Calling for MOSTI Science Fund Research Proposal
January 24, 2014
We are glad to announce that for those who wish to apply for Mosti Science fund March 2014 cycle:- Please submit the research proposal online Mosti Application from Now till 4 March 2014. UNIM Research Management Centre (RMC) will collect the proposal as per the below schedule. Any submission received later than the below dates …
Call for applications to Newton International Fellowships
January 23, 2014
A new round of Newton International Fellowships – an initiative to fund research collaborations and improve links between UK and overseas researchers – has now opened. The Newton International Fellowships are funded by the British Academy and the Royal Society and aim to attract the most promising early-career post-doctoral researchers from overseas in the fields …
How Does Islamic Finance Work?
January 22, 2014
TheConversation has a category called explainer articles. These are a really good way of finding out the basics of a particular topic. We thought that it would useful to feature some of these on this blog. In this post we’d like to feature How Does Islamic Finance Work?. The article starts: “At the World Islamic …
MyResearch Launch: Press Coverage
January 21, 2014
Following the launch of MyResearch, it was good to see two pieces of press coverage over the weekend. The two articles can be below, and there is also a link to a Star article here. If you know of any other press coverage that MyResearch has received, please let us know so that we can …
Knight’s Tour
January 20, 2014
In this series, we are presenting videos from the Numberphile Videos (Web Site) project. This project is a colllection of videos about numbers. The video below looks at Knight’s Tour? Previous blog entries on this topic can be seen seen here (this is a link to entries tagged with numberphile videos). I have a particular …
Periodic Table of Videos (Beryllium – 4 – Be)
January 17, 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 Beryllium, which has an atomic number of 4 and the symbol Be. Previous blog entries on this topic can be …
What is Creative Commons?
January 15, 2014
TheConversation has a category called explainer articles. These are a really good way of finding out the basics of a particular topic. We thought that it would useful to feature some of these on this blog. In this post we’d like to feature Creative Commons. The article starts: “The digital age has presented many and …
Get your message out there
January 13, 2014
We are doing some fantastic research and knowledge exchange at UNMC and it is important that we get the message out to a wider audience. The benefits of further dissemination are wide ranging. Not only does it raise your own profile and reputation beyond the academic world, but it only promotes the work that is …
Psyfile (Does Brain Training really work?)
January 10, 2014
In this series, we are presenting videos from the PsyFile Videos (Web Site) project. This project is a collection of videos of videos that focus on Psychology. This video asks the question, Does Brain Training really work? Previous blog entries on this topic can be seen seen here (this is a link to entries tagged …
Can a Chess Computer Play Poker and Deliver Groceries?
January 9, 2014
We have just had a piece published in TheConversation (other posts featuring TheConversation can be seen here) that discusses more general algorithms. Using Chess and Poker to draw people in is a good way to generate interest, but the real story is about hyper-heuristics, an area that the ASAP research group has pioneered in recent …
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