Surviving the Corporate Jungle: What Does it Take?
Five NUS alumni in different stages of their career share their insights on the rat-race, navigating office politics, the importance of work-life balance and more.
01 Jul 2019
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Mastering the Mechanics of Biology
Internationally-renowned researcher Professor Li Rong takes over as director of the NUS Mechanobiology Institute — and looks to employ novel approaches to make further advances in our understanding of cellular dynamics.
01 Jul 2019 -
The Road from Wastefulness to Zero Waste
Just what is required of us in the bid to reduce our carbon footprint, so as to ensure a sustainable future? Mr Bu Fan (Design and Environment ’07) looks at how far we still have to go in order to make this a reality.
01 Jul 2019 -
Planting Seeds of Good
A new community development learning programme seeks to engage NUS students in social causes.
01 Jul 2019 -
The Master of Illusion
Combining his programming skills with theatrical finesse, Mr Alexander Yuen’s (Arts and Social Sciences ’12) iPad magic performances have taken him around the world.
01 Jul 2019 -
The Compassionate Family Physician
Dr Galih Kunarso (Science ’06, Duke-NUS ’13, Medicine ’18) shares on his spirit of continuous learning in his pursuit to improve lives as a doctor.
01 Jul 2019 -
Kitty Pursuits
IT project manager-turned-cat café owner Mr Jefferson Soh (Engineering ’09) has no regrets since taking a career leap of faith.
01 Apr 2019 -
Sabai Sabai
As the end of the workweek drew near, close to 100 young alumni got together for Thirsty Thursdays on 7 March at Patara Fine Thai Cuisine to Sabai Sabai (“chill and relax” in Thai).
01 Apr 2019 -
The Bread Winners
Partners in life and in business, Ms Pranoti Nagarkar (Engineering ’03) and Mr Rishi Israni (Computing ’03) turned a dinner conversation into the world’s first flatbread-making robot, Rotimatic.
01 Apr 2019 -
Lighting Up Lives
Mr Fairoz Ahmad (Arts & Social Sciences + USP ’06) let an experience from a trip to Aceh, Indonesia, after the Boxing Day tsunami transform him into a changemaker that — through his organisation Chapter W — empowers rural Indonesian women to become entrepreneurs.
01 Apr 2019 -
Social Studies
Artist duo Chow and Lin – Mr Stefen Chow (Engineering ’03) and Ms Lin Huiyi (Arts & Social Sciences ’03) – marry their abilities to draw attention to global issues.
01 Apr 2019 -
Making a Material Impact
A new Corporate Laboratory has been set up at NUS to research next-generation semiconductor manufacturing processes — essentially doing precision engineering at an atomic level.
01 Apr 2019