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On 9 August 1965, Singapore separated from Malaysia and gained its independence. To commemorate the country’s sovereignty, National Day is celebrated annually on 9 August with a National Day Parade and the prime minister’s address. The events are broadcasted across local channels, in the country’s four national languages, for the public’s free viewing. While Singapore’s […]
The Temasek Foundation – National University of Singapore Leadership Enrichment and Regional Networking (TF-NUS LEaRN) programme is the first LEaRN programme to be held in-person since 2019 in line with the resumption of physical activities following the COVID-19 pandemic.
The annual Awards pay tribute to those who are trailblazers in their fields and have made sterling contributions to NUS, Singapore, and the global community.
The Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS) was formed on 1 August 2000, bringing together Singapore Zoological Gardens, Jurong Bird Park, and Night Safari. This merger paved the way for greater effectiveness in conserving biodiversity in the country, in collaboration with other Southeast Asian organisations and institutions, through self-funded initiatives. Even though the WRS celebrates and inspires […]
NUS Economics’ Associate Professor Jessica Pan – whose recent work focused on gender differences in labour market and educational outcomes, the labour market effects of immigration, and the economics of higher education – has received a Young Researcher Award by the University.
In ‘Commentary: From fighting climate change to illnesses — why mangroves are worth celebrating’ (Today, July 2022), Associate Professor Daniel Friess (NUS Geography and Deputy Director of the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions) discusses ten reasons to celebrate mangroves for International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on 26 July. He notes […]
In conjunction with the United Nations’ International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on 26 July, mangrove expert and geographer Associate Professor Daniel Friess (NUS Geography) diaries a day in his life as a researcher in an Eco-Business article.
Undergraduate Friedel Wong (NUS Sociology) explores why there is an “unhealthy obsession with grades” in Singapore universities, and what it would take to move beyond grades.
On 27 July 2019, Channel NewsAsia (CNA) Insider featured a video article on Ms Bay Song Lin, who works as a medical illustrator at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. Ms Bay creates graphics and animations of human anatomical structures to enhance the learning experience for students in the faculty. For example, […]
Beware the pitfalls of making lectures ‘interesting’
In ‘Beware the pitfalls of making lectures “interesting” and focus on curiosity instead’ (Times Higher Education, 27 July 2022), Dr Lee Li Neng, senior lecturer at the NUS Department of Psychology, warns educators against getting caught in a never-ending loop of shinier and shinier edutainment. Dr Lee argues that educators face three challenges when they […]