NUS

NUS introduces minor in criminal justice after strong uptake of related courses

The criminal justice programme will begin in Semester 2 of the 2026/2027 academic year.

ST More than Grades

Born with hearing loss, Singapore Rhodes scholar spotlights disability through theatre

NUS theatre studies graduate, Jade Ow, 24, was born with moderate to severe deafness, and faced many challenges growing up.

Three NUS students build AI tool to tackle teachers’ marking load, give quality feedback

The AI-assisted marking tool, Ren, was built by NUS students (from left) Natasha Koh, Wong Eu En and Justin Cheah.

NUS names professorship after liver pathology pioneer Aileen Wee

Pathologist Aileen Wee hopes the professorship will benefit scholars who are actively pursuing research “to uncover some of the many unknowns in the diseased liver for the betterment of patients”.

NUS researchers develop novel oral vaccine to protect farmed fish from deadly virus

The oral vaccine developed by researchers from the National University of Singapore can be mixed into fish feed, providing an effective and easy-to-administer solution to boost immunity against the nervous necrosis virus.

What’s the average night-time temperature in S’pore bedrooms? A muggy 28 deg C, says new study

In Perspective

Want to be heat-resilient? Short bouts of exercise outdoors may help more than blasting air-con

Short doses of heat exposure while exercising can increase one’s physical capacity to withstand humid heat, said Jason Lee, associate professor and director of the Heat Resilience and Performance Centre at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine.

Muted coral spawning in Singapore in 2026 may reflect lower resilience across reef

The Diploastrea brain coral in Pulau Satumu were among the species that spawned in 2026.

NUS falls to 10th place while NTU retains 12th spot in latest global university rankings

Singapore is one of only four countries represented in the global top 10 of the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings 2026, alongside UK, US and Switzerland.

New research centre to turn trash at Singapore’s sole landfill on Semakau into treasure

Singapore has launched a research centre to give Semakau Landfill a new lease of life.

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