In the media this week, members of the NUS community provided insight into the future of infrastructure in ASEAN, the challenges of retaining high levels of state capacity in Asia, and a novel hydrogel that helps to grow liver-like cells for regenerative medicine. 

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, which aims to address global health challenges in Southeast Asia and beyond, was launched by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore Minister for Foreign Affairs at the SingHealth Duke-NUS Scientific Congress 2018 on 21 September.

NUS Computing announced on 20 September the establishment of the CRYSTAL (Cryptocurrency Strategy, Techniques, and Algorithms) Centre, an academic research laboratory and think tank targeting to be at the forefront of blockchain research globally.

NUS has signed a Strategic Framework Agreement with the Chongqing Liangjiang New Area Administrative Committee to jointly establish the NUS (Chongqing) Research Institute, the University’s second research institute based in China.

Over 60 NUS students took part in the inaugural NUS Law-WongPartnership Legal Tech Competition, collaborating in interdisciplinary teams on innovative solutions to increase access to legal aid for various beneficiaries.

Thirty-five youths under the age of 35 participated in a six-week Climate Change Negotiations Training Workshop that was conducted by the Energy Studies Institute at NUS in partnership with NUS Environmental Sustainability, Ridge View Residential College, and the National Youth Council Singapore from 13 August to 17 September.