Sociology and Anthropology @ NUS
Latest News and Highlights
Congratulations to Dr Lau Ting Hui for winning the Virchow Prize (2024)
👏 Congratulations to Dr Lau Ting Hui on receiving the Virchow Prize (2024) for her paper, “The afterlife of ‘doing medicine’: Birth planning, chronic illness, and regeneration among the Lisu on the China–Myanmar border,” published in Medical Anthropology Quarterly. Based on long-term ethnographic research with Indigenous Lisu communities in the Nu River Valley, Dr Lau’s work examines the enduring impacts of China’s Birth Planning Policy and how experiences of chronic illness and care continue to shape memories of loss, survival, and regeneration. This award recognition highlights the power of ethnography to illuminate the long-term consequences of health policies and state interventions.
Congratulations to Prof Feng Qiushi
👏 Congratulations to Prof Feng Qiushi on his well-deserved promotion to Full Professorship!
Congratulations to Dr Noorman Abdullah, Dr Lau Ting Hui and Dr Jennifer Estes!
👏 The ATEA recognises achievements in teaching, including instruction, educational design, assessment and feedback, as well as wider adoption of good practices in these areas through leadership and support of other colleagues. ATEA also recognises achievements in developing innovative technology-enhanced learning through thoughtful integration of appropriate technology with teaching. Join us in congratulating the winners: Dr Noorman Abdullah (individual award), Dr Lau Ting Hui (individual award) and Dr Jennifer Estes (team award). Dr Jennifer Estes is also placed on Honour Roll.
Congratulations to Wang Liurong for winning the Graduate Students' Teaching Award (GSTA)
👏 The Graduate Student Teaching Awards (GSTA) recognise outstanding tutors and affirm our commitment to teaching excellence. Join us in congratulating Wang Liurong on her achievement in winning the Graduate Students' Teaching Award for Semester 1, 2025-2026!
Study Abroad Student Highlight: Ziyan Tejani
With a keen interest to experience politics and international relations from within the heart of Southeast Asia, Ziyan Tejani from Macquarie University of Australia, embarked on a study-abroad semester with NUS under the NUS Non-Graduating programme.
Read his interview on his exchange experience in Singapore and a quote about the course SC3205 Sociology of Power: Who Gets To Rule?
Congratulations to Su Yaxuan for winning the Wenner-Gren Dissertation Grant
👏 Congratulations to Su Yaxuan, a PhD candidate in Anthropology, on being awarded the highly competitive and prestigious international Wenner-Gren Dissertation Grant. This outstanding achievement reflects the significance and excellence of her research.
