Selene read Law at King’s College London (KCL) from 2018 to 2021, graduating with a First Class Honours. At KCL, Selene was an Undergraduate Research Fellow. She started working in the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) in 2020, first as a pro bono student intern and then as a full-time Research Assistant. Before pursuing an academic career, Selene volunteered with a foreign environmental NGO and trained in an international company under in-house legal counsels. As a researcher, Selene has been involved in projects on green finance, transnational advocacy networks, marine plastic pollution, climate change litigation, and the UNEP Environmental Courts & Tribunals: A Guide for Policy Makers 2021.
Selene was appointed as a Sheridan Fellow in 2023 and teaches Principles of Property Law.
Selene is currently working on a project analysing how climate-related disclosures feature in capital markets regulation and such disclosures’ potential as a tool for climate governance. She has presented her findings as a guest lecturer, at research workshops, and at the international IUCN Environmental Law Colloquium 2022. In addition, she was the Open Category 2nd Runner Up in the CCCS-ESS 2022 national essay competition on ‘Environmental Sustainability: The Role of Competition and Consumer Protection Laws and Policies’.
Passionate about environmental advocacy and education, Selene launched APCEL’s first Student Outreach Programme pilot in 2022, which is designed to introduce pre-university students to international and domestic environmental law and policy. Selene continues to lead this community programme, which is now a permanent offering at APCEL.
Outside of work, Selene serves as the Special Projects Commissioner of Girl Guides Singapore. She contributes her passion for and experience in sustainability to create programmes for all members across Singapore to engage with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
