How to unleash the wisdom of crowds
May 8, 2016
“The great Victorian polymath, Sir Francis Galton was at a country fair in 1906, so the story goes, and came across a competition where you had to guess the weight of an ox. Once the competition was over Galton, an explorer, meteorologist, scientist and statistician, took the 787 guesses and calculated the average, which came …
Nottingham Research Leaders Program: Sometimes good things just happen
April 21, 2016
As part of the Nottingham Research Leaders Program (NRLP), we paid a visit to the Ministry of Education (MoE). This was a follow up to the MoE recently visiting the University of Nottingham, UK and meeting with the Vice Chancellor. Professor Sir David Greenaway explained NRLP, which led to the NRLP delegation being invited to …
The future of scientific publishing: let’s make sure it’s fair as well as transparent
March 22, 2016
“Scientific publishing has undergone a revolution in recent years – largely due to the internet. And it shows no sign of letting up as a growing number of countries attempt to ensure that research papers are made freely available. Publishers are struggling to adapt their business models to the new challenges. But it is not …
Asia Research News 2016: Ready to read!
March 8, 2016
The Asia Research News 2016 has just been published online. Pages 15 and 24 (use the actual page numbers, not the navigation page numbers) feature research carried out at UNMC. Page 15 looks at Compassion Mediation Enhances Quality-of-life Perceptions and page 24 is about Graphene Based Nano-lubricants. We will receive hard copies soon. Please let …
AlphaGo: Computers and Game Playing: A Very Timely Lecture
March 7, 2016
Today (14:00, 07 Mar 2016 in F1A09 at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus) I am giving a two hour lecture on Computers and Game Playing. This lecture could not have come at a better time. At the end of January, Google’s DeepMind reported that AlphaGo had beaten the top European Go player (Fan Hui) …
The Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition
March 6, 2016
The Royal Society Publishing Photography Competition celebrates the power of photography to communicate interesting biological phenomena to a wide audience. The 2016 competition is now open for entries and the overall winner will receive a £500 prize. Submit your image before 1 June for a chance to win. More information is available from here. Featured …
Smart drug research – an interview by Instituto Humanitas Unisinos On-line Magazine (IHU)
January 30, 2016
Dr Ahmed Dahir Mohamed, School of Psychology, was interviewed by a Brazilian magazine called IHU on his smart drug research. He is a registered chartered psychologist in the United Kingdom and an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society. He is currently a post-doctoral fellow and adjunct lecturer in Psychology (Cognitive and Affective Developmental Neuroscience) at the …
An inauguration of international conference and MOU by a Biosciences Professor
Prof. Sandy Loh was invited as the Chief Guest to inaugurate the International Conference on Frontiers in Life Science (ICFLS-‘16’) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between St. Joseph’s College (Autonomous), Thiruchirappalli and Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT), Thanjavur, India on 7th January 2016. The ICFLS-‘16’ event was held on 7th – 8th …
Invitation to apply for participating in the UK Newton Workshop
January 12, 2016
by Prof Denny Ng Centre of Hydrogen Energy (IFE), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia together with Centre for Environmental Strategy (CES), University of Surrey, UK and Centre of Sustainable Palm Oil Research (CESPOR), The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) have successfully secured the grant for the UK-Malaysiaworkshop, funded by British Council (in partnership with Academy of Sciences Malaysia) …
Wisdom of the Crowds at the Graduate School Christmas Party
December 19, 2015
In 1906 Francis Galton was at a country fair and there was a guess the ox competition. He took all 787 guesses and took the average. This was 1,197 pounds. The actual weight? 1.198 pounds! In effect the wisdom of the crowds gave a perfect answer. This was the start of The Wisdom of the …
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