TheConversation: Ignore John Humphrys when he rants about grammar, he just wants attention
August 7, 2014
“It’s not often that grammar makes the news, but there’s currently a good natured spat going on between Melvyn Bragg and John Humphrys. Bragg hosts a long running BBC Radio discussion show called In Our Time, which is a fairly high-brow discussion in which he invites academics to discuss the intellectual legacy of certain ideas. …
EURAXESS Science Slam
August 6, 2014
The EURAXESS Science Slam is a global event that takes place around the same time (October/November) in 6 EURAXESS Links locations around the world – ASEAN, Brazil, China, India, Japan and North America. The 6 winners will travel to Europe to participate in a science communication workshop and to network with experts from their respective …
School of Education starts a year-long collaboration with the Hong Leong Foundation
August 5, 2014
The School of Education starts a year-long collaboration with the Hong Leong Foundation this month, as it undertakes a comprehensive evaluation of their educational projects. Drawing on expertise from UNMC and UNUK, the team will examine the scholarships programme and the after-school care programmes funded by the Foundation. “The Hong Leong Foundation is at the …
Osmotic Dehydration of Tropical Fruits
August 4, 2014
This post was contributed by Hii Ching Lik A final year MEng research project “Osmotic Dehydration of Tropical Fruits” was awarded the Food and Drink Undergraduate Prize for 2014 by the IChemE (UK) Food and Drink Special Interest Group. The project report was based on the experimental works carried out by Khoo Phey yeong, Lim …
2013 ISI Impact Factors
August 1, 2014
Thomson Reuters have just released the 2013 impact factors. You are able to access these through Web of Knowledge, and then choosing Journal Citation Reports. If you have problem accessing the information, please contact IS Support. There is oftena debate about whether metric driven research is a good or a bad thing. In the Malaysian …
U21 Internship
We have just received this email from U21. Here some further details about the new U21 Internship. This is a paid internship. U21 will transfer a block sum to the host university to cover all costs. The host university should select a grad student who already works within their institution, and who they feel would …
Research Collaboration with Institute for Infrastructure Engineering and Sustainable Management (IIESM), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
This post was contributed by Choong Wee Kang and Edwin Goh Boon Hoe The Department of Civil Engineering UNMC invited the Institute for Infrastructure Engineering and Sustainable Management (IIESM) of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia for an inter-university research discussion on the 21st January 2014 at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. The event was …
Pharmacy collaborations between UNMC and Taylor’s
July 31, 2014
This post was contributed by Andrew Morris Academics from the School of Pharmacy and the Department of Biomedical Sciences visited the Pharmacy School at Taylor’s University to discuss the potential for research collaborations between the two organisations. A number of overlapping research interests were identified andfuture meetings between smaller groups of academics are planned. It …
PhD student, Wilson Ho Wei Sheng, triumphs Best Poster in Engineering Research Showcase 2014 in UK campus
July 30, 2014
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’. …
FRGS Research Proposal Training
July 22, 2014
Over the past year or so, the Research Suport Office has held a number of training events to enable researchers to learn how to write research proosals, develop networks, be open to a peer review process etc. Hopefully, this has led, along with the fantastic work being done in the faculties, in improving our success …
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