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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 rises to 17th place in the @TimesHigherEd World University Rankings 2025, thanks to the collective achievements of our staff, faculty and students. #NUSExcellence #NUSGlobal #ShapeTheFuture
NUS soars to 17th in the world in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
NUS has come in at 17th place in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025 after holding a...
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Heartiest congratulations to three NUS researchers who have been honoured on the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Asia Pacific 2024 list, for their pioneering research and impactful contributions to science and technology. #NUSImpact
NUS researchers recognised as Asia Pacific’s rising young scientists
Three NUS researchers have been commended on the 2024 edition of the MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (TR...
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BREAKING NEWS - NUS has placed 8th best in the world & 1st in Asia in the QS World University Rankings 2025! #NUSExcellence #ShapeTheFuture #NUSImpact
NUS at world No. 8 and top in Asia in QS World University Rankings 2025
NUS has reaffirmed its strong reputation as a global leader in higher education, placing eighth in the world and ...
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Welcome back to 🇸🇬, @taylorswift13! 💜Taylor-mania is sweeping this red dot and NUS Teaching Assistant Aimee-Sophia Lim recounts her experience at Swiftposium 2024. @FASSNews #NUSResearch
Exploring the impact of Taylor Swift: NUS FASS Teaching Assistant presents academic paper on pop...
Taylor-mania will sweep Singapore’s shores when American superstar Taylor Swift’s six concerts kick off on 2 March...
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.@NUS_Law Prof Chen-Wishart shares insights on nurturing legal minds for over three decades. The former @UniofOxford law dean now teaches & researches contract law, while mentoring young Asian law academics at NUS. #ShapeTheFuture
Law is about learning to live with your neighbours: NUS Law Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart on life...
One could say that it was an early string of fortuitous events that led NUS Law Provost’s Chair Professor Mind...
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A S$49m boost for mechanobiology and biomedicine! @MBIsg aims to develop novel technologies and therapeutic targets for the treatment of age-related ailments such as infertility, chronical inflammatory diseases, muscle atrophy and cancer. #NUSImpact
NUS Mechanobiology Institute receives S$49m boost to develop biomedical innovations for age-related...
The Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has recently secured S$49 million in ...
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Congratulations to the NUS Faculty of Science’s Assoc Prof Koh Ming Joo, who is the first Singaporean to receive the @Novartis Early Career Award in Chemistry! #NUSResearch #NUSExcellence
Assoc Prof Koh Ming Joo conferred the Novartis Early Career Award in Chemistry
In Associate Professor Koh Ming Joo’s relatively short five years with the Department of Chemistry at NUS Faculty ...
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Latest: NUS graduates are 9th most employable in the world as reported in the Global Employability University Ranking & Survey 2024! NUS is among the top two in Asia, and the only Singapore university in the top 10. More at: http://nus.edu/3R9XR5K. #NUSImpact
A new catalyst developed by scientists from @ChemNUS, together with their international collaborators, promotes greener chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes. #NUSImpact #NUSResearch #NUSSustainability
Novel catalyst for green production of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals
A team of NUS researchers led by Associate Professor Lu Jiong from the Department of Chemistry under the NUS Fac...
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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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