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 Henry Yeung | Geography |
| Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery Fellow in Buddhist Studies | Associate Professor Jack Chia Meng-Tat | History |
| Lim Chong Yah Professor | Professor Julian Wright | Economics |
| Raffles Professor of Humanities | Professor Kenneth Dean | Chinese Studies |
| Raffles Professor of Social Sciences | Professor Brenda Yeoh | Geography |
| S R Nathan Professorship in Social Work | Professor Jill Manthorpe | Social Work |
| Professor Zahava Solomon | Social Work | |
| Yusof Ishak Professor in Social Sciences | Professor Syed Farid Alatas | Sociology |
| Provost’s Chair | Professor Audrey Yue | Communications and New Media |
| Professor Chen Yi-Chun | Economics | |
| Professor Ruben Durante | Economics | |
| Professor Lorenz Goette | Economics | |
| Professor Satoru Takahashi | Economics | |
| Professor Lionel Wee | English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies | |
| Professor Elaine Ho | Geography | |
| Professor David Taylor | Geography | |
| Professor Qu Hsueh Ming | Philosophy | |
| Professor Jean Yeung | Sociology | |
| Dean's Chair | Associate Professor Alberto Salvo | Economics |
| Associate Professor Daniel Friess | Geography | |
| Associate Professor Douglas Kammen | Southeast Asian Studies |