BrainFood+ is a not-for-credit programme that is very much a USP special! It consists of a small group of USP students meeting up with a volunteer member of the USP faculty/an alumnus to read and learn together on a weekly basis – some may explore outside their formal learning interests, while others may add a relaxed ad hoc dimension to their graded coursework. There will be several Brainfood+ groups to cater to the diverse interests within our community. Each group meets once a week for ca. 60 minutes. It will be on a day between Mon to Thurs, and will take place over 6-8 weeks. Students get to lead discussion too once a group is off to a good start. USP helps to subsidise the cost of the book.

Organised by The Cinnamon Conversation interest group as part of the Around The World Online series, this session will focus on Hong Kong’s social movement and the lived experience of a migrant. Prof Albert Teo, currently Acting Dean and Professor at the School of Management, Tung Wah College (HK) will share his thoughts and experience with USP students. Prof Teo was the former Deputy Director (Student Life) at USP and very well-loved within our community. He moved to Hong Kong to teach at Tung Wah College at the start of 2019, prior to the start of the social movement there.

Organised by The Cinnamon Conversation interest group, this session invites two speakers – Yumi Araki (based in US) and Georgie Yukiko Donovan (based in UK), to discuss about identity and ethnicity in Japan, as well as the role of media in politics and societal issues. Yumi and Georgie were both part of the team that produced Deciphering Japan on CNA Insider. Yumi is also Senior Producer and Editorial Lead at the Centre for Strategic & International Studies, a major American Think Tank, while Georgie is also a Short Film Director & Producer for Geeks in Motion in UK.

Organised by The Cinnamon Conversation interest group as part of the Around The World Online series, this session will focus on developments in the Middle East that people did not know about. A Professor at Waseda University’s School of International Liberal Studies, Prof Matthew Gray’s research interests generally lie in the area of political economy. His recent research topic is in the new or entrepreneurial state capitalism in the Gulf, and he would be happy to talk about border political and economic developments that we might not see in the news.

Organised by the Gender Collective interest group together with QueerNUS, this Doodle Jam session aims to let attendees take a break and relax via doodling. There will be an invited guest artist Lei Lu to guide participants through the session. Do join in the session with your own paper and stationery you wish to use.

Interested in how the landscape of work might change in the next 10 years? How do we catch up with technology and automation? What are some new and upcoming job roles we can look forward to? Join The Sessions for a panel discussion on the future of work in Singapore with 3 esteemed guests – Mr Poon King Wing (Director, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, SUTD), Ms Jean See (Director, Freelancers and Self-Employment Unit, NTUC) and Mr Benjamin Mah (Regional Director, Strategy & Business Innovation, Oracle (JAPAC).