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NUS Enterprise launches new AI platform to speed up research commercialisation, rebrands as NUSX

NUS Enterprise says its platform can analyse patents, assess licensing potential against market evidence, and flag potential licensees based on fit.

NUS chairman Hsieh Fu Hua to step down, hand reins to former civil service head Leo Yip

NUS chairman Hsieh Fu Hua (left) will be succeeded by former civil service chief Leo Yip.

New $60m marine science institute launched to help Singapore, region with ocean challenges

The launch of the National Institute for Marine and Ocean Sciences comes as several changes are expected in Singapore’s sea spaces.

NUS researchers use magnetic pulses to turn cancer-promoting immune cells into cancer fighters

(From left) National University of Singapore researchers Viresh Krishnan Sukumar, Alex Tai and Alfredo Franco-Obregon have successfully used this approach for targeted breast cancer therapy without the use of chemotherapy.

2 free children’s books bring Singapore’s past to life through kaya toast and ice-cream bread

Children’s books Bo’ Hou And The Grand Feast (left) introduces traditional Hainanese food such as mooncake ge bia while My Ice Cream Uncle spotlights roadside ice-cream hawkers.

Graduates can stay confident that S’pore is still creating jobs amid tighter job market: Ong Ye Kung

Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Ong Ye Kung’s remarks come as the proportion of graduates who secured employment six months after graduation declined from 92.9 per cent in 2023 to 88.9 per cent in 2025.

Need help caring for grandma? Undergrads create the Ahma app to help caregivers

NUS computer science students (from left) Andrew Soon, Aishwarya Goyal, Abhishek Paranjape and Hazel Low designed the Ahma app to support caregivers.

Singapore-based research network appointed WHO collaborating centre for clinical trials

Mo Yin, director of Advancing Clinical Evidence in Infectious Diseases, speaking at a ceremony officially announcing the WHO appointment on Aug 31.

Faishal Ibrahim in discussions to return to academia: NUS

Former acting minister-in-charge of Muslim affairs Faishal Ibrahim resigned from political office and as an MP on July 20.

NUS researchers find drug that turns off ‘master switch’ in aggressive breast cancer

NUS Centre for Cancer Research assistant professor Alan Prem Kumar (centre, foreground) with researchers (background, from left) Cai Wanpei, Lam Hiu Yan and Xianning Lai, who found that a targeted drug that can block a ‘master switch’ that drives tumour growth in triple negative breast cancer.

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