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Embodied experiences of thermal injustice: Truth-telling through disabilities.<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
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Social Cultural Geographies<\/h5>Affective Labour at Work: Automation, Technological Precarities and Airport Workers’ Responses to Workplace Change<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
Lin, W.<\/a><\/strong>, Adey, P., Harris, T. (2026) Zhao, R., Luo, X.<\/strong><\/a>, Walker, A.P., Hoffman, F.M. & Koh, L.P. (2026) Collins, F., S.Y. Koh and B.S.A. Yeoh<\/strong><\/a>, eds. (2026) The Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore (NUS) invites outstanding candidates to apply for 2 Research Scholarships (1 Master’s and 1 PhD) tied to a research grant on ageing and migration<\/strong> in Singapore, awarded by the Social Science Research Council (Singapore).<\/p>\n Interested applicants can find out more here<\/a>. Applicants may contact Professor Elaine Ho (elaine.ho@nus.edu.sg<\/u><\/a>) with your CV and a brief description of your research background and interests. Application deadline is 15 May 2026 for the January 2027 intake.<\/p>\n Congratulations to Assistant Professor Nathan Green<\/strong>, who was recognised at this year’s American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting with Outstanding Paper Awards<\/strong> from both the Cultural and Political Ecology<\/strong> and Development Geography Specialty Groups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n His award-winning paper, “Maximizing Finance for Sustainable Development: Microfinance, Debt-Driven Deforestation, and the Self-Regulation of Environmental Harm<\/a>,” published in the Annals of the American Association of Geographers<\/em>, was honoured for its impactful contribution to critical debates on sustainability, finance, and environmental harm.<\/p>\n The Department of Geography proudly hosted the 30th NUS Geography Challenge<\/strong><\/a>, a landmark edition that welcomed nearly 500 students from over 120 secondary schools across Singapore. 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