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
Neglected tropical diseases not neglected: Assoc Professor Wang Yi-Chen co-organized the Asian Neglected Tropical Disease Conference (NTDASIA 2025) with Professor Banchob Sripa, Tropical Disease Research Center, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Congratulations to Profs. Brenda Yeoh, Dariusz Wojcik, Elaine Ho, James Sidaway, Paul Kench and Asst. Prof Nathan Green who made it into Standford University's Top 2% Scientists list, which ranks the most cited researchers globally based on their research impact and academic contributions.
Caring is Complicated
By 2030, 20 per cent or more of Singapore’s population will be aged 65 or above. Alumna Professor Elaine Ho Lynn-Ee (NUS Geography, ’02), who is the FASS Vice Dean of Research, surveys this seismic demographic shift to see what the future might hold for elderly and their caregivers.
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 …