Professor Rom Nain, Inaugural Lecture (22nd Nov 2012, 10:30)
November 12, 2012
Professor Nain has been a key figure in the emergence of Media and Communications Education in Malaysia. Renowned not only as a scholar and academic, but also as a witty, principled and occasionally excoriating critic of the mainstream media, and the media and communications industries, across South East Asia, he is an exemplary ‘public …
Do you have something to disseminate?
November 9, 2012
If you have any suggestions for things that could be featured on this blog, please let me know (Graham.Kendall@nottingham.edu.my), or register on the blog and write an entry yourself. Any posts will be moderated (and might be edited) and we will only accept registrations from University of Nottingham email addresses. I am thinking of (but …
Branch campuses may seek independence in long term
November 8, 2012
You might be interested in a piece that was published in the Times Higher Education earlier this week. It starts “International branch campuses could break free from the UK universities that set them up and become independent institutions within decades, according to the pro vice-chancellor who oversees the UK’s two biggest overseas outposts.” It features …
MOSTI Workshop (21st November 2012)
The following email was sent by Nash a few days ago. Dear all Some of you might be aware that the second in a series of research workshops organised by the Research Strategy Committee would take place on Wednesday, 21 November. The theme for this workshop focuses on Ministry of Science Innovation and Industry (MOSTI) …
Launch of Shanghai Nottingham Advanced Academy
November 7, 2012
Festo and Graham attended the launch of the Shanghai Nottingham Advanced Academy on 5th-6th November. This is a strategic alliance between the University of Nottingham and East China University of Science & Technology (ECUST). The launch was attended by the Vice Chancellor (Professor David Greenaway), Professor Hai-Sui Yu (Pro Vice Chancellor for International Campuses), Professor …
Learning to live with elephants in Malaysia
November 2, 2012
If you are interested in the MEME project that is being led by Ahmisa Campos-Arceizto you might be interested in the interview that was recently published on Mongabay.com. This is the most popular digital media about tropical biology conservation. It is quite a long interview but interesting and informative. The interview can be viewed here.
Confidence in Concept ‘Biomedical Catalyst’ awards scheme – internal competition. Deadline 30 November 2012
November 1, 2012
We have recently received the email below from the UK. The University of Nottingham has received a £400k Confidence in Concept ‘Biomedical Catalyst’ Award from the MRC to manage an internal competition that will fund high quality proof-of-concept studies in the areas of “Biomedical Imaging” and “Diagnostics and Biomarkers”. Awards must be used to support …
Science Faculty Research Brochure
October 31, 2012
Many of you will know that Nicola Couch was here for a year working on various marketing materials. One of the items she produced was a Faculty of Science Research Brochure. Hard copies have been given to the faculties but there is also an electronic copy available (see here).
Data Citation Index
October 30, 2012
Many disciplines have a set of standard datasets/benchmarks that are used by the discipline for a variety of purposes. Thomson Reuter have recognised this and now provide a way to access registered datasets as part of their search functionality. They have done this by launching a new service. A short video describing it can be …
Royal Society Journals: Free Access until 29th Nov 2012
October 29, 2012
The Royal Society has made all of its journal’s free access until the 29th Nov 2012. See here for a list of their journals. These journals are very prestigious (for example one of their journals published Watson and Crick’s detailed description of the structure of DNA). As well as reading these journals, they would also …
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