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Industry Visit to HP Smart Manufacturing Application and Research Centre (SMARC)

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

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Dialogue with Mr Ivan Neo, Executive VP Operations, SIA Engineering Company

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

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RVRC hosts Dr. Pablo Suarez for teaching workshop

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

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RVRC resident Sankar wins the HSBC/NYAA Youth Environmental Award

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

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RVRC alum wins at the EDGE National Youth Entrepreneurship Awards (NYEA) 2018

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

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GEQ1917- Ecosystem Degradation: Understanding tropical peatland fires

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

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