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22 NUS programmes in global top 10 in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025
History of Art, Geography, Linguistics and Politics & International Studies at NUS ranked in the Global Top 10 of the latest Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (QS WUR) by Subject 2025 released on 12 March 2025.
NUS alumnus and aspiring migration anthropologist wins prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford
Salifian Sulaiman (NUS History and International Liberal Studies, Waseda University, 2024) tells us that his interest in anthropology and migration studies is motivated by a concern for uplifting vulnerable and minority communities worldwide, as well as his own experiences.
Assistant Professor, World History Position
The Department of History at the National University of Singapore invites applications for a tenure-track position, beginning in August 2025, at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will have a completed PhD degree in History, and have a strong research agenda rooted in World History, with no preference …
Plastic Waste and Women’s Household Practices in Asia and Australia
Plastic waste has been one of the most persistent and troubling contributors to climate change. Due to its widespread use and inability to biodegrade, plastic waste poses serious environmental threats, often ending up in oceans, rivers, or other ecosystems. This harms organisms living within those ecosystems, whether through entanglement, habitat …
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Book on history and culture of Malay gastronomy wins NUS Singapore History Prize
The groundbreaking book by educator and food historian Khir Johari offers new insights into the cultural history and heritage of Singapore Malays through Malay cuisine.
Dr Sureshkumar Muthukumaran awarded the AHA’s Jerry Bentley Prize in World History
Congratulations to NUS History’s Dr Sureshkumar Muthukumaran for winning the American History Association’s Jerry Bentley Prize in World History! Dr Muthukumaran received the award for his 2023 book, The Tropical Turn: Agricultural Innovation in the Ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean (University of California Press), which draws on archaeological materials …
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