“Stranger danger!” 📚
That was the first thing one child said to Mathematics student Louis Wilson Gunawan when he began volunteering with TeachSG. Not long after, she handed him a small piece of paper with “who are you?” drawn on it.
For Louis, moments like these showed him that mentoring goes beyond just explaining concepts. It is about connection, patience and making learning enjoyable.
“If the mentee enjoys their time with the mentor as they interact and cover material,” he says, “that’s already making a difference.”
Read more about Louis’ journey with TeachSG → link in bio
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🎉 We are thrilled to announce that the NUS Department of Communications and New Media (CNM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the School of Information Resource Management at Renmin University of China — formalised on 20 April 2026 in Beijing!
Through this partnership, students from Renmin University can be nominated for graduate programmes at NUS CNM, opening a direct pathway into one of Asia's leading communication and media departments. Both institutions will also pursue faculty exchanges, joint research, co-organised conferences, and the development of shared courses and teaching materials.
Information and communication sit at the heart of both institutions. This MOU is a recognition that the questions worth asking are bigger than any one campus.
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1️⃣2️⃣: Professor Liu Yuenan, Dean of the School of Information Resource Management, Renmin University of China, and Associate Professor Natalie Pang, Head of Department, NUS CNM
3️⃣: Prof Huiyan, Secretary of the Party Committee; Assoc Prof Wang Di, Director of the International Exchange Center; Prof Ren Ming, Vice Dean; Prof Liu Yuenan, Dean — all from the School of Information Resource Management, Renmin University of China — alongside Assoc Prof Natalie Pang, Assoc Prof Jiang Shaohai, and Mr Michael Jonathan Basaldella from NUS CNM.
🔗 Learn more about CNM: https://fass.nus.edu.sg/cnm/
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🔬 What does a Pharmaceutical Science major look like in practice? For Aakash, it is about bridging the gap between the lab and clinical practice.
Drawing on his experience as a Microbiology Lab Analyst intern at TÜV SÜD PSB and his work on drug trials at the National Cancer Centre Singapore, Aakash is gaining invaluable industry insight.
🦠 A slime mould experiment during his time in the Special Programmes in Science reshaped his view of research. Today, he sees it as an exploratory process where success is built on analytical rigour and proactive problem-solving.
Ready to #EmpowerYourIdeas like Aakash? Tap the link in bio to accept your NUS offer today!
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For @nus.chs student Leo Tan Yong Kang, who reads the Cross-Disciplinary Programme in Environmental Studies (BES), what started as an undergraduate research project eventually took him to the international Species on The Move (2026) conference, where he had the opportunity to present his work on morphological and reproductive differences in widespread species to fellow scientists with a shared interest in evolutionary biology.
Beyond the presentations and discussions with researchers from around the world, the trip became a reminder of how science can bring people together through shared curiosity and passion. The experience deepened his confidence as a communicator and reinfoced his conviction to pursue research as a career.
“Despite the cultural and geographical differences of the participants, we were able to connect based on our shared interests. That was quite touching for me,” he says.
Check out some highlights from Leo’s trip! ✈️
Read more -> link in bio @nus.chs
What started as studying the laws of physics ended up changing the way @nus.chs ’ Lok Jie Bin sees the world. ⚛️
From exploring theories that describe the world to discovering how physics impacts healthcare through medical imaging and radiotherapy, Jie Bin’s journey revealed the creative possibilities of scientific research and its possible applications in the real world.
Undergraduate research brought another lesson. “Designing experiments in both wet and dry labs, troubleshooting setups, analysing data and learning programming skills gave me a deeper sense of independence,” he says.
Through his minors in biophysics and medical physics, he also learned to be “more open-minded” and better at integrating knowledge across different fields.
Curious where physics can take you? Find out more → link in bio @nus.chs
For Life Sciences alumna Aristia Ho (@arist.ocrat ), her love for plants began in her grandmother’s garden, before gradually taking root and growing into a sustaining passion. This eventually led her to her internships and a career at Gardens by the Bay.
At work, Aristia supports the planning, execution and upkeep of floral display shows.
“My education equipped me with a strong foundation in plant biology and scientific thinking, all of which I draw on regularly in my work,” she says.
Check out Aristia’s journey from garden to career → link in bio @nus.chs
We are proud to share that the Department of Communications and New Media (CNM), NUS, has signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SPH Media to deepen student engagement and strengthen industry relevance in our pedagogy.
This partnership, formalised on 23 April 2026, builds on years of meaningful collaboration. CNM and SPH Media will work closely to bring contemporary media issues, including the fast-evolving impact of AI on newsrooms, into the classroom and beyond. "The MOU demonstrates CNM's continuous pursuit of growth and excellence in education, and in engendering change in the real world," says Associate Professor Natalie Pang, CNM's Head of Department.
🤝🏻 Our collaboration will focus on three pillars:
🌐 Experiential Learning
Supporting student co-curricular and hands-on learning opportunities, such as Pitch It! (CNM Society’s annual tertiary-level competition), learning journeys, guest lectures, and radio studio experiential sessions.
📚Research & Thought Leadership
Creating pathways for student research projects that apply CNM’s research rigour to real-world issues facing society and newsrooms.
👥 Community Building
Co-partnering and supporting events to strengthen alumni and industry ties, such as SPH Media’s involvement in CNM’s recent annual Alumni + Industry Networking Event and upcoming Hackathons.
🧡💙 We’re excited about this collaboration as it will enrich our students’ academic journey and develop outputs which will have real-world impact. We are grateful to SPH Media for partnering with us to shape the next generation of communicators and media practitioners.
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📱💬 Online reviews are an unavoidable feature of modern life for an increasing range of services such as food and accommodation. Speaking on CNA’s Deep Dive Podcast, #CNM's Associate Professor Elmie Nekmat, explained that reviews exist because people instinctively seek information to reduce uncertainty, particularly when making reasoned decisions.
⚖️ He highlights a structural flaw embedded in platform algorithms which leads to negative and overly positive reviews consistently gaining more traction and visibility than neutral ones. What is often overlooked, Dr Nekmat cautions, is the middle band of balanced reviews. “Online reviews tend to lie in the extremes,” he notes, raising the question of whether reliance on reviews diminishes a person's agency to make decisions based on personal preferences.
💰 On the ethics of incentivised reviews, Dr Nekmat says that offering freebies or perks as a motivating factor for reviews is not entirely unethical. However, influencers and content creators have a responsibility to disclose when they are paid to do so. From a media literacy standpoint, a healthy baseline assumption is that any review could be paid, and growing consumer scepticism regarding the authenticity of reviews is a positive development.
Despite their imperfections — including the risk of malicious bots and rating bombings on certain platforms — Dr Nekmat says that online reviews remain a vital and democratic form of information. "We should never take everything online as the truth," he reflects, "but they are important signals and data points", ones that, when read critically, help us all make more informed decisions.
🔗 Listen to the full podcast: /cnm-elmie-cna
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100 internship applications, no offers. So Data Science and Analytics student Bernardino Lintang (@bernard_ino ) looked beyond Singapore, to Indonesia and India.
In Indonesia, he worked on fraud detection in a bank, where real-world data quickly showed that what worked in class didn’t always hold up in practice. In India, the shift was less about scale and more about ambiguity. With fewer instructions and more open-ended problems, the work became about deciding what to build, not just how to build it.
Across these experiences, the biggest takeaways went beyond technical skills. For Bernardino, it was about learning adaptability to keep moving, even when things weren’t clearly defined.
“These overseas experiences expanded my cultural awareness and helped me understand how economic development, public policy, religion and community life shape society,” he says.
See how he worked through the challenges → link in bio @nus.chs
For @nus.chs student Janelle Tan (@jan.elletys ), her studies in Life Sciences and Aquatic Ecology take her way beyond the classroom. Some days, it’s a forest trail. Other days, it’s listening closely to the sounds of nature. 🌿
Through her internship at the National Parks Board, she found herself exploring Singapore’s nature parks in a way few ever do. She set up camera traps, tools she had never used before, capturing moments of wildlife in their natural habitats. She also monitored tree phenology, noting the presence of flowers and fruits, and conducted bird surveys, training her ears to pick up bird calls.
She found herself navigating new concepts like water quality and canopy cover, courses which reshaped how she saw ecosystems, connecting the living aspects of ecology with the environments that sustain them.
Somewhere between the muddy trails, data analysis and the hours of observation, she came back to what she already knows - she loves getting her hands dirty, being outdoors and discovering nature.
Curious about where Life Sciences can take you? Find out more → link in bio @nus.chs
Science class, but make it CSI 🪰🔬
An interdisciplinary group of students recently took part in an intensive five-day Forensic Entomology course, where insects became key ‘witnesses’ and evidence in understanding time since death in crime scene investigations.
From collecting specimens in the field to identifying fly families under microscopes, the course brought students into the realities of forensic work, where science can be messy, unpredictable and very hands-on.
It also pushed them beyond their comfort zones. Some students had to overcome their fear of insects while others learned to thrive in a fast-paced environment through daily practice and teamwork.
Check out the highlights and more info on this course at our link in bio! -> @nus.chs
🧡💙 Beating the Monday blues with a little Alumni + Industry Networking Event (AINE) 2026 nostalgia
✨ Last week (23rd Apr), #CNM hosted the 4th iteration of AINE, which was generously supported by our venue sponsor and partner SPH Media.
👏🏻 It was heartwarming to see alumni across Communications, Public Relations, Marketing, UX, Tech, Non-profits, Healthcare, and more come together to share candid insights and practical tips to students and peers through our fireside and beanbag sessions.
📽️ Relive some of the best moments of AINE here!
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