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Nestled along South Bridge Road in Singapore’s bustling Chinatown, the Sri Mariamman Temple stands out as a vivid landmark, in bold contrast to its urban surroundings. With its towering gopuram (the ornate entrance tower) lavishly adorned with intricately sculpted deities, demons, and celestial beings painted in jewel-toned crimson, emeralds, and …
Southeast Asia’s Dharma: Essays on Buddhism in Singapore
This Vesak Day we would like to draw your attention to Associate Professor of History and Foo Hai Fellow in Buddhist Studies Jack Meng-Tat Chia’s new essay collection, Dongnanya fayin: Xinjiapo fojiao yanjiu lunji《東南亞法音：新加坡佛教研究論集》(Southeast Asia’s Dharma: Essays on Buddhism in Singapore), published by Boyoung Culture (博揚文化) this year as part …
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Ancient India: Living Traditions
As Mark Twain said, “India is the cradle of the human race, birthplace of human speech, mother of history, the grandmother of legend, and great-grandmother of tradition.” Ancient India, with its vast cultural, spiritual, and artistic heritage, has played a crucial role in shaping the course of human civilization. It …
Assistant/Associate Professor, Art History Position
The Art History Minor is one of the top ranked programme in the field internationally and is housed in the Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS). The Minor and its sister Visual Cultures Minor (Department of Communications and New Media) are articulated with the Visual Arts …
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NUS Asia Research Institute receives S$3 million gift to establish the Nalanda Endowed Professorship in India-China Studies
Gifted by the Nalanda Library Fund Limited, the Professorship will promote research and education in India-China relations.
NUS Singapore History Prize doubles from S$50,000 to S$100,000
A second ‘Arts and Multimedia’ category has also been created to recognise deserving works in non-print media in addition to books.
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.