Congratulations to Assistant Professor Sureshkumar Muthukumaran (NUS History), Associate Professor Benjamin Schupmann (NUS Political Science), Assistant Professor Bei Hu (NUS Chinese Studies), Assistant Professor Ting Hui Lau (NUS Sociology and Anthropology), and Assistant Professor Jennifer Yip (NUS History), for winning the FASS 2025 Award for Excellent Researcher (awarded to Assoc Profs Muthukumaran and Schupmann), and the FASS 2025 Award for Promising Researcher (awarded to Asst Profs Hu, Lau, and Yip)!

The Award for Excellent Researcher (AER) is presented to researchers based on the overall impact and strength of their research. The successful researcher has achieved consistent research excellence and/or produced a piece of research work of great impact. They should be recognized by the research community as having achieved significant breakthroughs or outstanding accomplishments.

• Read about Assoc Prof Muthukumaran’s projects and plans here.
• Read about Assoc Prof Schupmann’s projects and plans here.

The Award for Promising Researcher (APR) is presented to researchers within five years of obtaining their PhD. The successful researcher has produced research that shows potential impact and promise. This research work should have been initiated, or carried out independently, by the nominee.

• Read about Asst Prof Hu’s projects and plans here.
• Read about Asst Prof Lau’s projects and plans here.
• Read about Asst Prof Yip’s projects and plans here.