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| 10:45 Asia/Singapore

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have jointly appointed Professor Davin Chor as the MAS Term Professor in Economics and Finance from 5 to 11 November 2026. Professor Chor will be hosted by …

Is AI changing the way we speak, think and connect with one another?

| 19:33 Asia/Singapore

From Singlish to the rich diversity of languages and dialects spoken around the world, how we speak often reveals who we are and how we think.

But these linguistic differences may not always be fully understood by AI, which begs the …

Longer-term health risks of haze need greater attention

| 17:15 Asia/Singapore

By Assoc Prof Seow Wei Jie from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at NUS

The Straits Times, 5 November 2026, Opinion, pB3

Lee's historic election to world's top court a milestone for Singapore, say observers

| 17:10 Asia/Singapore

The Straits Times, 5 November 2026, The Big Story, pA5
Lianhe Zaobao, 5 November 2026, Focus News, p4
Berita Harian, 5 November 2026, p4
Tamil Murasu, 5 November 2026, p4

Why Singapore can’t afford a hazy October each year

| 16:16 Asia/Singapore

By Asst Prof Du Xinming from the Dept of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at NUS

The Straits Times, 4 November 2026, Opinion, pB2

Singapore and Finland sign five-year cooperation agreement to strengthen nuclear safety and technology assessment capabilities

| 16:12 Asia/Singapore

Lianhe Zaobao, 4 November 2026, Singapore, p6

How super-aged Singapore should think about financial security

| 10:59 Asia/Singapore

By Dr Muhammad Daniel Azlan Mahadzir, Global Health Innovation Lead at the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute and Mr Stanley Sia, a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the School of Continuing and Lifelong Education at …

Why policing truth is no longer enough

| 10:57 Asia/Singapore

By Prof Simon Chesterman, NUS Vice Provost (Educational Innovation) and Dean, NUS College

The Straits Times, 3 November 2026, Opinion, pB3

Leading trade economist Professor Davin Chor appointed MAS Term Professor at NUS

| 10:45 Asia/Singapore

NUS appoints three new members to its Board of Trustees

| 09:50 Asia/Singapore

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has appointed three new members to its Board of Trustees. They are Ms Lily Cheng, Founder of Hubel Labs, a boutique applied artificial intelligence (AI) research and advisory firm; Mr Tay Lim Hock, …

YST Cube opens at NUS as a new space for evolving approaches to music education and performance

| 15:00 Asia/Singapore

The Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) unveiled the YST Cube today, transforming its former Orchestra Hall into a flexible, reconfigurable arts space for music education, artistic creation, and …

NUS researchers thread the world’s first touchscreen into a garment

| 09:27 Asia/Singapore

Researchers at the National University of Singapore’s College of Design and Engineering (CDE) have developed a fibre that functions as pixels and senses touch at the same time, integrating 54 of them into a sleeve …

NUS launches S$50M National Centre for Engineering Biology to accelerate AI-guided sustainable biomanufacturing

| 20:28 Asia/Singapore

The National Centre for Engineering Biology (NCEB), hosted at NUS, was officially launched today together with its new research facility. Mr Desmond Lee, Minister for Education and Minister-in-Charge of Social Services Integration, graced the …

NUS team unveils electronic skin that lets users “see” touch instantly

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