNMC-IEM Student Chapter in March. The first event was “Women in Engineering Forum” (25th March 2015) and the second event was “Yokohama Solar Car Competition” (28th March 2015). Both events were organized at UNMC. The “Women in Engineering Forum” was attended by 32 …