September 2022 PGR Events Review
30 September 2022
UNNC welcomed 114 postgraduate research (PGR) students for the September 2022 entry. Among 114 PGR students, 99 are PhD, 15 are Maters in Research (MRes).
To help new PGR students quickly adapt to the doctoral student journey and take full advantage of learning resources, the University has arranged a series of induction activities.
On 15 September, Graduate School (GS) arranged an induction session for newly registered PGR students in the morning and another introduction for Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) programme students in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, after the brief introduction from Alain Chong, Dean of Graduate School and Global Enagement, Jessica Wang, as the DTP manager of Graduate School, introduced to students the existing DTP programme and activities related to student journeys and conducted a Q&A session.
On 21 September, 2022 New PGR Student Welcome Dinner was held and co-organized with Department of Campus Life. After enjoying the art shows performed by UNNC students, Alain Chong, Dean of Graduate School and Global Engagement, gave a welcome speech to all the newly registered PGR students onsite.
We are glad to see so many students coming from all over the country for the onsite registration despite the unpleasant weather conditions and the strict epidemic prevention regulations.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, just before the typhoon, I came to UNNC. Although it rained, with the help of the staff of the University, I completed my check-in smoothly. There are excellent teacher-student teams and scientific research conditions, rich campus activities and colorful campus culture, especially the lovely Nottingham duck and the beautiful bell tower. I look forward to starting my study and life here.
My name is Nick Tan, got my MS degree in Iowa State University. I was thrilled when I learned that I was admitted to a doctoral program of UNNC, and I happily accepted it. UNNC is one of few schools in China that are closely connected to the international academic society in a professional fashion, to which I'm very looking forward. Fact is, UNNC never stopped surprising me since I set foot on the campus, everything is so convenient, every guidance was so considerate, I don’t have to put my mind on anything except research.
On 23 September, a tea session that revolved around ‘work-life balance’ was organized, where three speakers were invited to introduce their different approaches to achieving harmony between work and life, sharing their own unique experiences and exchanging ideas on this topic. This provided our PGR students a great opportunity to catch up more with their PGR peers and unwind at the end of a busy week.
In addition to the tea session, a movie screening was also held. Participants enjoyed watching the movie Up in the Air and had a really great time.
On 25 September, the UNNC PGR basketball team had a friendly basketball game with the team from Zhejiang University Ningbo Innovation Center. After a simple warm-up exercise, the game started at 11:00 am. The Dean of the Graduate School and Global Engagement, Professor Alain Chong, also participated in this game.
The UNNC PGR basketball team was established in March 2021. Currently, there are twenty-two team members: captains Yatai Ji and Vasyl Varvolik, eighteen players and two managers.
Each quarter of the game was very intense. In the first quarter, players from both teams performed impressively and there was not a big gap in the scores. The UNNC PGR team defended well in the second half and made smooth transitions to offense; Yannis from the UNNC basketball team scored several beautiful three-pointers. At the end of the game, the UNNC PGR team won by a narrow margin of several points. All the players enjoyed their time. Not only sports skills but also good relations have been built up.
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