Singapore Symposium - 25 June 2025

Research Management Professionals, mark your calendars and register now!

The next ARMS-SG Symposium is set for June 2025, and we hope to see you there.

Event Details

Theme: Leadership, Strategy & Security Amid a Climate of Global Uncertainty

Date: Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Time: 2:00PM - 5:30PM SGT

Location: James Cook University

Parking near JCU: Participants are encouraged to utilise the public car parks located outside the campus near Block 41.

NTU Transport Update: For NTU staff traveling to JCU, a dedicated bus service is now available. Please note the details below and be advised that no separate bus registration is required.

Date: 25 June 2025 (Wednesday)
Time: Bus will depart at 1:00 PM sharp
Pickup Location:
Experimental Medicine Building (EMB)
59 Nanyang Drive
Singapore 636921

Announcements:  We will recognize the receipients of the newly launched awards for outstanding services and leadership contributions by Research Management Professionals (RMPs) in Singapore. 

Award details: Click here to learn more.

Programme:

Presenters:

Dr Majeed Khader - Chief Psychologist, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

An NUS alumni, Dr Majeed is Singapore’s first criminal-forensic psychologist. He is Chief Psychologist at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Director of the Home Team Behavioural Sciences Centre. A trained hostage negotiator and profiler, he was a pioneer in police psychology and previously Deputy Commander of the Crisis Negotiation Unit. For the last two decades, he has overseen the development of psychological services and research in the areas of law enforcement stress, employee selection, deception psychology, crisis leadership, crisis negotiations, and crime profiling.

A/Prof Denise Dillon - Dean Research (Acting) James Cook University Singapore

Dr Denise Dillon is the current acting Dean Research for JCU in Singapore. She is also Associate Dean Research Education and Chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at the Singapore campus of James Cook University (JCU).  After serving as Head of Academic Group for psychology, arts and education for almost 10 years she now facilitates and promotes the strategic direction of research within JCU Singapore, improvements in the quality and impact of that research, and the growth of local, national and international research collaborations.

She is a full member of the Singapore Psychological Society (SPS) and a member of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), Division 4: Environmental Psychology. She is an ARMS Accredited Research Manager (Established) and a certified Forest Therapy Guide (ANFT no. 1818009).

Research Interests

Her primary focus is on biophilia pertaining to both natural and built environments and this includes factors such as nature connectedness and eco-anxiety.

Dr Neo Loo Seng - Associate Director, RySense Academy

Dr Neo Loo Seng is an experienced researcher who has conducted research in both public and academic domains for the past 18 years. Currently, he drives research excellence and development in his role in RySense. Prior to this, he was heading up the Process Audit, Business Partnership, and Academy departments at RySense. RySense is a Singapore-based research organisation set up by the Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) to understand what people in Singapore think, feel, and do. Prior to joining RySense, Dr Neo was a Principal Research Analyst at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). For his work, he was awarded several research awards, and has presented at many international conferences and published many peer-reviewed journals and books. Dr Neo was awarded the NTU Research Scholarship and completed his PhD in Psychology (specialising in personality and forensic psychology). He was also a Visiting Associate at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

Ms Natasha Raina - Managing Director, LegalEASE Pte Ltd

Embryologist-turned-legaltech founder Natasha Raina traces her path from lab incubators to the legal bench and into conservation and biotech boardrooms, showing how networking, strategic career pivots and mission-driven volunteer service can expand leadership capacity at any stage and age. She distils three actionable principles - leverage core strengths, upskill continuously, and commit to causes that matter - into a clear blueprint for research managers and administrators facing accelerating policy, funding and compliance volatility. Attendees will leave equipped to design purpose-driven portfolio careers that strengthen their personal growth and help build institutional resilience as well within the current evolving research ecosystem.

Stay tuned for more information on this year’s theme and other exciting updates!

If you have any questions, or need to cancel/change your registration, contact the ARMS Executive Office ARMSMembership@researchmanagement.org.au or +61 8 8201 5592.

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* Please note that upon registration your name and organisation will be provided to the event organisers, to record attendance and manage the event.