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News & Events
Almost every week, members of Tembusu College are invited to meet and chat with guests - both local and international - through a variety of hosted events. There is a huge diversity of backgrounds amongst our visitors, who range from politicians to diplomats, artists, writers, poets, and academics. Select an event category on the left to find out more.
Our events and members of our community are also frequently featured by the Press and Media. Visit the Newsroom to read the reports.
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Ethos
Tembusu College’s motto The Home of Possibilities, means we value the development of each individual according to her or his own path through life. At the same time we are a learning community, which seeks to give students an intense experience in a nurturing environment. The college administers (and awards certificates for) the prestigious University Town College Programme (UTCP), which augments students’ regular degree programmes by emphasising breadth, critical thinking, and exposure to inter-disciplinary thinking. Our curriculum includes both seminars and out-of-classroom learning experiences.
The college is not themed. Diversity is an important part of our ethos, and we offer learning opportunities across a broad spectrum of interests. We do, however, have particular areas of strength, which are reflected in the backgrounds of our faculty.
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Education
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College Life
A home away from home, the Tembusu College community is 21 storeys of collegiate spirit known for its friendly and welcoming culture.
Wake up or wind down through casual conversations with your Fellows and peers over meals at the Dining Hall. Sweat it out over sports at the Multi Purpose Hall. Huddle with like-minded individuals at one of the many Student-run Interest Groups & Student-Initiated Projects or start your own. Let loose or let your creativity flow in the well furnished Student Spaces. Be our Student Partners and contribute to the College community.
Need career advice? Stressed? Need help on personal issues? Or simply want catch up with friendly members of our Residential Team? We're here for you.
Tembusu College is much more than a home; it's a Home of Possibilities.
Dr. Catelijne Coopmans' new book out with MIT Press
February 18, 2014
Representation in Scientific Practice Revisited
(edited by Catelijne Coopmans, Janet Vertesi, Michael Lynch and Steve Woolgar)
Whether it concerns planets, brains, molecular cell biology, nanoscale realities or economic behaviour, in order to know about phenomena in the world we have to find ways to make them visible or otherwise amenable to research. This book is about the work scientists and others do to accomplish this, and about the tools that support them in this work. Written by sociologists, anthropologists, philosophers, historians and interdisciplinary scholars, the book contains case studies and reflections on what ‘representation in scientific practice’ entails and how to study it. It presents questions and observations about, among other things, how our ways of knowing are shaped by (new) technologies, how data and the imagination work together, how scientists develop a feel for what they are investigating, and why and how certain representations are so seductive.
The book is available from MIT Press and Amazon.
Also available in the Tembusu College Reading Room!
