ASEAN SME 2015: These things don’t plan themselves
May 25, 2015
On 26-28 May 2015, Malaysia hosts the ASEAN SME 2015 conference at KLCC. This is a high profile event that will attract many companies from around the ASEAN region. We are delighted to have been offered a stand by BMCC (British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce) which enables us to present our research, and our contract …
Research mobility and funding programmes in Europe available to researchers in Malaysia
May 21, 2015
We have just received this email, which is an important, and exciting, opportunity. We would encourage you to engage, with this initiative. EURAXESS Links ASEAN with the support of MOSTI has organised an information seminar providing details on research mobility and funding programmes in Europe available to researchers in Malaysia. Speakers include representatives of …
Researches at Center of Excellence for Post-harvest Biotechnology (CEPB) on mongabay.com
May 20, 2015
“For the last two years, Asgar has worked to design a solution at the Center of Excellence for Post-harvest Biotechnology at the University of Nottingham’s Malaysia campus. The resulting safe, permeable coating keeps tomatoes fresh for up to 20 days, even at temperatures of 68 degrees Fahrenheit.” Prof. Asgar Ali, Director of CEPB has been …
Travelling pollution – East Asian human activities affect air quality in remote tropical forests
Research led by Dr Matt Ashfold in the School of Biosciences is featured in a press release from the European Geosciences Union. The release begins: “Researchers from the UK and Malaysia have detected a human fingerprint deep in the Borneo rainforest in Southeast Asia. Cold winds blowing from the north carry industrial pollutants from East …
How to run a general election sweepstake
May 3, 2015
“Around 50% of people in Britain gamble every month, with about £150M being staked on the Grand National alone. And the Grand National is a perfect opportunity to hold a sweepstake, where everyone pays a fixed amount, draws a random horse, and the people who drew the first three or four horses collect shares of …
Computers are knocking on the door of the company boardroom
April 29, 2015
“While women sitting on company boards remains a much-discussed topic, there is something new waiting to take a seat at the table: artificial intelligence, computers with company voting rights.” … so starts a recently published article in TheConversation that looks at whether a suitably programmed computer can ever be a board member of a company.. …
MyMentor Launch
April 15, 2015
On Monday 13th we launched MyMentor at a formal ceremony officiated by Dato’ Seri Idris Jusoh, Minister of Education II. This is an innovative partnership with Monash and Southampton to mentor early career researchers from public universities. It will run for a six years and is funded by the Ministry of Education (MoE). We are …
March 2015 edition of EURAXESS ASEAN newsletter
April 5, 2015
Here is the latest (March 2015) edition of the EURAXESS Links ASEAN newsletter. This issue highlights Women in Science.
Spring Semester Activities by UNMC-IEM Student Chapter
April 3, 2015
by Hii Ching Lik Two major events had been organized by the UNMC-IEM Student Chapter in March. The first event was “Women in Engineering Forum” (25th March 2015) and the second event was “Yokohama Solar Car Competition” (28th March 2015). Both events were organized at UNMC. The “Women in Engineering Forum” was attended by 32 …
Delegation from China come on a return visit to Malaysia
In Oct 2014, UNMC led a delegation of Malaysian Vice-Chancellors to China. It was a hugely successful and enjoyable visit. We were delighted when a returnn trip was recently organised and we were able to receive a delegation (11 Mar 2015) from the Ningbo Education Bureau, as well as from Universities in China. The complete …
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