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BROWSE NEWS

2022

Dementia Care Training Using VR

Virtual Reality (VR) Dementia Awareness training offers real-world knowledge of the impact of this condition and provides a greater call for empathy. In a recent Dementia Singapore ...

Sound Therapy and Binaural Beats

Does music have the power to heal the mind and body? Whether you have experienced sound therapy or not, it is not hard to believe that soothing music or sounds have a positive impact on our well-being.

Plant-based Protein Supplements – A Tasty Alternative with an Asian Flavour

Black sesame, coffee, passionfruit, and mushroom soup are familiar foods on the local menu. Instead of consuming them directly, these familiar favourites have had their flavour and ...

Dr Chua Thian Poh Makes $2.6m Donation to Support SIT’s Future Campus in Punggol and a Bursary for its Students in Perpetuity

Dr Chua Thian Poh has made a new endowed gift of S$2.6 million to the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) – in support of the development of its future campus in Punggol, as well as the establishment of the Chua Thian Poh Bursary

A Passion for Research on Successful Ageing

When Dr Lee Shuen Yee took up wushu as a student-athlete, she didn’t know that it would one day help her research work on age-associated chronic diseases.

2021

Educator, Volunteer, Athlete – This Quadruple Amputee Does It All

Theodore Roosevelt’s quote ‘Believe you can and you’re halfway there.’ comes to mind as SIT Community Teacher, Mr Tan Whee Boon displays immense grit and determination to lead the ...

Advancing Ageing Research in Singapore

Can habitual moderate to heavy housework help older persons maintain better mental and physical function? The answer is ‘yes’, according to a recent study by Associate Professor ...

Celebrating the Class of 2021: Meet 2 SITizens Who Embody the SIT-DNA

Two SITizens share their SIT experience and the various ways they’ve lived out the SIT-DNA. School’s officially out for the Class of 2021 from Singapore Institute of Technology ...

Class of 2021: A Mid-Career Switch to Make a Difference in the Lives of Others

Losing her mother to ovarian cancer made Tang Shu Hua decide to make a mid-career switch and study Diagnostic Radiography.

The Promise of VR for Patient Rehabilitation

The university’s Virtual Reality (VR) Mobility Training project aims to explore the ways in which VR can help patients with mobility constraints relive meaningful daily experiences ...