Read on for all the latest news from the Graduate School. Don't forget you can get in touch with us via Facebook or by email at graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my.    

We have been monitoring updates on C0VID-19 closely and in light of the restricted movement control order nationwide as well as campus closure from 18 March to 14 April 2020, we are suspending all Graduate School events and classroom based courses.

We appreciate that this is a worrying time and recognise many of our postgraduate students and early career researchers are understandably anxious, given the unprecedented circumstances that we face with the current pandemic. Nonetheless we remain as dedicated as ever to delivering the highest quality training and development support for our postgraduate students and early career researchers in these most difficult of times.

We have prepared a revised programme of digitally supported guided learning, which commenced smoothly on 23 March 2020. The revised learning consists of a varying monthly schedule drawn from the current training programmes and will be updated from time to time as additional training courses are reconceived for this digital mode of learning delivery. 

Read on for more information. If you are unable to engage with the digitally supported guided learning for any reason, please contact us via email to graduateschool@nottingham.edu.my (for postgraduate students) or RAD@nottingham.edu.my (for early career researchers) so that we can work on how best to support you.

IRCA is a competitive award to promote research mobility by enabling the award recipients to undertake a research visit to a leading international research institution of their choice.

This year we offered two awards for postgraduate research students and two inaugural awards for early career researchers, worth RM15,000 each. In the current situation with C0VID-19, we regret to inform that all the planned research visits are ceased indefinitely. We are corresponding with the award recipients on a feasible postponement plan in accordance with the University's policy and advice. 

Microsoft Teams: A Practical Guide

Friday 3 April 2020, 10am - 11am

This new course will explore the many functionalities of Microsoft Teams and experiment with the basic functions when in a live meeting. You will know how to compose your own Teams and integrate files, notes, apps in Teams. 

*Use this token in Microsoft Teams to join the course: kta33e1

We are offering the following RDP courses in April 2020, via Microsoft Teams. These are aimed at postgraduate students. The joining instructions and guides are available on the sign up page.    

Recognise and build your digital capabilities

This new and very timely module enables you to explore your ‘digital capabilities’ and find out how you can develop and enhance your digital practice.

Through answering the questions in the Discovery tool you will:

• assess your confidence and capability in the areas relevant to your own research and personal development needs.
• receive a personal report which signposts actions and resources that you can use to further enhance your digital capabilities.

We are offering the following RAD workshop in April 2020, via Microsoft Teams. This is aimed at academic staff, in particular early career researchers. The joining instructions and guides are available on the sign up page.     

Introduction to Doing Statistics in R 

Tuesday 7 April 2020, 10am - 3pm

Repeat session: Tuesday 28 April 2020, 10am - 3pm

This workshop will provide a hands-on experience in using R which is an open source programming language for advanced statistics and graphics. 

*This workshop is also open to postgraduate students.   

 Look out for our next issue of Graduate School Bulletin in May!

In the meantime, please observe and follow the safety advice and precautionary measures by our local authorities and University. Above all, we wish you well and fine, wherever you are.