The global problem of climate change should be tackled not only by appealing to people’s goodwill but by using dollars and cents to incentivise climate-friendly behaviour, said Mr Thomas Friedman, a popular columnist at the New York Times, at the inaugural Festival of Ideas by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

Duke-NUS Medical School’s PhD programme in Clinical Sciences (PhD CS) expects its intake to triple within four years in its effort to create a pipeline of clinician scientists to lead future biomedical research efforts and improve patient outcomes in Singapore and around the world.

NUS Arts and Social Sciences final-year student Brendan Loon has been named the 2020 Singapore Rhodes Scholar. With this scholarship, he will take on a Doctor of Philosophy in English at Oxford University, matriculating in October 2020.

The first nationwide study on the scale of homelessness in Singapore, conducted by Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, has revealed that there are between 921 and 1,050 homeless people on the streets. 

NUS Arts and Social Sciences celebrated its 90th anniversary with a gala dinner where Guest-of-Honour and alumna, Minister for Manpower Mrs Josephine Goh, explained the importance of research in shaping Singapore’s policies like the Central Provident Fund (CPF).

Renowned cancer researcher Prof Ashok Venkitaraman is set to head the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at NUS, taking over from Founding Director Prof Daniel G Tenen.