Why This World-Class AI Researcher Came to NUS
Prof Dean Ho is transforming personalised medicine with data and artificial intelligence.
AI for the NUS Workforce
NUS is empowering its 12,000 staff to use AI and work better, smarter and faster.
Making Their Mark
Every two years, the NUS Alumni Awards honour exceptional alumni who have distinguished themselves in their respective fields and in service to the University. Meet the 2025 Eminent Alumni and Lifetime Service Award recipients.
Uniting Form, Function and Feeling
Celebrated jewellery designer Mr Afzal Imram (Design and Environment ’14) reflects on success and the work ethic that has guided his rise to the top.
Answering a Higher Calling
Singapore’s inaugural ASEAN-Chevening Scholarship recipient Mr Danial Hakim (Law ’16) may have started as a law graduate, but his path has always been guided by purpose, not profession.
A Life in Science and Service
Professor Mangala Srinivas (Science + USP ’02), the first Singaporean appointed to the European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors, shares what this role means and reflects on the realities faced by women and minorities in STEM.
Soaring Ambitions
Ms Megan Lau (Arts & Social Sciences ’25) is a high achiever, excelling both academically and in her role as a ‘water princess’ in House of Dancing Water, a circus show in Macau.
From Pipettes to Policy
Being in Singapore for the early years of COVID-19 shaped the career of Dr Anthony Torres-Ruesta (Medicine PhD ’22) in ways he never expected.
Fighting for Fairness
From NUS Law to Parliament, private legal practice and pro bono work, Ms Charmaine Yap (Law ’18) has built a career as a white-collar defence lawyer and advocate for migrant workers. Now, as a Fulbright scholar at Columbia University, she plans to study labour and migration issues through the lenses of transnational governance and accountability.
Nursing a Passion
Dr Brigitte Woo (Nursing ’11), the sole recipient from Asia of the Harkness Fellowship for 2024/2025, is driven by a commitment to uplifting her profession — including by researching how to adopt AI in nursing tasks.
Can Asians Think of Peace?
Thought leaders Mr Kishore Mahbubani (Arts & Social Sciences ’71), Mr George Yeo and NUS experts gathered at a recent book launch to reflect on the region’s future, peacebuilding and what it means for the ‘Asian century’.
One Life, Two Passions
Entertainment lawyer Ms Deborah Png (Law ’88) combines her loves – the law and acting – in her work in Hollywood.