Pi (3.14159265359) Day
March 17, 2014
Even if you know nothing about mathematics, most people will have heard of Pi. It is the number given by the the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter and is, arguably, the most well known number in mathematics. Such is the importance of the number that it has its own …
Crowd sourcing helps search for missing plane
March 14, 2014
This is an extract from The Star Online. ‘The MH370-specific search was launched on March 10. Also sifting through the images was Associate Prof Dr Tuong-Thuy Vu, geospatial researcher at the School of Geography the University of Nottingham, Malaysia. “It’s actually very helpful when thousands of people work together to locate something,” he said in …
Twitter at the Global Citizenship Workshop
March 13, 2014
This week saw UNMC host, and organise, the Global Citizenship Workshop. Congratulations should go to all those involved. The sessions I attended were very good, and very well attended, and I hope that it is the catalyst for developing the various strands that were debated (and, of course scientific publications, but I have to say …
Periodic Table of Videos (Boron – 5 – B)
March 12, 2014
In this series, we are presenting videos from the Periodic Table of Videos (Web Site / YouTube) project. This project shows a short video about each of the chemical elements. The video below looks at Boron, which has an atomic number of 5 and the symbol B. Previous blog entries on this topic can be …
Palgrave Macmillan: Free access through March
March 11, 2014
Throughout March 2014, Palgrave Macmillan is offering free access to its journals. This is a great opportunity to catch up with articles that you may not normally have access to. In my area, for example, I publish in the Journal of the Operational Research Society (JORS) and I don’t think we have an institutional subscription …
The science that makes us spend more in supermarkets, and feel good while we do it
March 10, 2014
“When you walk into a supermarket, you probably want to spend as little money as possible. The supermarket wants you to spend as much money as possible. Let battle commence.” … so starts the article that we recenty published in TheConversation. It looks at some of the strategies that supermarkets use to try to get …
GEP 14: Emerging Markets and Financial Integration
March 7, 2014
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus recently hosted a major international conference on ‘Emerging Markets and Financial Integration’. The conference is organised by the world-leading research institute the Nottingham Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP), Centre for Finance, Credit and Macroeconomics| (CFCM) and the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus School of Economics. …
No Pain, No Gain – Cutting Subsidies is Necessary For Malaysia’s Future Prosperity
March 6, 2014
The University of Nottingham Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, Malaysia in association with The British High Commission KL invites you to attend the first in a series of highly topical panel debates: No Pain, No Gain – Cutting Subsidies is Necessary For Malaysia’s Future Prosperity. Malaysia faces burgeoning government debt, depleting oil reserves and the threat of …
Centre for Advanced Study UNMC Engagement Week
March 5, 2014
Responding to popular demand, we are delighted to welcome Professor Pat Thomson, Professor of Education and Director of the Centre for Advanced Study, Nottingham UK, back to UNMC for a week of research and academic development activities. She will run a reprise of her successful Writing Workshop (both Shut Up and Write time and advice on Pitching to Refereed …
Invitation to participate in the International Exhibition and Competition “Invention, Innovation and Design Exposition 2014”
March 4, 2014
We have been asked by FASS to share information above this event. The research showcase themes cut across different faculties and it might be of interest for many staff. More details are available on this these two flyers (here and here).
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