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The National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST) has raised over S$1.3m through its 20th Anniversary Fundraising Campaign, with proceeds to be channelled towards initiatives that will enhance student support and ex...

The ability of cancer cells to metastasise, or spread from one part of the body to another, is one of the reasons why cancer can be extremely challenging to treat. However, the process that drives metastasis is complex and not fully understood. In a ...

The Centre for Ion Beam Applications (CIBA), a multidisciplinary research centre at the National University of Singapore (NUS), has recently been designated as an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Collaborating Centre for Research and Develop...

A ground-breaking study by researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has revealed crucial insights into the role of the histone methyltransferase NSD2 and its epigenetic t...

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has recognised six outstanding individuals who distinguished themselves with their achievements and contributions in the areas of education, research and service to the University, Singapore and the global c...

The National University of Singapore Faculty of Law (NUS Law) has received a S$1.1 million endowed gift from alumni, friends, philanthropists and members of the legal profession to establish the Chan Sek Keong Visiting Professorship in Public Law. Th...

Professor Ashok Venkitaraman, Director of the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore, together with Assistant Professor Tobias Janowitz, Principal Investigator at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, a...

The NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and the Central Sikh Gurdwara Board (CSGB) have appointed Associate Professor Jasjit Singh as the inaugural CSGB Visiting Professor in Sikh Studies. His appointment was announced at the official laun...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a novel aero-elastic pressure sensor, called ‘eAir’. This technology can be applied to minimally-invasive surgeries and implantable sensors by directly addressing the challenges...

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has introduced three initiatives to further enhance the training of future-ready health professionals to meet Singapore’s evolving care needs. This timely repositioning of the University’s healthcare educati...

Students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have raised close to S$170,000 through the Receiving and Giving (RAG) and Flag 2023 organised by the NUS Students’ Union (NUSSU). The funds – contributed by our partners, members of the public ...

Five-week festival will showcase NUS’ efforts across research and innovation, education, campus operations, and student engagementThe National University of Singapore (NUS) has launched the inaugural NUS Sustainability CONNECT, the University’s first...

A team led by scientists from the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Department of Biological Sciences in collaboration with the French Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) has successfully synthesised a special protein-mimic that can self-ass...

The National University of Singapore (NUS) today announced the appointment of Professor Chris Peck, a well-regarded orofacial pain specialist, educator, and research scientist, as the new Dean of its Faculty of Dentistry. The leadership appointment w...

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS), marking a new milestone in the cooperation between CityU and NUS in promoting joint research and development activi...

A team of researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), led by Assistant Professor Anand Jeyasekharan, has discovered a unique combination of oncogenes that could predict tre...

The University-wide initiative for over 3,400 students aims to help equip young adults with skills in Financial Emotional Resilience Impact assessment found that students demonstrated increased ability to manage emotions while making financial decisi...

In a world first, a ‘biological camera’ bypasses the constraints of current DNA storage methods, harnessing living cells and their inherent biological mechanisms to encode and store data. This represents a significant breakthrough in encoding and sto...

The National University of Singapore (NUS) kicks off its annual graduation celebrations today with the conferment of honorary degrees on two outstanding leaders and alumni:  Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, Former President of the Republic of Singapore; and Dr ...

Conventional ways of administering medication – by swallowing tablets, consuming bitter syrups, injections or rectal insertions – could be distressing and unpleasant for some patients, especially young children or the elderly. A team of researchers l...

Physicists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an innovative method of converting human hair waste into a functional material that can be used to encrypt sensitive information or detect environmental pollutants.On average, ...

Most robotic grippers are made using either soft plastics - to pick up objects without damaging them – that melt at high temperatures, or metals which are stiff and costly. A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS), togeth...

Timely and effective monitoring of wound healing status is critical to wound care and management. Impaired wound healing, such as chronic wounds (i.e. those that do not heal after 3 months) and post-burn pathological scars, could result in life-threa...

The Asian Institute of Digital Finance (AIDF), a university-level research institute under the National University of Singapore (NUS), is collaborating with GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, to train PhD talents in digital financial technology ...

Perovskite solar cells designed by a team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have attained a world record efficiency of 24.35% with an active area of 1 cm2. This achievement paves the way for cheaper, more efficient and dur...

A new S$77 million research initiative has been launched today at the National University of Singapore (NUS) to boost innovation and research on advanced solar cell technologies in Singapore. Over the next five years, the REC@NUS Corporate R&D Labora...

Singapore, 5 June 2023 - After a three-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 52nd UM-NUS Inter-University Tunku Chancellor Golf Tournament is set to take place again on 6 and 7 June 2023, where the National University of Singapore (NUS) will...

The Department of History at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore (NUS), today announced that the call for submissions for the third iteration of the NUS Singapore History Prize is now open. An open global competi...

A team of researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has discovered that a transcription factor, TOX2, was aberrantly increased in patients with Natural killer/T-cell lymph...

A decline in functional mobility, loss of muscle strength and an increase in body fats are often associated with ageing. This trend could potentially be reversed by way of an innovative magnetic muscle therapy pioneered by researchers from the Nation...