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.. …
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 …
GIS and Remote Sensing in flood forecasting
January 22, 2015
“Technology is there, but we need to make full use of it, re-look the urban planning and take into consideration the impact of climate change … ” Dr. Lawal Billa of School of Geography spoke during the interview on BFM radio, 19 January 2015. The podcast is here
How to get published in an academic journal: top tips from editors
January 3, 2015
This piece recently appeared in the Higher Education section of the Guardian newspaper. We thought that it was worth sharing.
Aerospace Research and Technology Centre in Malaysia
November 8, 2014
(AMIC media release) MALAYSIA STEPS UP PRESENCE IN GLOBAL AEROSPACE INDUSTRY Kuala Lumpur, 06 November 2014 – Asia Aerospace City (AAC), launched its Research and Technology (R&T) Centre today. The launch, marked another milestone for both AAC and AMIC* in championing the aerospace industry’s capability building in Asia. The R&T Centre, located in German-Malaysian Institute …
Keeps Jumbo at Bay
October 25, 2014
By Dr. Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, MEME’s PI and Associate Professor, School of Geography “Conflict arises between humans and elephants when villages, farms and plantations close in on wild habitats. Electric fence is one way to avoid the encounters.” … starts a column on thestar that features the activities of the Management and Ecology of Malaysian Elephants (MEME) project.
Staying FRESH
By Prof. Asgar Ali, Professor in Post-harvest Physiology & Technology at University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and the founding director of the ‘Centre of Excellence for Postharvest Biotechnology’ “It is saddening that the current practices are too dependent on the use of synthetic chemicals with little consideration for health implications on consumers. We were therefore delighted …
TheConversation: Pull up a chair, we need to talk about sexist language at work
October 11, 2014
“With the arrival of the first woman to head the BBC Trust, a perennially tricky question is once again causing awkwardness. Rona Fairhead took the helm of the trust on October 9, but is she be a chairwoman, a chair or a chairman? It might seem like a secondary concern – the head of the …
Big Data and Analytics: New Malaysian Web Site
September 16, 2014
Unless you have been living on another planet, you can hardly have failed to miss the term Big Data. Whether Big Data is a new discipline, or simply an incremental development of areas such as Data Mining, Prediction Algorithms etc. is open to debate and discussion (in my view). Another area that is receiving attention …
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