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
NUS GEOGRAPHY NOW
Dr. Nawaz's insights on "Sinkholes in Singapore: Can We Really Avoid Them?" were featured on Channel News Asia's Talking Point on September 23, 2024. His contribution sheds light on the potential for sinkhole occurrences in Singapore
Mr Simon Johannes Wellisch (PhD student) received the Geopolitics Post-Graduate Research Award at the Political Geography Preconference in Belfast on 23rd August 2024! The award is shared with his co-author, Songmin Liang (master’s graduate, Sun Yat-Sen University), for their paper titled “Drawing China: Negotiating Geopolitics in Online Communities”.
Congratulations to Professor Brenda Yeoh for receiving the University Research Recognition Award.
Dr Nawaz shares his expert views about the recent concerns around sinkholes in Kuala Lumpur in The Straits Times and Channel News Asia.
NUS Research: High Mountain Asia Hydropower Systems Under Climate Change Threat
Climate change causes the recession and collapse of high mountain glaciers, posing compounding risks to downstream hydropower systems.
More Than Race: A Comparative Analysis of “New” Indian and Chinese Migration in Singapore
The Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) was signed on 29 June 2005. It eased the flow of goods, services and investments between Singapore and India. As Indian immigrants flowed into Singapore, Singaporeans resisted the changing cultural dynamics and increase in job competition. Some even left spiteful social media comments to air their displeasure. Such incidences …
Associate Professor Elaine Ho featured in CNA’s ‘Innovating for the Future – S1E7: Ageing’
On 15 June 2022, Associate Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography and Asia Research Institute) was featured on Channel NewsAsia (CNA) in ‘Innovating for the Future – S1E7: Ageing’. In recent years, Singapore has seen a gradual shift towards ageing in place. Long-term care for the elderly is crucial but often ignored in this transition. A/P …