U21 Three Minute Thesis Competition
July 2, 2013
Universitas 21 (U21) are running a three minute thesis competition. The full details are on the attached flyer (with more details on the web site) and the Research Training and Academic Unit (RTAD) have already disseminated this information. We would strongly encourage you to enter this competition (not least of all to win the USD …
Journal Rankings
July 1, 2013
Most of us wil be familiar with Thompson Reuter’s ISI and Scopus as a way of giving an indication of journal quality. Both ISI and Scopus are largely based on impact factors. You might not be as aware of some of the other journal rankings that are available. ABS (Association of Business Schools) Journal ListThe …
Mexico Research Funding Opportunity
June 28, 2013
CONACYT, Mexico has an open call for funding for: Mexican post-docs to go abroad for 12 months Mexican academics on sabbatical to abroad for 6 to 12 months Researchers who live abroad to visit Mexico for up to 12 months In all cases, CONACYT provides funding of US$2,000 per month, plus insurance for up …
Recruiting Research Participants
June 27, 2013
Not sure how relevant this is to UNMC, but it might be a resource that some of you could tap into? Recruiting research participants just got easier One of the big difficulties researchers face is recruiting participants for their research. That’s why three PhD students from The University of Nottingham have launched a new website …
Promote your research through a custom tag
June 26, 2013
Many of you are working on research projects that you might want to blog about, and then might want to link to all the blog posts about that research. This is easy to do with Word Press (the platform that this blog uses). For example, we can easily link to all the What is ….? …
What is Pharmaceutical Nanoemulsion?
June 25, 2013
In this What is? series, we invite experienced researchers to write about their area of research, but in more general terms than they might normally do. This article, entitled What is Pharmaceutical Nanoemulsion?, is written by Prof. Sivakumar Manickam If you would like to contribute, then please let me know (Graham.Kendall@nottingham.edu.my) and we can discuss …
Dr Glen Reynolds and South East Asia Rainforest Programme
June 24, 2013
Last week (20th June 2013) were we fortunate enough to have a visit from Dr Glen Reynolds, who is the Director & Senior Scientist of the South East Asia Rainforest Programme (SEARRP). Glen is based at the Danum Valley Field Centre and gave a presentation of the various projects that he, and his team, are …
CREST R&D Grant Cycle 2/2013
June 23, 2013
We have just received this email from CREST. It has been received slightly late, so some of the dates are no longer relevant but the deadline is far enough away that you can still talk to CREST if you have an idea for a project. You might also want to look at the CREST R&D …
University of Nottingham International Successes
June 21, 2013
It is not unusual for the University to receive plaudits for its international successes, but that does not mean that we should not highlight them as when they happen. This week has seen two notable successes. Professor Nick Miles has received an OBE in recognition of his work to further UK/China educational interests. Professor Miles …
Thomson Reuter Impact Factors: 2012
June 20, 2013
It is that time of the year that all journal editor-in-chiefs and publisher both love and fear. It is the time of the year when the new Thomson Reuter’s Journal Citation Reports are released. If the impact factor for your journal of choice has gone up, then all is right with the world and you …
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