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
Join Dr Sophie Webber as she gives a seminar on Climate Finance: Taking a Position on Climate Futures, 21 August 2024, 12pm in the Geography Earth Lab.
Congratulations to Professor Brenda Yeoh on the extension of her term as Raffles Professor in Social Sciences.
Congratulations to Associate Professor TC Chang for being promoted to full Professorship.
Ms Melissa Low (PhD student) co-chaired the daily meetings of the Research & Independent NGO (RINGO) constituency under the UNFCCC at the UN Climate Change conference in Bonn, Germany.
Prof Matthias Roth shares his expert views on the recent SQ321 turbulence incident in the Straits Times.
Congratulations to Dr Shaun Teo, who have each been awarded an Annual Teaching Excellence Award (ATEA) (Individual Category) 2024.
Ideas Festival 2024: Shining a Spotlight on the Importance of Social Science and Humanities Research on Society
Launched on 20 March 2024 with Minister for Education Mr Chan Chun Sing as the Guest of Honour, this festival was organised by the Autonomous Universities (AUs) in Singapore and is supported by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). It features 13 events over a month-long period.
Why Some Seniors’ Expectations of Care by Their Children Have Changed and What This Means for an Ageing Singapore
Commentary in TODAY by Dr Menusha De Silva (NUS Geography).
Study: Elderly Residents Often Return to Tanglin Halt after Relocating
A study led by NUS Asia Research Institute Senior Research Fellow Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography) finds that although there are supermarkets and coffee shops at Dawson Estate, the elderly residents who were relocated there a few years under the Selective En-Bloc Redevelopment Scheme (SERS) continue to return to Tanglin Halt to meet up and reminisce with their former neighbours.