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Ovidia Lim-RajaramChief Communications Officer
Ovidia oversees institutional communications at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Her remit includes reputation management, strategic communications, branding and marketing communications, digital communications, special events and protocol, issues management as well as crisis communications. She is also the press secretary to the university president, and university spokesperson. In her earlier life, Ovidia was an award-winning newspaper reporter, broadcast journalist, and a media studies lecturer. She graduated from National University of Singapore in political science and history, and holds an MA in International Communication from Macquarie University.
National University of Singapore (NUS) is a leading global university centred in Asia, founded in 1905 through the donation of $87,000 raised by the local community and with an initial enrolment of 23 students. Today, they are Singapore’s flagship university consistently ranked first in Asia and among the leading universities in the world.
The National University of Singapore has 3 campuses; Kent Ridge, Bukit Timah and Outram. With 13 undergraduate schools, 4 graduate schools and 30 university-level research institutes and centres, the university is renowned for its pioneering new models of innovation.
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NUS linguists studied the natural speech of seniors & found those with memory-related mild cognitive impairment spoke less & used fewer, more abstract nouns that is consistent with the speech pattern of Alzheimer’s patients. @fassnews #NUSResearch
NUS linguists make breakthrough discovery on detecting early linguistic signs of dementia by...
A study led by linguists from the Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies (ELTS) at the NUS Faculty...
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Our heartiest congratulations to Prof Liu Xiaogang from @chemnus who was conferred the @RoySocChem Centenary Prize for his outstanding research in photon conversion in nanocrystals and their applications in X-ray and light-field imaging! #NUSExcellence
Prof Liu Xiaogang wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Prize
Professor Liu Xiaogang from the NUS Department of Chemistry has been named winner of the Royal Society of Chemistr...
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The new Gloria Lee Woo Award, established through a philanthropic gift, will support healthy longevity projects in the Health District @ Queenstown, starting with initiatives focused on mental & social wellbeing & Malay female caregivers. #NUSResearch
NUS receives philanthropic gift to advance healthy longevity initiatives in the Health District @...
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has received a gift from the family of the late Mrs Gloria Lee Woo, ...
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The @nuscfpr drove discussions on trends in population & development such as a super-aged world, climate change and the rise of AI at the Population Association of Singapore’s Annual Meeting. #NUSResearch #NUSImpact
Driving sustainable population and development in a new era
Seismic shifts in society today, including the rise of technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and robotics, the ...
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The National University of Singapore hosts 154 Master's degrees, Doctoral degrees, Graduate diplomas
The university has 31.3K Undergraduates &11.3K Graduate students
National University of Singapore started out as a modest medical school with 23 students in 1905, founded by a determined group of businessmen led by Tan Jiak Kim, to serve the needs of the local community. More than 100 years on, they are Singapore’s flagship university
Founded by the communityfor the community
The National University of Singapore has built a global network of partner institutes in education and research, with collaboration promoting an exchange of ideas that can lead to high levels of research and groundbreaking innovation.
The university has 13 partnerships, 31 partners and 4 network associations globally.
The National University of Singapore Overseas College programme, which allows participating students to experience international and entrepreneurial exposure, has nine locations including Beijing, Israel, Lausanne, Munich, New York, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore and Stockholm.
Strategic Thrusts
P romote the NUS brand name internationally
R aise the global awareness of NUS students and staff
I dentify partnerships for a transformative global experience
D evelop international programmes for our students, staff and partners with the support of NUS Faculties/Schools and Departments
E ngage NUS faculty and staff to enhance processes and services that facilitate international activities on NUS’ campuses
Mission and vision
- VISION: a leading global university shaping the future
- MISSION: to educate, inspire and transform
- VALUES: innovation, resilience excellence, respect, integrity
An integrated approach that brings together researchers from diverse fields
$758.12m
Research Funding Awarded
30
University-level Research Institutes and Centres
Consistently ranked as one of the top universities in Asia and the world, the National University of Singapore is internationally respected for its high-quality research in science, technology and the humanities – and, increasingly, at the interfaces between the areas.
The National University of Singapore published 8,341 papers in international journals during 2015, 814 projects were launched, and 687 projects completed.
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