Scholarships for Indian students

The University of Warwick has announced 16 scholarships for Indian students for taught Masters degrees including three scholarships for Warwick Business School (WBS) students.

More detail here.

Snippets of the lives of PhD students

If you are thinking about doing your PhD here in the UK, you are probably wondering what they go through. Check out PhD Life: A blog about real researcher issues. The blog is hosted by the University of Warwick Library Wolfson Research Exchange. There are some really interesting posts by PhD students in the University of Warwick - thoughts, experiences as well as rants.

Warwick does not make the top 200 World University Rankings

I was really shocked when I found out that the University of Warwick was missing from the top 200 list of THE World University Rankings 2010. This was the first time it has happened in years.

They had been expecting to do better than lst year in view of the fact that Warwick was ranked 7th overall in the latest, definitive Research Assessment Exercise.

From what I read in the forums, under the new methodology used by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, "research influence" is the heaviest weighted section of the rankings which is based at research paper citations.

According to Phil Baty, Editor, Times Higher Education World University Rankings:

"Based on citations data from 12,000 high impact academic journals over five years, Wawrick's research does not appear to be very influential."

Anyway, here are the top 10 British Universities:

1. 6 University of Cambridge UK
2. 6 University of Oxford UK
3. 9 Imperial College London UK
4. 22 University College London UK
5. 40 University of Edinburgh UK
6. 68 University of Bristol UK
7. 77 King’s College London UK
8. 79 University of Sussex UK
9. 81 University of York UK
10. 85 Durham University UK

Doing a PhD at WBS

Received an email yesterday from someone who was interested in doing a PhD at the Warwick Business School (WBS).

I was looking at the current research projects on the WBS site when I encountered your name. I'm interested in pursuing a PhD from WBS in the Marketing and Strategy department. As such, could you please answer a few queries regarding the same? Basically, my queries are:-

1. Regarding procedure for admission into the programme, I came to know that one has to submit a research proposal. Is the selection done based on that research proposal alone or there are other criteria?
2. When is the right time to apply? I've also read that one should apply before February to be eligible for funding.
3. I don't have any teaching experiences. But I've been good academically in my under graduation (top 10 in my class). Would this hamper my chance?
4. How is the funding of Ph.D student like? Is it appropriate enough to see me through the 3-4 years? I'm not married and do not have any education loan right now, but I also do not want to take any loan.
5. How is the work culture in Warwick?
6. What is the scene for placement/job offer after completion of the course?

Basically, I'm more worried about my chance in getting through WBS, as I've no idea what the competitive scene is like, and I've decided to do PhD a little late (realization that I'm more suited for research rather than the mundane corporate work).

Note: Edited a few typos.

Here are my answers:

1. The research proposal is very important but you need to see if there is a supervisor in your area of research WHO IS WILLING TO SUPERVISE YOU. Here are the steps I followed:

Festival of Social Sciences at Warwick

The Faculty of Social Sciences is organising the Festival of Social Sciences, which takes place from Monday 15th to Friday 19th June 2009.

There are a number of events lined up. Highlights include keynote lectures from the Vice-Chancellor Professor Nigel Thrift and Lord Professor Anthony Giddens who will discuss his latest work.

Check out the Festival of Social Sciences site for more information.

there will be regular updates as well on Twitter @socscifestival.

One World Week at Warwick

The World's Largest Student-run International Event "One World Week" is now going on at the University of Warwick and will go on till the to 31st January 2009. The event is run by some 240 volunteer students from across the University. This is the 14th annual One World Week.

Really love the design of their site. Cool.

WBS MBA rankings going up

Warwick Business School (WBS) has been ranked 23rd in the world by the Economist Intelligence Unit's Which MBA? Guide for the Full-time MBA. This is a upward movement of 4 positions from last year. It is also in the Top Ten schools in Europe.
Read here.

The school has also been ranked third in the UK for its Executive MBA programme in the 2008 Financial Times global ranking of Executive MBAs. Read the news here.

WBS is a superbrand

The Warwick Business School was placed at 321 position of the top 500 Business Superbrands in a survey published in The Daily Telegraph on Monday 25 February.

Another feather on the cap for WBS.

BTW, WBS is one of only three 5*-rated business schools in the UK.

Malaysia Night 2008

It is presented by the Malaysian Students Association of The University of Warwick (Warwick MSA)

BREAKTHROUGH
... a journey towards liberation

Malaysia has had 50 years of independence – can the same be said of her people?

A casual meeting at the local mamak (Malaysian equivalent of a café) marks the start of something more for five young people as a brief incident with a pirated DVD seller raises questions from the past and causes unsavoury deeds thought to have been long forgotten to come to light.

Throw in Merdeka celebrations in the backdrop, a love story, martial arts, ruthless ah longs (loan sharks), corruption, cultural diversity, song, dance and intrigue...

...Warwick MSA presents BREAKTHROUGH - a story of love, friendship and independence.

Programme:

1700 Dinner* (Rootes Restaurant, Rootes Social Building)
1900 Performance (Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre)

Menu: 3-course-meal of Nasi Minyak, Ayam Masak Merah & Gado-gado, followed by Bubur Cha Cha for dessert.

Tickets:

£15: Dinner and performance (limited)
£8: Performance only (£6 Warwick)

Ticket bookings can be sent to:
warwick.mnight.tickets@googlemail.com

Alternatively, performance tickets can be purchased from the Warwick Arts Centre Box Office starting next week.

University of Warwick ranked 7th

I am soon starting my PhD at the University of Warwick this coming October. Of course I was delighted when I learnt that it had been placed 7th overall by the Times in their University rankings.

However, I am not happy with the fact that they have increased our (overseas students') fees from £9150 annually to £9700. That's an increase of £550.

Malaysian Film Day at Warwick

Just received an e-mail informing me about Malaysian Film Day (23 June 2007) which will be organised at the Warwick Arts Centre at the University of Warwick.

It is a collaborative project between the Warwick Arts Centre and the Malaysian Society in University of Warwick and aims to introduce Malaysian cinema to the international community in the university and also the people in West Midlands.

The films that will be screened are:

Mukhsin
Dir: Yasmin Ahmad
2007 94mins subtitled
4.00pm

Director Yasmin Ahmad’s award winning third feature is a coming of age story which deals with the complicated friendship of Orked and Mukhsin. At the recent 57th Berlin Film Festival, Mukhsin was awarded the Grand Prix by the Kinderfilmfest International Jury and a Generation K-Plus Crystal Bear Special Mention.

More info here.


Gol & Gincu
Dir: Bernard Chauly
2005 104mins subtitled
6.30pm

Determined to win back her sports-mad exboyfriend, Putri transforms herself into a ‘futsal’ champion, learning important lessons in life and love along the way.

More info here.

Ticket Prices:
£6.25 (£5) per show
See both films for £10 (£5)
Students £2.50 per show

University of Warwick wins University Challenge

A team from the University of Warwick has won the TV show University Challenge 2007 out of 28 teams which entered this year's competition.

The team was made up of Daisy Christodoulo (Captain), Harold Wyber, Rory Gill and Prakesh Patel. They beat Manchester University, the previous year's champions (170 points to 140).

Related links: Warwick wins University Challenge

Warwick Malaysian Games 2007

The Warwick Malaysian Students' Association is organising its annual Warwick Malaysian Games 2007.

Details of the event are as follow:-
Date : 18th March 2007
Venue : Westwood Heath Coventry (Football)
Westwood Outdoor Courts (Netball)
Sports Centre Main Hall (Dodgeball)
Time: 9.00am-5.00pm

Check here for more information.

Warwick University video ads

Warwick University is now posting adverts on YouTube and other video hosting sites such as Google Video, metacafe and Blip TV, etc . This project is called the called Warwick I-Cast and features among others, academics talking about their research.

Check out some of the clips on their YouTube page

Largest Student run Event

One World Week (OWW) is now on at the University of Warwick in England. It started on the 19th and will run till the 27th January. Organised by a team of over 240 student volunteers, it is recognised as the World’s Largest Student-run International Event with over 22,000 participants from 120 countries.

Check their website for more details.