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Lead by Dr. Chua Siew Chin, RVRC conducted a Forest Restoration Workshop last Saturday for 28 teachers and students from various schools. Despite the drizzling weather, everyone came with lots of enthusiasm to see how they can play a part to restore our native forests. Dr. Adrian Loo, Nparks Group Director of Conservation Division gave […]

The college had another opportunity to interact with RVRC Rector Prof. Liew Mun Leong on 21 March. The session began with a special showcase of the newly completed Project Jewel, by his principal private secretary Mr. Leong Weihao. Students got a sneak preview of the spectacular design and landscape features of the project. Students then

On 19 Feb afternoon, 23 RVRC students participated in a DIV visit to Siloso Beach Resort in Sentosa. Since 2008, the resort has effectively carried out a good number of sustainability practices. In the short 90 minutes, Mr Karl Fischer, the resort’s CSR manager, brought the students on an insightful tour and shared the various

On the 31st of January, 30 RVRC students led by Charles Pang (Residential Fellow) visited HP’s Smart Manufacturing Application and Research Centre (SMARC) for an industrial visit. The visit started with an overview of the sustainability and green initiatives that HP is directly championing in Haiti, China and India, including how these initiatives have impacted

On 24th January 2019, RVRC hosted Mr Neo to share about the work SIAEC does, explaining both its engineering and business operations. Students learnt how SIAEC’s Engineering operations revolve around the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of the aircraft, cabin and engines. They also gained insight into SIAEC’s Business operations that involves several joint ventures with major global players in

RVRC partnered The Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (LRFI, NUS) to host the workshop ‘All work and no play: Using participatory games in Multidisciplinary Teaching’. The workshop focused on the creative use of games and facilitation skills for multi-disciplinary teaching and was open to teaching staff from all Residential Colleges. The interactive and engaging workshop

During the vacation, 19 RVRC Year 2 students together with 2 RVRC staff embarked on a service-learning project in Bintan as part of their Year 2 Forum on ‘Reflection’. Over the course of 4 days, the team built two safewater gardens –  practical and economical biological wastewater recycling systems which help to prevent diseases, lift

RVRC Resident Assistant and Year 4 resident Sankar Ananthnarayanan was awarded the HSBC/NYAA Youth Environmental Award in the Merit category. Congratulations Sankar! Sankar’s passion for conservation and nature education has resulted in him co-founding the Herpetological Society of Singapore and Campus Creatures.   The HSBC/NYAA Youth Environmental Awards are presented to recognise youths between the ages of 14 and

Congratulations to RVRC Alum Gao-Fei Yu – the Founder of Learnseeker and Year 3 student at NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, who clinched the gold medal at the Quest Ventures – EDGE National Youth Entrepreneurship Awards (NYEA) 2018 . This is a national award that celebrates the achievements of outstanding students  who have displayed entrepreneurial qualities and recognizes their contributions

Tropical peatswamp forests are estimated to store approximately 5% of all terrestrial carbon. Conversely, as much as about 5.6% of global anthropogenic CO2 emissions are from drained peatlands (IUCN 2017 Peatlands and Climate Change) and peatland fires are notoriously difficult to extinguish. Just how are peatland fires different and more severe than typical non-peatland fires? Using an inquiry