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
Cambridge Trust Scholar (2019-2024)
Fitzwilliam College Senior Scholar (2020)
Best Speaker, Brewster Debate (2020)

Research Grants
NUS Development Grant (Young NUS Fellow, 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] Digital Humanities Research and Practice

2025-2026
HSS101 - Artificial Intelligence for Humanities and Social Sciences
CCS101 - Chinese Civilization: Thinkers and Ideas

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

University of Cambridge

2020-2023
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, Global Leadership Initiative (2018-2019)

Peking University
Star GRE Tutor, New Oriental 新东方 (NYSE: EDU, 2017-2018)
Editorial Team, Zhonghua Book Company 中华书局 (2016-2017)
Committee Chairperson, Jing Forum (Peking University-University of Tokyo, 2016)
Vice President, China-ASEAN Youth Symposium (2016)
Vice Captain, Chinese Department Badminton Team 2015-2016

Related documents

Education/Academic qualification

PhD Chinese History, University of Cambridge

20192024

MSt Traditional China (Distinction), University of Oxford

20182019

BLit Chinese Literature (Top in Class), Peking University

20142018

Research areas

  • Philosophy
  • Chinese History

Person Types

  • Staff

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