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Inside this issue: Research Impact Week 2010
MYEULINK Project British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce
SEAEU – Scientific Experts Meeting Visitors and Visits Graduate School Courses Research Awards Social Events
UNMC Research Quarter contains information regarding research, events, workshops, seminars and Graduate School activity
JanMar 2010
Editors: Dr. Christopher Hill Anita Pathma
UNMC
RESEARCH QUARTER
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The Graduate School organized and delivered Research Impact Week in January. The event successfully promoted existing activity and developed future potential at UNMC. Over the course of the five days staff and students had an opportunity to attend workshops, training courses, presentations and social gatherings with a focus on integration and research development. courses, presentations and social gatherings with a focus on integration and research development.
January 18 (BA05) 5) 9.30 An introduction to FP7 Research Programme Dave Crowley 10.00 Opportunities under Marie Curie Fellowships Dave Crowley 11.00 Grantmanship for European Funding: Tricks to use and traps to avoid Dr Martin Pickard 12.00 Introduction to IPR and commercialisation/ exploitation of research results Dr Gary Evans 1.30 Proposal writing skills Dr Martin Pickard 3.30 Introduction to successful project management Dr Martin Pickard January 19 Individual clinics for UNMC staff members to discuss research ideas and potential applications—Dr Martin Pickard, Dr Gary Evans and David Crowley (contact Deepa Kumari to arrange a time slot for an individual clinic) January 20 (BA05) 10.00 Graduate School Presentation An opportunity to learn more about research training courses on offer, outreach programmes and social events throughout 2010
11.30 PGSA Presentation The new postgraduate Students’ Association Committee will provide information on their structure and outline proposed activities for 2010 2.00 Introduction to new PhD students An explanation of what to expect from a Nottingham PhD and how to prepare for it
January 21 (BA05) 10.00 PhD supervisor training An opportunity for colleagues new to PhD supervision to discuss relevant issues 2.00 RIW poster presentation Demonstration of research activity being conducted by postgraduate students at UNMC January 22 (BA05) 10.00 SAS presentation This will focus on career opportunities, in addition to software implications for research and analysis. This is open to all staff and students 2.00 PGCHE clinic An opportunity for new members of staff to discuss the requirements of the programme 4.00 Graduate School social (BA64) An opportunity for PhD students and supervisors to mingle and meet Graduate School team members
Research Impact Week 1822 January 2010
Prof. Sayed AzamAli officially launches Research Impact Week
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11 JANUARY 2010 Chulan Tower, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
MYEULINK is an exciting new project supported by the European Union and based in Malaysia. Over 36 months, MYEULINK will increase awareness and understanding of the EU and its key policies amongst government officials, decisionmakers, the private sector, media, NGOs, academia and other interest groups in Malaysia. The project will encourage cooperation and policy dialogue in higher education and inform decision makers on a range of EU macro policy initiatives. Partners University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNMC) University of Malaya (UM) University of Maastricht (MAA) University Putra Malaysia (UPM) University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) University of Nottingham, UK (NOTT) Institute for Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) National Higher Education Research Institute (IPPTN) Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas)
MYEULINK Project: Project kickoff meeting
HE Vincent Piket, Head of Delegation and EU Ambassador addresses partners
Prof.Sayed AzamAli, Project Coordinator outlines project structure to partners
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British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce 21 January 2010
The British Malaysia Chamber of Commerce held its first board meeting outside of KL city at the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus. The board members took the time to talk to academics and students, at a social gathering hosted by the Graduate School, about possible research projects, employability and life in Malaysia. Member companies range in size from British and Malaysian SMEs to multinational corporations, and include some of the world’s leading organisations such as: AXA, BAE Systems, BP, Etihad, Flowcrete, Genting, Guinness, Hilton, HSBC, Laura Ashley, Malaysia Airlines, UNMC, Prudential, Royal Bank of Scotland, RollsRoyce, ShangriLa, Shell, Standard Chartered, Tesco, TNT, UMW, YTL and many, many others.
BMCC Board Members meet with students and staff at UNMC BMCC Board of Directors meet at UNMC
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2829 JANUARY 2010
The University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus hosted the SEAEU workshop at the Chulan Tower Facility. The workshop speakers were selected for their disciplinary expertise and/or their specialist knowledge of ecosystems of the SEA region. The mix of participants was unique and reflected multidisciplinary capacities in at least seven European and SEA countries. The objective of the meeting was to use this expertise to build critical mass around two `researchable challenges’ with specific reference to the SEA region. A direct consequence of the workshop was the development of a number of project proposals for EU funding. The workshop was designed to establish a `Community of Practice’ of researchers and stakeholders working with SEA ecosystems and agro ecosystems. SEAEUNET is a project within the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme. The four year project started in January 2008 and currently has 25 key S&T institutions (17 participants and 8 additional members of the steering board) from Europe and Southeast Asia. The strategic objective of SEAEUNET was "integrating and strengthening the EUASEAN Science and Technology Dialogue through coordination and supporting activities”. SEAEUNET actively increases the quality, quantity, profile and impact of biregional Science and Technology (S&T) cooperation between the ten member countries of the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Member and Associated Member States of the European Union (EU). In particular, SEAEUNET aims to increase and strengthen SEA participation in the FP7 programmes (the EU’s funding programme for international research and development).
Prof. Sayed AzamAli, Meeting Coordinator said, “By hosting the meeting and designing its structure, UNMC colleagues had a unique opportunity to network with key researchers at the interface between natural and managed Ecosystems.”
SEAEU Scientific Experts Meeting Quantification of Ecosystem Function: Challenges and Benefits
Nearly 100 delegates attended the workshop
HE Vincent Piket, Head of Delegation and EU Ambassador welcoming workshop participants
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Visitors and Visits Below are just some of the visits that have taken place between January and March of 2010. UNMC has played host to senior academics, ministers and industry leaders as it continues to interact with the wider community and foster links and partnerships throughout Malaysia and further afield. 14/1/2010 VC Prof David Greenaway delivered a guest lecture at the GEP Conference 15/1/2010 VC Prof David Greenaway and PVC Knowledge Transfer Prof Chris Rudd were joined by Alex Knox from Dyson on a tour of UNMC 20/1/2010 VP Research Prof Sayed AzamAli visited MAFC in Puchong 11/2/2010 Minister of Higher Education Y.B. Dato’ Seri Mohamed Khaled Bin Nordin visited UNMC and was hosted by Puan Maraton Yahya 17/2/2010 VP Research Prof Sayed AzamAli visited MPOB where he was hosted by Datuk Dr. Mohd Basri Wahid 23/2/2010 Julie Thomas from the VC’s Office visited the Semenyih Campus and delivered a “Minute Taking and Best Practice” training course for administrators Graduate School Trip to the UK
Graduate School Administrators from Malaysia, China and UK Campuses attend an Away Day at the East
Midlands Conference Centre
Graduate School Malaysia Campus members Christopher Hill, Deepa Kumari, Anita Pathma and Callistus Fernandez spent two weeks on the UK Campus in March 2010 working with colleagues from the UK Graduate School. The aim of the trip was to promote best practice, improve campus connectivity and gain a broader understanding of the overall Graduate School direction and ethos. Over the course of the trip the team members attended research training courses, staff development workshops, social events, student presentations, visited Graduate Centre's at University Park, Jubilee Campus and Sutton Bonnington, took part in a daylong presentation for Iain Cameron, Head of RCUK’s Careers and Diversity Unit and worked with the VC’s Office. A key aspect of the two week trip was an Administrators Away Day held at the East Midlands Conference Centre. Deepa Kumari, Anita Pathma and Phoebe Zhang, China Campus Graduate School, joined the full UK team for the first ever collective Away Day. Deepa Kumari and Anita Pathma said, “it was a great learning experience, resulting in us adapting UK standards and practices in everyday management of the Graduate School Malaysia Campus.”
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Graduate School Research Training Courses
The Graduate School Malaysia Campus, in line with the UK Graduate School, offered a series of research training courses during the first three months of 2010 to match the needs of early, mid and late career research students. Among the list of courses offered were Critical Thinking, Beginning your Thesis, Research Skills, Working Effectively in Research, Presentation Skills and Building Confidence, Planning your Research, Introduction to SPSS and Advanced Presentation Skills online.
Research Awards Approval Year
Project Title Project Leader Start & End Date Total Amount Approved
Jan 2010 Highly Scalable Real –Time Intelligent Audio System for large scale People Authentication and Recognition Over
Internet Protocol (IP)
Jasmine Seng Kah Pooi
Feb 2010 to
July 2011
171,200
Feb 2010 Detection and Prediction of Lung Cancer using the sNose with Support Vector
machine classifier
Roselina Arelhi April 2010 to
July 2011
95,500
Feb 2010 Improved Power Electronic Reactive Power Compensator For the Future
Transmission Lines
Mohamed S.A. Dahidah
April 2010 to
Mac 2012
122,000
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