{"id":33835,"date":"2026-04-23T09:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/?page_id=33835"},"modified":"2026-06-30T14:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T06:23:49","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tWhere Will You Make Your Impact?\t<\/h2>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tUnderstand The World. Shape Your Future.\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>From climate resilience to global justice, NUS Geographers learn from today&#8217;s problems to design tomorrow&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\t\tExplore Our Programmes\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/undergraduate\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUndergraduate Programme\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/graduate-programmes\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGraduate Programmes\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/continuing-education\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinuing Education\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/research\/\" title=\"Our Research\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\tOur Research\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/politics-economies-and-space-peas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPolitics, Economies And Space\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/social-cultural-geographies-scg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSocial Cultural Geographies\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/tropical-environmental-change-tec\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTropical Environmental Change\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nusgis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGeographic Information Systems\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<h5>Politics, Economies And Space<\/h5><h3>Resituating Urban Geopolitics: Connections and Frontiers<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/3284-james-derrick-sidaway\"><b>Sidaway, J.D. <\/b><\/a>(2026)<br \/><em>Annals of the American Association of Geographers<\/em><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/24694452.2025.2522840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Paper<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h5>Social Cultural Geographies<\/h5><h3>The affective dimensions of child-raising in cross-national families in Singapore<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p>Loh, B., <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/discovery.nus.edu.sg\/260-saw-ai-brenda-yeoh\">Yeoh, B. 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Yeoh FBA<\/strong>, who was awarded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sam.lu.se\/artikel\/new-honorary-doctors-faculty-social-sciences\">Honorary doctor, in Latin doctor honoris causa, by Lund University, Sweden, in a ceremony on 29 May 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a distinction awarded by the university&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lunduniversity.lu.se\/about-university\/university-glance\/academic-traditions\/doctoral-degree-conferment-ceremony\/honorary-doctors-2026\">Faculty of Social Sciences<\/a> to &#8220;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&#8221;.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Congratulations to<strong data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"142\"> Assistant Professor Nathan Green<\/strong>, who was recognised at this year&#8217;s American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting with <strong data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"268\">Outstanding Paper Awards<\/strong> from both the <strong data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"317\">Cultural and Political Ecology<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"322\" data-end=\"364\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Development Geography Specialty Groups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>His award-winning paper, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/24694452.2025.2482098\">Maximizing Finance for Sustainable Development: Microfinance, Debt-Driven Deforestation, and the Self-Regulation of Environmental Harm<\/a>,&#8221; published in the <em data-start=\"548\" data-end=\"599\">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<h4>\n\t\t\tUpcoming Events\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/gavin_shatkin_0-square.jpg\" alt=\"(c) Rod Searcey\" title=\"(c) Rod Searcey\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h6>Seminar<\/h6>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p><em>&#8220;Reckoning the urban: Cold War legacies and contemporary urban politics in Southeast Asia&#8221;<\/em> by <strong>Professor Gavin Shatkin<\/strong>, LKCF Visiting Fellow on Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 2-3:30PM, Research Division Seminar Room, AS7 06-42.<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/events\/reckoning-the-urban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register Here<\/a>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/geog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/bb-plugin\/cache\/FS-Publicity-1-1086x1536-square.png\" alt=\"FS Publicity (1)\" title=\"FS Publicity (1)\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t\t<h6>Field Studies 2026 &#8211; Official Registrations Open!<\/h6>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tGE3230A is a 5-week, 8-unit overseas field course conducted in Southeast Asia during Special Term 1 (12 May &#8211; 18 June 2026). 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