Ashton Ng

Assistant Professor

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20172025

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Awards and honours

University of Cambridge
Kuok Family–Lee Kuan Yew PhD Scholar 2019-2024
Cambridge Trust Scholar 2019-2024
Fitzwilliam College Senior Scholar 2020
Best Speaker, Brewster Debate 2020

Research Grants
NUS (National University of Singapore) Development Grant and Young NUS Fellowship 2020-2023
Tan Kah Kee Scholar 2020

University of Oxford
College Tuition Waiver 2018-2019

Peking University
Chinese Government Scholar 中国政府奖学金 2014-2018
Outstanding Graduate 优秀毕业生 2018
Triple-A Student 三好学生标兵 2017
Founder Scholar 方正奖学金 2017
International Students' Award of the Year 外国留学生学习优秀奖 2017
Santander Scholar 桑坦德奖学金 2016
Award for Academic Excellence 学习优秀奖 2015
Freshmen Scholarship 新生奖学金 2014

Teaching

XJTLU

2026-2027
[TBC] Introduction to Digital Humanities

2025-2026
HSS101 - Artificial Intelligence for Humanities and Social Sciences

2024-2025
CCS004 - Introduction to China Studies
CCS101 - Chinese Civilization: Thinkers and Ideas
CCS112 - Modern Chinese in Socio-Historical Perspective

University of Cambridge
C3 Literary Chinese 1
C6 Literary Chinese 2

Experience

Cambridge
Founder, Dr Ashton Consulting Group 2023-present
Rowing Team, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge 2019-2020

Oxford
Singaporean Representative, Oxford Global Leadership Initiative 2018-2019

Beijing
Star GRE Tutor, New Oriental 新东方 (NYSE: EDU) 2017-2018
Classical Chinese Proofreader, Zhonghua Book Company 中华书局 2016-2017

Beijing and Tokyo
Committee Chairperson, Jing Forum (Peking University-University of Tokyo) 2016
Vice President, China-ASEAN Youth Symposium (Peking University) 2016
Vice Captain, Peking University Chinese Department Badminton Team 2015-2016

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Education/Academic qualification

PhD Chinese History, University of Cambridge

20192024

MSt Traditional China (Distinction), University of Oxford

20182019

BLit Classical Chinese (Top in Class), Peking University

20142018

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