UNMC Research Presentation (22 Jan 2013)
January 24, 2013
I was recently asked to give a talk to invited agents who were on a two day conference organised by Admissions and the International Office. The talk I gave (not surprisingly) was a brief overview of the research that is being carried out at UNMC. I also talked a little about our famous alumni, just …
100 Posts and Counting
January 23, 2013
Since launching this blog in October 2012 this post will mark the 100th post. When the blog was started we were a little worried that we would not have enough to say about the Research and Knowledge Transfer at UNMC, as well as commenting on the wider University work, as well as other things that …
European Union Delegation to Malaysia: EU Bulletin – Jan 2013
January 22, 2013
We have just received the latest bulletin from the EU (EuroBulletin Issue 61). Included in this bulletin are the following items: On January 10, EU Head of Delegation candidly spoke to BFM’s Breakfast Grille on the Eurozone’s economic recovery as well as progress and difficult areas in the EU – Malaysia Free Trade Agreement negotiations; …
Our affiliation is ….
January 21, 2013
Following a recent post where we asked what you thought your affiliation was, we discussed this matter at a recent Research Strategy Committee meeting. We decided that we should use “University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus” as our affiliation. From this point forward, can you ensure that you use this affiliation when submitting papers. We will …
Early Career Researcher Blog
January 18, 2013
You might be interested in this new blog from the Higher Education Network which is part of The Guardian Newspaper.
Workshop: Research in Malaysia and Southeast Asia – Context and Collaboration
January 17, 2013
Last week (11th Jan 2013) Rom organised an excellent, thought provoking workshop. We were fortunate to have two guest speakers who gave two very good talks, which created a lot of user engagement. Rom should be congratulated, and thanked, for organising such a successful event. The two speakers were (the slides are also available for …
European Union Delegation to Malaysia: EU Bulletin – Dec 2012
January 16, 2013
You might be interested in the latest bulletin (EuroBulletin_Issue_60) that we have received from the EU. Amongst other things it includes Call for Papers, information about the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the EU etc.
Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge: Challenges of the 21st Century
January 15, 2013
We do not often put information about conferences on this blog but as this one is supported by the British High Commission, we thought it worth just noting it. We also note that registration is free. More information can be see in the conference information (Antimicrobial_Resistance).
A good start to 2013 on publications
January 14, 2013
As we enter 2013, and I do my usual trawl around Web of Science and Scopus trying to prepare for the MyRA return, it is interesting to see that we already have a number of publications in 2013. In fact as of 10th January, we have published 24 articles according to ISI and Scopus. I …
Sultans of Science Exhibition
January 11, 2013
Between mid-December 2012 and June 2013, ‘Sultans of Science’ will be hosted at Petrosains, The Discovery Centre (located at the Petronas Twin Towers). The exhibition, also known as ‘Islamic Science Rediscovered’, showcases the significant contributions Muslim scholars have made to science and technology. More information can be seen on this (external) blog post (by Shereen …
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