Can Santa deliver all those presents in 24 hours? TheConversation discusses the science
December 24, 2013
In a few hours Santa will begin his annual tour of the world, dropping down chimney’s and delivering presents to all the children who have behaved themselves this year. It is amazing that he can deliver all these presents in a single night, even if we account for the fact that time differences gives him …
The 12 days of Pascal’s triangular Christmas
December 23, 2013
“One of the most magical aspects of mathematics is the ability for complex and intricate structures to emerge from the simplest of rules. Few mathematical objects are simpler to create – and few weave such a variety of intricate patterns – as Pascal’s marvellous triangle….” So starts this very nice article about this fabulous mathematical …
About Life Fantastic: Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2013
In a previous post, we mentioned the Royal Institution Christmas lectures. It seems timely to mention them again. The 2013 lectures will be given by Dr Alison Woollard from the University of Oxford. She will “explore the frontiers of developmental biology and uncovers the remarkable transformation of a single cell into a complex organism.” More …
Women in Leadership – A Research-Based Christmas Wish List
December 20, 2013
Following on from the launch of WinSET (Women in Science, Engineering and Technology) and because it’s Christmas, it seemed a good time to bring this video to your attention.
How to become good at peer review: A guide for young scientists
December 19, 2013
As we progress through our academic career, we will be asked more and more frequently to review papers, and research proposals. We recently cane across this blog post, which you might find interesting/useful. Header image: Peer Review (Downloaded from Google, 18 Dec 2013, labelled as free to reuse) URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajc1/6735929719/?rb=1
H2020 Launched – 145 Calls Already Published
December 18, 2013
HORIZON 2020 LAUNCHED WITH 15 BILLION EUR OVER FIRST 2 YEARS – 145 CALLS ALREADY PUBLISHED On 11/12 the European Commission presented calls for projects under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s 80 billion EUR research and innovation programme. Most calls from the 2014 budget are already open for submission, with more to follow over the …
eMyRA visit by Dr Khua Kia Kien
December 17, 2013
We recently (13th Dec 2013) invited Dr Khua Kia Kien to visit us to talk to us about the new eMYRA system. Dr Khua works at USM, and was one of the key developers of the system. Dr Khua met with the Research Support Office, as well as some key academic staff. eMyRA started as …
Commercialisation and Nanotechnology talk (Dr Angelina Yee)
December 16, 2013
Dr Angelina Yee recently (11th Dec 2013) gave a keynote talk at the Commercialisation and Nanotechnology Seminar. Sharing the platform, and also giving keynote talks, were Prof. Datuk Dr Hamilton Hamdan (Vice Chancellor of University of Malaysia of Computer Science) and Dato’ Dr Cheng Kok Leong (CEO of NanoPac (M) Sdn Bhd). Angelina’s talk was …
IEEE Workshop on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 2013
December 13, 2013
This post was contributed by Tuong-Thuy Vu IEEE Workshop on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 2013 was held at Multimedia University (MMU), Melaka campus. This was the first annual workshop organised by the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Malaysia chapter (GRSS). This workshop aimed to provide a forum for GRSS members, researchers and students to share …
Innovative Youth, Future Business Leaders competition
December 12, 2013
This post was contributed by Angelina Yee The Innovative Youth, Future Business Leader competition was held on 9 Nov 2013. The purpose of competition is to develop entrepreneurial thinking among students and to give innovative strategies to companies. There are five categories and each category’s winner was awarded at a dinner on 29 Nov 2013. …
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