{"id":16468,"date":"2023-12-14T11:56:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T03:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/?page_id=16468"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:26:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:26:52","slug":"sarru","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety and Resilience Research Unit (SaRRU)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-sarru-main-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-16476\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16674\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/about\/\">About Us<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-18995\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/projects\/\">Our Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15528\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/articles\/\">Publications<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15534\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/contact\/\">Contact Us<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/06\/safety-vest-48.png\" alt=\"safety-vest-48\" title=\"safety-vest-48\" \/>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\tSafety and Resilience Research Unit\n\t<\/h2>\n<h4>\n\t\tCentre for Project and Facilities Management (CPFM)\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/projects\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/projects\/\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/06\/folder-48.png\" alt=\"folder-48\" title=\"folder-48\" \/>\n\t\t<h3>Current Projects<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/research\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Go to https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/research\/\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/06\/research-squiggly-48.png\" alt=\"research-squiggly-48\" title=\"research-squiggly-48\" \/>\n\t\t<h3>Research Areas<\/h3>\t\t\t\n<h4>\n\t\tCritical Lessons from Catastrophic Failure\n\t<\/h4>\n<h2>\n\t\tNicoll Highway Collapse\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>On 20 April 2004, a section of the Nicoll Highway collapsed during MRT Circle Line construction, killing four workers and injuring three others. This incident exposed critical failures in design verification, construction monitoring, and engineering oversight. Discover the key factors that led to this tragedy and the lessons that transformed construction safety practices in Singapore.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/sarru\/nhc-case\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWatch the full case study\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ofFUxCyY9oE\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"youtube-video-thumbnail\" \/>\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\tFeatured Projects\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/06\/bannerComputerVision.png\" alt=\"bannerComputerVision\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1536\" title=\"bannerComputerVision\" \/>\n\t\t<h3>Computer vision for site safety and housekeeping<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Using computer vision technologies to enhance the safety of construction sites by automatically detect hazardous activities and poor housekeeping, and alert site personnel.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/projects\/cv\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Learn more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/06\/bannerAdaptiveLearning.png\" alt=\"bannerAdaptiveLearning\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1536\" title=\"bannerAdaptiveLearning\" \/>\n\t\t<h3>Adaptive learning for professional development<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>An online learning platform that provides personalised learning to learners of different academic background to achieve the same set of learning outcomes in project management.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/projects\/als\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Learn more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/06\/bannerSelfRegulatedLearning.png\" alt=\"bannerSelfRegulatedLearning\" height=\"1024\" width=\"1536\" title=\"bannerSelfRegulatedLearning\" \/>\n\t\t<h3>Modelling self-regulated learning using multi-modal data<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<p>Using real-time multi-modal analysis including EEG and eye-tracking to study the self-regulated learning of adult construction professionals in online training environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/cpfm\/sarru\/projects\/srl\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Learn more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more\n\t\t<\/a>\n<h1>\n\t\tPhD Scholarship Opportunity\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/06\/research-48.png\" alt=\"research-48\" title=\"research-48\" \/>\n\t\t<h5>Area of Research<\/h5><p>Project management, construction management, lean construction, safety management, machine learning<\/p><\/li><li>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/06\/company-48.png\" alt=\"company-48\" title=\"company-48\" \/>\n\t\t<h5>Department<\/h5><p>Department of the Built Environment, College of Design and Engineering<\/p><\/li><li>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/06\/schedule-48.png\" alt=\"schedule-48\" title=\"schedule-48\" \/>\n\t\t<h5>Period of Scholarship<\/h5><p>4 year full-time; Scholarship to start in August 2025 or January 2026<\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:bdggym@nus.edu.sg\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dbe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/03\/Advert-for-PhD-scholarhsip-Lean-safety-ML.pdf\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFind out more\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tScholarship Overview\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>For full-time PhD studies only<\/li>\n<li>Stipend per month for 4 years:\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li>Singapore Citizens: S$3,500 + CPF<\/li>\n<li>Singapore Permanent Residents (SPR): S$3,100<\/li>\n<li>Non-Singaporeans\/Non-PRs: S$2,700<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>S$500 top-up after passing PhD Qualifying Examination (applicable to all students)<\/li>\n<li>Tuition Fee Subsidies for 4 years<\/li>\n<li>TOEFL is required if medium of instruction at University if not English<\/li>\n<li>GRE is not required, but encouraged<\/li>\n<li>Non-Singaporeans\/ non-PRs need to fulfil 416 hours under the Graduate Assistantship Programme<\/li>\n<li>Diversity is a major consideration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\n\t\tRequirements\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Excellent bachelor&#8217;s (at least Honours (Distinction) or equivalent and above) and\/or master&#8217;s degree in construction management, civil engineering, or related field;<\/li>\n<li>TOEFL (\u226594) or IELTS (\u22657.0) is required if the medium of instruction at the university is not English<\/li>\n<li>Knowledge of lean construction, safety management, and machine learning methods;<\/li>\n<li>Willing to learn, independent and responsible; 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The position will be open until filled or <strong>30 June 2025<\/strong> (whichever is earlier).<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tFree Resources\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<h3>IES-NUS Design for Safety (DfS) Library for Designers: Construction and Maintenance Design Risks<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>A curated library supporting designers with practical examples of construction and maintenance design risks, DfS considerations, and recommended design intervention.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ies.org.sg\/Tenant\/C0000005\/PDF%20File\/Publication\/Technical%20Resources\/DfSLibrary_Final_211105.pdf\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3>Digital Game-Based Learning (DGBL) Dataset and Toolkit<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>A comprehensive dataset and toolkit to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of digital game-based learning for training and education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/NUS-DBE\/DGBL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<h3>Adaptive Learning for Professional Development Toolkit<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>A practical toolkit designed to support the development and implementation of adaptive learning systems for personalised, data-driven professional development in the built environment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/NUS-DBE\/ALS-Toolkit\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDownload\n\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tRecent Articles\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t<h4>Beyond compliance: A two-axis model of design for safety implementation in mandatory contexts.<\/h4>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Lim, M. 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