Professor Jean Yeung Wei-Jun, Director of the Centre for Family and Population Research at NUS Arts and Social Sciences, shared that the Centre is launching a nationwide study on the development of young Singaporean children for a better understanding of the factors that promote or impede children’s early development.

An appreciation dinner was held on 18 October to thank donors who have raised more than $1.1 million for an endowed fund established in honour of former NUS President Professor Tan Chorh Chuan which will provide bursaries, scholarships and study awards for deserving NUS undergraduates in the new Academic Year. 

This year, NUS Computing celebrates 20 years since its establishment as a School and its success in various areas, including education, research and entrepreneurship.

In the media this week, NUS Biological Sciences lecturer Dr Zeehan Jaafar commented on the latest Singapore Blue Plan, NUS Dentistry Adjunct Associate Professor Rashid Tahir addressed tooth decay in young children, and Year 4 NUS Sociology student Louis Wong spoke about the joys of solo travelling.

NUS Civil & Environmental Engineering co-organised the 10th South China Sea Tsunami Workshop which saw some 120 academics and researchers from more than 14 countries converge at NUS University Hall from 10 to 11 October.

NUS has established a new scholarship to groom outstanding students who aspire to be entrepreneurs and are interested in developing their entrepreneurial skills.