GEOGRAPHY @ NUS
FASS Geography explores Environmental and Social Sciences, as well as the Arts and Humanities, and charts the interconnections between them as they apply to:-
* Climate Sciences * Ageing Populations
* Geoscience * Migration
* Mangroves * Tourism
* Sustainability * Urban Studies
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Congratulations to graduate student Ms Nikita Choudhary for winning the Graduate Students' Teaching Award, for teaching undertaken in Semester 1, 2024-2025!
The annual Geography Graduate Research Workshop will take place on Friday 25 April in the Earth Lab (AS2-02-03). This annual event that is entirely organised and hosted by the Department's first year graduate research students. The theme is "World in Transition". The programme is available here.
The Strait Times' feature to mark World Wetlands Day featured research led by Associate Professor Massimo Lupascu.
Congratulations to Associate Professor Wang Yi-Chen, who has been appointed Vice-Dean of Undergraduate Studies for the term 1 January 2025 to 1 December 2027.
Social Science Researchers Offering Good Solutions for Nation’s Challenges to be Recognised
Singapore’s Education Minister Chan Chun Sing assured the local social science research community that the Ministry of Education and the Government will continue to support their work, and that researchers who offer good solutions for Singapore’s challenges will be recognised by local universities and the public service, even if they do not get published in renowned academic journals.
Social science research that produces good solutions will be recognised: Chan Chun Sing
Pursuing an academic career can be challenging, due to the pressure of having to churn out research for publication as well as having to juggle teaching commitments. This is exhibited clearly in Singapore, an advanced research and development hub which is home to highly ranked universities. Some researchers have expressed their concerns about working within …
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Interconnected Worlds by Henry Yeung wins 2024 ISA Asia-Pacific Distinguished Book Award
Congratulations to Professor Henry Yeung for winning the 2024 ISA Asia-Pacific Distinguished Book Award, sponsored by the International Studies Association (ISA). The book is published by Stanford University Press and titled Interconnected Worlds: Global Electronics and Production Networks in East Asia. It has previously won a Silver Medal in the Business Theory Category from the 2023 Axiom Business Book Awards. The …
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