Geography alumni connect with each other all the time! The Geography Class of 1990 has been meeting each other twice annually since commencing in September 1990, and they have also attended every anniversary bash organised by the Department of Geography. Friends for life, certainly! Field Studies (GE3230A) in Southeast Asia is an experiential learning course conducted in the Special Term, May-June. The banner images are from the 20th Field Studies held in northern Thailand in 2023. For interest in this course, contact: Carl Grundy-Warr (geocerg@nus.edu.sg).

Where Will You Make Your Impact?

Understand The World. Shape Your Future.

From climate resilience to global justice, NUS Geographers learn from today’s problems to design tomorrow’s solutions. Through an interdisciplinary curriculum that integrates physical and human geography, students examine real-world challenges across local, regional, and global contexts. Grounded in research and practice, NUS Geography equips learners with the critical and applied skills needed to shape more equitable and resilient futures.

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Climate Change

How do we respond to a warming world?
Analyse climate impacts and adaptation strategies to drive solutions in policy, planning, and environmental consultancy.

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Sustainable Development

How can we live well on a damaged planet?
Evaluate and design pathways for balancing growth, equity, and environment to shape sustainable futures across public and private sectors.

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Globalisation & Inequality

Is there hope for the future?
Examine how global flows of power, trade, and culture create uneven geographies, opening pathways into public policy, urban and corporate consultancy.

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Our Everyday Worlds

How do we create meaningful worlds for ourselves and others?
Explore how identities, practices, and cultures shape everyday spaces and places, building skills for careers in planning, community engagement, marketing and project management.

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Geospatial Intelligence

Want to see the world in 4D?
Apply spatial analysis, mapping, and data visualisation to solve real-world challenges in industry, government, and academia.

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The Geographical Sciences

Want to shape the world, literally?
Study Earth’s dynamic systems to build skills in analysis and field research, leading to careers in environmental consultancy, resource management and conservation, and sustainability planning.

Politics, Economies And Space

Situating African FinTech in Global Financial Networks

Migozzi, J., and Wojcik, D. (2026)
Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

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Social Cultural Geographies

Future and Imaginary Geographies of 'Africa's Singapore': Planning the Emergent National–Urban Nexus of Rwanda–Kigali

Xiao, A.H., Sebarenzi, G.A., Brady, D. (2026)
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

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Tropical Environmental Change

Flood Risk Analysis Using Spatial Synthetic Population in the Upper Bengawan Solo Watershed, Indonesia

Musiyam, M., Jumadi, J., Fikriyah, V. N., Masruroh, H., Septiyani, E. D., Amin, C., Hadibasyir, H. Z., Sattar, F., Nawaz, M. (2025)
Forum Geografi

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Tropical Environmental Change

Bridging Urban Climate Science and Decision-Making: The Role of Earth Observation

Chrysoulakis, N., Seto, K.C., Birkmann, J., Christen, A., Georgescu, M., Grimmond, S., Roth, M., Zhao, L. (2026)
Environmental Research Letters

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News & Happenings

NUS Geography Now

8world News featured an interview with Dr Muhammad Nawaz on the recent earthquakes in Japan, published on 29 July 2026.


“Geography taught me to see bigger systems in everyday processes": NUS Geography alumna Yuki Ong (Class of 2023) brings this systems-thinking approach to GreenLoop Farms, where she is working to reshape the future of food through sustainable farming, innovation, and a commitment to creating positive environmental impact.


Congratulations to Professor Brenda S.A. Yeoh FBA, who was awarded Honorary doctor, in Latin doctor honoris causa, by Lund University, Sweden, in a ceremony on 29 May 2026.

This is a distinction awarded by the university's Faculty of Social Sciences to "individuals who have made a significant contribution to the University or society, and whom the faculty wishes to honour and welcome into its research community".

Upcoming Events

Gareth Bryant
Seminar

“Contracting the Climate Economy: Between Coordination and De-risking in Australia’s Energy Transition” by Associate Professor Gareth Bryant, University of Sydney on Wednesday, 12 August 2026, 3:30PM, Geography Earth Lab, AS2 02-03.

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October 12, 2021

NUS Geographer Brenda Yeoh Awarded ‘Nobel Prize for Geography’ (Vautrin-Lud Prize)

The award sees Prof Yeoh joining the who’s who in the geography pantheon which includes David Harvey, Marxist economic geographer and Distinguished Professor of anthropology and geography from The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and Prof Doreen Massey – a British social scientist and geographer renowned for her work on space, place and power.

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