This week in the media, NUS Institute of South Asian Studies Director Professor C. Raja Mohan discussed India-Pakistan relations in light of the new planned Kartarpur Corridor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Visiting Professor Vinod Thomas analysed Singapore’s experience in adapting to climate change, and NUS Business Assistant Professor Adelle Yang looked at how people approach idleness and busyness.

President’s Assistant Professor Loh Huanqian from NUS Physics and the NUS Centre for Quantum Technologies has been awarded the 2018 Physical and Engineering Sciences fellowship by the L’Oréal Singapore For Women in Science National Fellowship programme for her work on the quantum control of ultracold molecules.

A special issue of scientific journal Advanced Materials titled “Multidisciplinary Materials Science at the National University of Singapore” was published in November.

Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung paid a visit to the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine on 3 December and took the opportunity to interact with faculty and students from the School.

NUS Law conducted the inaugural Muslim Law Practice Course for legal practitioners in Singapore, which serves to fill the gap in systemic legal training in the practice of Muslim law locally. 

In the media this week, faculty from NUS Arts and Social Sciences addressed pertinent issues affecting different segments of society, including the integration of children from less privileged backgrounds in top schools, the effect of female higher education on fertility rates, and promoting productive ageing where the contributions of seniors are appreciated.