My efforts are frequently cited in peer-reviewed research, arts and cultural, professional and popular media platforms. Examples include Bijutsu Tetcho (Japanese arts magazine), Lianhe ZaoBao (national Chinese language newspapers in Singapore), Tatler, BBC (World Service, iPlayer, Radio 3, Radio 4), Time Out, Times Higher Education Supplement and Guardian. There had even been two ‘live’ interviews in the Japanese language on Fuji television (Tokyo) and a morning TV talk-show (Beppu), Japan. For the rest of my CV, click here. For testimonials, see here.
RESEARCH & ACADEMIC PLATFORMS
- Adey, P., Lee, J., Merriman, P., Pearce, L., della Dora, V., Engelmann, S., Gigliotti, S., Hawkins, H., Kim, J., Kim, T., Peterle, G., & Rossetto, T. (2025). Connections: Arts and Humanities for Just Mobility Futures (Vol. 16). LP publication. https://pure.aber.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/92639575/MHA16_Connections-Arts_and_Humanities_for_Just_Mobility_Futures.pdf
- Howard, J. (2025). Imagined Landscapes/ Uncertain Surfaces: Running, Writing, Experimental Film and Parkinson’s Disease. In Encountering Environments through the Arts: Interdisciplinary Embodiments, Politics, and Imaginaries. Routledge & CRC Press.
- Aldridge, J. (2025, February 1). What’s Neurodivergence Got to Do With It?. Climate Museum UK (blog).
- McDade, A. (2024, December 3). Tentacles Making Fists: Re-Imagining and Neuro-Futurising Leadership, with Dr Kai Syng Tan. Council for Higher Education in Art & Design CHEAD (blog).
- Wientjes, L., dir. (2024). #34 Tentacular Pedagogy: Navigating Embodied Justice and Neurodiversity in HE with Kai Syng Tan. Podcast and video recording. The Embodied Educator.
- University of Southampton. (2024, June 10). WSA Hosts Award-Winning Film Maker Nausheen Khan.
- Ravetz, A., & Sanchez-Camus, R. M. (2023). Social Artists and Inclusive Cultural Policy. Journal of Cultural Management and Cultural Policy, 1, 173–188.
- University of Southampton. (2023). Associate Professor Dr Kai Syng Tan Jurors at Prestigious International Film Festival.
- Siddons, L. (2023, November 2). Podcast and Film: Kai Syng Tan and Ordinary Things. The Ordinary Things Podcast.
- Filipska, G. (2023, February 27). Walking, Running & Feminist Art Practice. Workshop presented at the London Drawing Group.
- Blackburn, M. (2022). The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Engagement Fellowship Pilot AHRC Funding Scheme Report.
- Ong, J. M. (2022, November 11). Decolonising Teaching and Research. SA Modernism.
- Mudura, D. (2022, November 23). Decolonising Teaching and Research in Literary Studies and the Being Human Festival 2022. SA Modernism (blog).
- Cook, S., & Larsen, J. (2022). Geographies of running cultures and practices. Geography Compass, 16(1), e12660.
- Asherson, P., et al. (2022). OROS-methylphenidate to reduce ADHD symptoms in male prisoners aged 16–25 years: a RCT. Southampton (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Research (Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation).
- Geurts, A. P. H. (2022, January). Book Review: Mobilities, Literature, Culture by Marian Aguiar, Charlotte Mathieson, Lynne Pearce. The Journal of Transport History, 43(1), 124–126.
- Hughes, C. (2021). MA thesis, Curating Contemporary Art. Royal College of Art.
- Barry, K. (2020). Creative Arts Practice in Mobilities. In Handbook of Research Methods and Applications for Mobilities (pp. 315–324). Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Filmer, A. (2020). Endurance Running as Gesture in Contemporary Theatre and Performance. Contemporary Theatre Review, 30(1), 28–45.
- Holland, K. (2020). A Sense of Play: (Re)Animating Place through Recreational Distance Running. In Developing a Sense of Place (pp. 255–271). UCL Press.
- Liew, J. (2020). Art brands adapting to Covid-19. MA Digital Journalism, Goldsmiths University.
- Stansbie, L. (2019). Fields of Vision: Arts & Sport Communities & Methods of Practice. Athens Journal of Sports, 6(2), 105–118.
- Cianetti, A. (2019). Art and Academia: A Non-Scientific Equation to Work Together. PsychART.
- King’s College London. (2019). An Arts Academic with Dr. Kai Syng Tan [Podcast episode]. Careers in Your Ears.
- Lehtinen, S. (2018). Creative arts practices in mobilities. Open Philosophy, 2(1), 30–38. De Gruyter.
- ADHD Institute. (2018). Day 2: 5th EUNETHYDIS International Conference on ADHD [Conference report].
- Arts and Mind Festival. (2018). Arts and Mind Festival. King’s College London.
- Birkbeck University of London. (2018). Too much/not enough: Neurodiversity & cultural production[Podcast]. Birkbeck Arts Festival.
- Economic and Social Research Council. (2018). Let’s talk mental health [Film].
- Joanna, M. (2018). Why is ADHD more common in boys than girls? ReliaWire.
- King’s College London. (2018). Arts in Mind Festival [Film].
- King’s College London. (2018). Dr. Kai Syng Tan at King’s Artists – New Thinking, New Making[Film].
- King’s College London. (2018). Exhibition of work from artist-academic collaborations launches at Bush House.
- King’s College London. (2018). Inside King’s: The cultural community at King’s and beyond.
- King’s College London. (2018). Understanding neurodiversity in HE & beyond [Film].
- National Coordination Centre for Public Engagement. (2018). Images of Public Engagement 2018.
- Rasmussen, A. B. (2018, October 31). What is it like to have ADHD? Aarhus Universitet.
- Sedgwick, J. (2018, April). Art meanders with psychiatry on a MagicCarpet at the SGDP. ADDISS Newsletter.
- Showcasing Success. (2018). Report on cultural achievements of King’s College London.
- Watson, A. (2018). Embracing the non-linear. Choreographing Clumsy.
- Long, J., & Sandle, D. (2018). Investigating the interrelationships between sport and the arts. Sport in Society, 21(5), 680–694.
- King’s College London. (2017). Dr Kai Syng Tan in the SGDP.
- Lancaster University. (2017). Mobile Utopia: Art and experiments (Exhibition catalogue, curated by Jen Southern, Emma Rose, and Linda O’Keefe, p. 2).
- UKAAN. (2017). UKAAN Congress 2017 report.
- Rashed, M. A. (2017). Response to Order/Disorder, Kai Syng Tan’s UCL IAS Talking Points Seminar.
- Hindley, D. (2016, November 24). Run! Run! Run! Biennale 2016. Running the Line.
- Tainio, M. (2016, December 13). RUN! RUN! RUN! Biennale 2016.
- Cregan-Reid, V. (2016). Footnotes: How running makes us human (pp. 246–248). London: Ebury Press.
- Laine, J. (2016). The fear of failure: Making of images and physical exercise in the development of personal pedagogy (PhD thesis). Aalto University, Finland.
- Oshima, S. (2016). MA / VOID.
- Grove-White, A. (2015). Giving walking a run for its money (MA thesis). University of South Wales.
- Hindley, D. (2014, June 27). Run Run Run! An International Festival of Running. Running the Line.
- Teh, D. (2013, revised 2016). Insular visions: Notes on video art in Singapore.
- Chen, L. (2009). Contra-indications: Corporeality, iconicity and representation in Singapore lesbian theatre (PhD thesis). National University of Singapore.
- Biggs, S. (2008). New media: The ‘first word’ in art?
- Su, R. (2008). Walking in the city: Urban space, body, performance art. National University of Singapore.
- Yow, S. K. (2008). The Asian traditional in the works of Liu Kang and Tan Kai Syng. ISEA International Symposium on Electronic Art, July 25 – August 3, Singapore.
- Schneider, J. G. (2007). Singapore 2007 Medienkunst. Springerin (Documenta Magazine), Austria.
- Chee, M. J. (2007). The practice of tactical art by women artists in Singapore (Master’s thesis). University of Sydney.
- Uhde, J., & Ng-Uhde, Y. (2004). Singapore cinema: Spotlight on short film production. In S. Siddique Harvey (Ed.), Screening Southeast Asia (Spectator, 24(2), 18–26).
POPULAR MEDIA
- Japan Broadcasting Corporation (equivalent to UK’s BBC) Nippon Hyoso Kyoka NHK WORLD-JAPAN. (2023). Filmmakers speak out about Myanmar (TV news item: interview as film festival jury member)
- Pierce, S. C. (2023, December 8). Making the invisible visible: Embracing neurodivergent perspectives through art. The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation.
- NHK WORLD-JAPAN. (2023). Japanese Film Festival portrays struggle in Myanmar. NHK. (newspaper article)
- BBC World Service. (2023). The Conversation: Women living with ADHD . BBC.
- Arts Council England. (2021, May 13). Celebrating disabled artists with BBC Culture in Quarantine. Arts Council England.
- BBC. (2021, May 13). BBC and UK Arts Councils celebrate the work of disabled artists with Culture In Quarantine commissions.
- Enable Magazine (UK’s leading disability and lifestyle title, filled with news, exclusive interviews and real-life stories). (2021, May 13). Work of disabled artists to be celebrated with BBC Culture in Quarantine commissions. Enable Magazine.
- Manchester School of Art. (2021, September 7). University artist’s new film premieres on BBC iPlayer. Manchester School of Art.
- Purcell, E. (2021, June 4). BBC Celebrates Disabled Artists with New Commissions. Disability Horizons.
- BBC Radio 4 Laryea, R. (2020, November 27). Africa United in Manchester. BBC Radio 4.
- Mancunian Matters. (2020). New Manchester Craft and Design Centre exh explores the positivity behind ADHD.
- Tan, K. S. (2018, September 20). #MagicCarpet. Disability Arts Online.
- Big Issue North. (2018, June 4). Why don’t we just… treat disabled artists equally?.
- ADHD in Adults – project funded by European Union’s FP7 and Horizon 2020 (2018) ADHD Awareness Month: Shine a Light on ADHD [film accessed 84,414 times between 2018-2025].
- Resonance FM. (2018, June 4). Clear Spot: Arts in Mind [Audio broadcast]. Mixcloud.
- BBC Radio 3. (2017). The Arts of Running. Free Thinking [Radio broadcast].
- Chen, M. (2015, December 10). ASEAN Para Games: An Emotional Climax. AsiaOne.
- Chin, A. (2015, December). APG Opening Ceremony Promises Compelling Visual Feast. 8th ASEAN Para Games.
- Hermesauto. (2015). Seven memorable moments from the first APG held in S’pore. The Straits Times.
- Lee, H. L. [@leehsienloong]. (2015, December 9). #APG2015 Closed with a Spectacular Ceremony Ytdy. TY to All Who Made It a Success! [Tweet].
- Lim, S. H. (2015a, December 1). Opening Ceremony of ASEAN Para Games Set to Wow. The New Paper.
- Lim, S. H. (2015b, December 10). Singapore’s ASEAN Para Games Hailed as Best Ever. The New Paper.
- Ngau, K. Y., & Ariffin, N. A. (2015, November 30). Sneak Peek. Channel NewsAsia.
- Sport Singapore. (2015). Opening Ceremony.
- Yle Uutiset. (2015). Kuopiolaislapset Pitivät Aikuisille Mestarikurssin Juoksemisesta.
- Lockwood, A. (2014, June 30). Running and academia. The Guardian.
- Wang, Y. M. (2012). Artistic Siblings Products of a Liberal Household. Lianhe Zaobao Fukan.
- Martin, M. (2011, October 10). All Round Performance. Today. Singapore Press Holdings.
- Koh, D., & Teo, A. (2011). Strokes of Genius. Singapore Tatler, p.138.
- Stadtfilter Radio Winterthur. (2010). Radio Interview.
- CNN GO. (2010, February). Virtual visual art – Where on Google Earth is Kaidie Nondon?. Arts Page.
- Martin, M. (2010, April 30). Next Stop, Art. Today. Singapore Press Holdings.
- Martin, M. (2010, March 23). iPlay. Today. Singapore Press Holdings.
- Beppu TV, Japan. (2009). ‘Live’ on morning television talk-show.
- Chua, A. (2008, August 14). Quirky 8Q. The Straits Times: Life!, C1–C3.
- Tan, L. J. (2008, October). 8Q-Rate: School. iSh Magazine, 49–57.
- Men’s Style Magazine. (2008). Named by Curator Dr Kwok Kian Chow as a Favourite Artist.
ARTS, CULTURAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL PLATFORMS
- Zhu, X. (2025, August 1). Kicking off on July 14th: Starting with the Heart at the Core – TOWARDS A LOVE-HUB [LinkedIn].
- Evans, J. (2025, July 7). Masking, Making, and Imagination: A Neurodiversity Reflection [LinkedIn].
- Berendsen, J. (2025, April). How can a neuro(more) learning environment contribute to authenticity in the creative process? [LinkedIn].
- Wakai, M. (2023). YIDFF: 2023: New Asian Currents. Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2023 Catalogue. Includes descriptions of films in the New Asian Currents Official Selection and jurors’ films, including How to Thrive in 2050 (2021, 14 min) and Chlorine Addiction (2001, 44 min).
- Drury, J. (2022). In conversation with Kai Syng Tan. Dialogue Village.
- Centre for Public History and Heritage. (2021, October). The legendary 1945 Manchester Pan African Congress.
- Gongle. (2020). On art and sports [Radio broadcast, in French].
- Centre for Contemporary Art, Singapore. (n.d.). PICTURING HAPPINESS? With 6 scientists and artists.
- MiND. (n.d.). Shine a light on ADHD.
- UCL Events. (n.d.). MD4: Mysticism and insecurity.
- ANTI Festival of Contemporary Art. (2015a). International seminar – Art of endurance.
- ANTI Festival of Contemporary Art. (2015b). Kai Syng Tan & Alan Latham (UK): ANTI-ADULT RUN! RUN! RUN!.
- ANTI Festival of Contemporary Art. (2015c). PechaKucha Night Kuopio Vol. 9: My life in running.
- WeltReisender. (2013). Move on Asia: Videokunst in Asien 2002 bis 2012.
- King’s Artists. (2017). New thinking, new making [Exhibition pamphlet].
- Singapore Open Media Art Festival. (2017). Art of things: Actors. Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea, pp. 23, 28, 29, 42, 43, 50.
- Stahl, A., & Thorne, H. (Eds.). (2017). Monologue/Dialogues Catalogue (pp. 30–31).
- United Overseas Bank. (2016). UOB Painting of the Year alumni: Dr Tan Kai Syng. UOB.
- National Arts Council. (2016). Singapore’s visual artists (pp. 443–444).
- Sapin, V., & Judge, C. M. (2015). FemLink-Art: Video-collages of the international collective – Catalogue.
- Fermynwoods Contemporary Art. (2015). Art and running [Podcast]. Free Exchange Podcast.
- Cobby, H. R. (2014, February 6). How to stop worrying and love (running). UCL Art Museum Blog.
- Stephens, J. (2013). Yonder Catalogue. Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.
- Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe ZKM. (2013). Move on Asia ZKM.
- Brown. (2012). The Games: Inspiring images. Connaught Brown.
- Guangdong Museum. (2008). 3rd Guangzhou Triennale 2008 Official Catalogue. China.
- Tan, E., Nadarajan, G., & Storer, R. (Eds.). (2007). Contemporary art in Singapore. Institute of Contemporary Arts, pp. 142–145.
- Tan, E. (2006). Apology. In Move On Asia Catalogue (pp. 216–219). Seoul.
- Pijnappel, J. (2006). Kai Syng Tan: ISLANDHOPPING. In Biennale of Sydney (pp. 268–269). Sydney.
- Wee, C. J. W.-L. (2006). After theory—and into ‘Zones of Contact’? In Bullock, N., & Keehan, R. (Eds.), Biennale of Sydney, 2006: A critical reader (pp. 43–44). Artspace Visual Arts Centre.
- Yap, J. (2006). Tan Kai Syng. In ISLANDED: Contemporary art from Singapore, New Zealand, Taiwan (pp. 42–45).
- Daejeon Museum of Art. (2005). Tan Kai Syng. In Future of Art, Science & Technology (pp. 138–139). Korea.
- Merali, S. (Ed.). (2005). Politics of fun, spaces & shadows. House of World Cultures, Germany (pp. 131, 147, 165).
- Messmer, S. (2005). The manic collector. Culturebase, Germany.
- Pijnappel, J. (2005). World specialists identify Asian media artists to watch. Art It: Japan’s First Bilingual Art Quarterly, (6), 79–84.
- Kawai, M. (2004, June). In Bijutsu Techo (Art Handbook). Japan.
- Wee, C. J. W.-L. (2004). Twilight Tomorrow. Singapore Art Museum (pp. 12–17).
- Yap, J. (2003). Kino Kinetics. In Multigraf srl-Spinea Ve (Ed.), Open 2003: Arte & Cinema Arte Comms (pp. 72–73). Venice.
- Go, K. (2001). Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival: Festival Report. Japan (p. 31).
- Fan, J. (2003). The President’s Young Talents. Singapore Art Museum (pp. 55–61).
- Lee, F. (2002). In Selves. Ministry of Communication Arts.