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NUS celebrated and reaffirmed the strong and longstanding ties with the University of Malaya (UM) at the 52nd UM-NUS Inter-University Tunku Chancellor Golf Tournament held on 6 and 7 June 2023.Hosted by UM Chancellor, His Royal Highness Sultan Nazrin...

Following the launch of ‘Sustainability 101 for Policy Officers’, a sustainability-focused training programme in December 2022, NUS has been working closely with the Singapore government to nurture more public sector talents in the field of sustainab...

With the aim of nurturing start-ups and promoting entrepreneurship in Asia, InnovFest x Elevating Founders 2023 will be returning from 7 to 9 June 2023 to showcase the region's vibrant innovation and enterprise ecosystem.Organised by NUS Enterprise i...

Over the past year, Nur Hadijah Binte Ramlan, a Year 3 undergraduate at the NUS College of Design and Engineering, has spent two hours every week with children from Naval Base Primary School and Yong En Care Centre playing the role of a ‘big sister’ ...

Cells interact with their surrounding environment by secreting proteins which act as messengers or signals for communicating with other cells. Capturing these elusive and minute secreted proteins, particularly those from our immune cells, and correla...

Exceptional teamwork, inventive thinking and analytical acumen – NUS Business School undergraduates have proven their mettle and emerged triumphant at both the local and international stage in two case competitions held recently.A team of Bachelor of...

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...

Spending nearly two weeks in fairly spartan living conditions, going for days without having a shower, or only having the option of taking a shower with ice-cold water — for many people, going on such a trip would be a daunting prospect.But it was th...

NUS Cities, an interdisciplinary centre based in the College of Design and Engineering (CDE) at National University of Singapore (NUS), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Urban Land Institute (ULI) Asia Pacific to promote joint resea...

There may be an estimated 600 million people living in extreme poverty by the end of 2030, and economic shocks in the past three years due to the pandemic, war, and climate change are affecting poverty reduction efforts.There is also “learning povert...

Three early career researchers from NUS have been awarded the University’s inaugural Emerging Scientist Fellowship to further their research careers. The scientists are Dr Tang Chi Sin, Dr Nicholas Yap and Dr Zeng Yiwen.Established in 2022 by the NUS...

Why has the issue of population change been superseded by climate change, which has become a “household word for perhaps the biggest existential crisis of our time?”, asked Mr Ho Kwon Ping.Posing this question at the inaugural conference of the Popul...

NUS inked an agreement with social impact organisation Unicorns For Good (UFG) and the non-profit organisation Social Innovation Park (SIP) on 18 May 2023 to champion impact leadership for start-ups and innovators by harnessing the power of technolog...

The 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games came to a close last week, marking the end of a stellar showcase of sporting action and excellence from the region. Held in Cambodia, this year’s games saw a bumper crop of 59 representatives from TeamNUS, compris...

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...

Batteries play a crucial role in powering many modern devices, such as mobile phones, pacemakers, and electric vehicles. Yet, traditional lithium-ion batteries pose limitations such as safety risks, short life cycles, and long charging times. The pio...

Biodiversity comprises all the plants, animals, and microorganisms around us. The diversity of ecosystems is essential in sustaining life and maintaining the complex relationships between organisms and their physical environment. However, in the past...

A team of marine biologists from the NUS Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) demonstrates for the first time the spawning and growth of two species of sea snails or cowrie larvae, the Cypraea tigris (Tiger) and Mauritia arabica (Arabian), under ...

Three Singaporean professors from NUS were honoured by prestigious scientific journal Nature for their commitment towards nurturing the next generation of scientists. Professor Lim Chwee Teck received the lifetime achievement award, while Professor K...

A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Science, led by Professor Liu Xiaogang from the Department of Chemistry, has developed a 3D imaging sensor that has an extremely high angular resolution, which is the capacity...

The NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) paid tribute to five outstanding alumni for their service and contributions in various capacities towards Singapore’s nation-building, and the growth of the University and Faculty, at the recent 2022...

Two gifts totalling S$8 million made recently to NUS by Mr Lin Tah Hwa will give a big push to translational research in mental health as well as attracting and retaining top academic talent in private law. Promoting vital research to improve mental ...

The NUS Department of Biological Sciences (DBS) is launching a new botany minor in August 2023 for the Academic Year 23/24. The undergraduate minor programme, jointly developed by NUS and the National Parks Board (NParks), aims to increase the number...

In this series, NUS News highlights the University’s innovative teaching strategies, spotlighting the educators breathing life into the lessons in unique and innovative ways. 

A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully used common plant proteins to 3D-print an edible cell culture scaffold, allowing more affordable and sustainable lab-grown meat to be served on the table.As consumers be...

With growing interest in the study and understanding of the diversity of human experience and cultures, NUS converted its well-established Anthropology courses into a full-fledged major in August 2022. Courses in anthropology have been offered at the...

Researchers from the Department of Physics and Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at the National University of Singapore have developed a novel method to pristinely arrange rubidium atoms into arrays about as wide as a human hair with the use of ...

A microsatellite for maritime communications developed by the Satellite Technology And Research Centre (STAR) under the National University of Singapore’s College of Design and Engineering (NUS CDE), and A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R)...

The Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN), a research institute established by NUS with the support of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), was officially launched by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Lawrence Wong on...

Professor Ho Teck Hua was conferred the prestigious title of NUS University Professor in recognition of his outstanding scholarship and dedicated service to the University over the past 12 years at a tribute dinner on 14 April 2023.The University Pro...