Chair Professors & Fellows
Chair Professors and Fellows are distinguished by their outstanding contributions to research in their respective fields of study. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is honoured to have the following full-time Chair Professors and Fellows:
| Professorship/Fellowship | Name | Department |
| University Professor | Professor Wang Gungwu | Dean's Office |
| Distinguished Professor | Professor John Quah | Economics |
| Distinguished Professor | Professor Brenda Yeoh | Geography |
| Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery Fellow in Buddhist Studies | Associate Professor Jack Meng-Tat Chia | History |
| Goh Keng Swee Professor | Professor Julian Wright | Economics |
| J Y Pillay Professor* | Professor David Jacks | Economics |
| Lim Chong Yah Professor | Professor Satoru Takahashi | Economics |
| Raffles Professor of Humanities | Professor Ong Chang Woei | Chinese Studies |
| S R Nathan Professorship in Social Work | Professor Irene Ng | Social Work |
| Yusof Ishak Professor in Social Sciences | Professor Tania Li | Malay Studies |
| Tan Chin Tuan Professorship of Chinese Studies and Humanities | Professor Scott Cook | Chinese Studies, History |
| Tan Chorh Chuan Professorship* | Professor Peter Millican | Philosophy |
| Provost’s Chair | Professor Zhang Weiyu | Communications and New Media |
| Professor Audrey Yue | Communications and New Media | |
| Professor Ruben Durante | Economics | |
| Professor Lu Jingfeng | Economics | |
| Professor Zhong Songfa | Economics | |
| Professor Lorenz Goette | Economics | |
| Professor Lionel Wee | English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies | |
| Professor Elaine Ho | Geography | |
| Professor Darius Wojcik | Geography | |
| Professor Matthias Roth | Geography | |
| Professor David Taylor | Geography | |
| Professor Qu Hsueh Ming | Philosophy | |
| Professor William Bain | Political Science | |
| Dean's Chair | Associate Professor Han Chao | Chinese Studies |
| Associate Professor Zhou Taomo | Chinese Studies | |
| Associate Professor Alberto Salvo | Economics |
* Chair is managed by NUS College