Our People

ace-athlete-administrator
Ace athlete administrator
Ms Joan Catherine Yuliani, Sports Manager at the Office of Student Affairs, is a certified sports enthusiast, adept in in-line and ice hockey, rollerblading and netball.
tracking-for-quick-wins
OE heroes: TRACking for quick wins
Thanks to an Organisational Excellence team’s review to simplify the TRAC workflow, staff can now look forward to a much more simplified and seamless work process.
superhero-lends-a-hand-to-community-cause
‘Superhero’ lends a hand to community cause
Muhammad Ihsan Bin Salimi derives much joy from his hobby of replicating props from movies and leather crafting.
streamlining-hr-workflow-to-benefit-users
OE heroes: Streamlining HR workflow to benefit user
When given the opportunity to lead one of the teams involved in the Organisational Excellence (OE) exercise, Initiative Owner (IO) Ms Priscilla Soh, Senior Associate Director of NUS Science, was pleasantly surprised...
steer-uzbekistan-an-insider-look
STEER Uzbekistan – An insider look
Jasper Tang, who has been with the Global Relations Office for seven years, is managing the STEER Programme which has brought him to places like Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
enhancing-staff-recruitment-process
OE heroes: Enhancing staff recruitment process
A team of NUS staff tasked to undertake an Organisational Excellence (OE) project have become fast friends as they focus on a common vision to improve administrative processes relating to academic recruitment.
powering-up-a-university
Powering up a university
Mr Tommy Hor, NUS Chief IT Officer, shared about what goes into the making of an innovative and integrated campus and what the NUS community can look forward to in the near future.
whetting-your-appetite-with-nusmart-dining
Whetting your APPetite with NUSmart Dining
Mr Koh Yan Leng, NUS Associate Vice President, Campus Life has a mission to ensure that we make the best use of our lunch hour, and it all begins with an app on your smartphone.
communicating-through-design
Communicating through design
Being raised in an artistic environment, it is no surprise where Associate Professor Patrick Chia acquired his creative flair that inspired him to venture into the world of industrial design.
painting-to-connect-with-self
Painting to connect with self
A cocoon to escape from the world – that is how Narayanan Shyam feels when he loses himself in his watercolour painting. He finds comfort in the introspective process which helps him connect with his inner self.
the-chancellor-rober
Robing our Chancellors
When July approaches each year, the Registrar’s Office at NUS turns into a hive of activities to prepare for Commencement.
culinary-doctor
Culinary doctor
Dr Catherine Chua remembers with fond nostalgia the good old days.
shanghai-calling
Shanghai calling
Lee Tun Leng has been working at NUS since March 2010 and moved to Shanghai to oversee the NUS Overseas College (NOC) there in September 2014. She has been enjoying her stint in this fast-paced city ever since.
sharing-the-love-of-gardening
Sharing the love of gardening
Adjunct Professor Lee Kim Seng’s love for gardening took root since young, having spent his childhood at his family’s six-acres fruit farm in Malaysia. Back at home, he is the proud "parent" to some 60 bonsai plants and more than 100 pots of the Desert Rose and flowers.
animal-artisan
Animal artisan
Since young, Kate Pocklington has been wavering between becoming a veterinarian and an artist. Her love for animals developed while growing up in rural England, and her artistic creativity was fueled by her passion in fine arts.
from-nigeria-to-cambridge-to-singapore
From Nigeria to Cambridge to Singapore
When Professor Adekunle Olusola Adeyeye decided to take up a job offer in Singapore in 1997, many of his friends thought he was "crazy".
committed-to-campus-security
Committed to campus security
If you ask Specialist Associate Ignatius Shepherdson of NUS Campus Security to describe a typical day at work, he would say that it’s never a dull day when it comes to protecting the safety of the NUS community. He joined NUS in 2005, after more than 27 years in the Singapore Police Force.
kungfu-master
Kungfu professor
What do Bruce Lee and NUS Law Professor Joel Lee have in common?