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NUS tops Asian universities in subject rankings again

ST20250610_202535200642/pixgenerics/Brian Teo/Generic NUS students having a graduation photo shoot at the UTown campus on June 10, 2025. Can be used for stories on NUS, singapore universities, tertiary education, lifelong learning, young adults, graduates, graduate employment survey, job hunt, employability, job market. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
ST20250610_202535200642/pixgenerics/Brian Teo/Generic NUS students having a graduation photo shoot at the UTown campus on June 10, 2025. Can be used for stories on NUS, singapore universities, tertiary education, lifelong learning, young adults, graduates, graduate employment survey, job hunt, employability, job market. ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO

NUS launches first sports-themed student hostel Valour House

Located next to the university’s sports centre, Valour House offers access to a wide range of sporting facilities.
Located next to the university’s sports centre, Valour House offers access to a wide range of sporting facilities.

Breast cancer deaths fall in S’pore despite more cases, thanks to earlier diagnoses and better treatment

The study showed that the number of breast cancer cases in Singapore rose from 41.58 per 100,000 women in 1990 to 62.33 per 100,000 women in 2023.
The study showed that the number of breast cancer cases in Singapore rose from 41.58 per 100,000 women in 1990 to 62.33 per 100,000 women in 2023.

NUS students, staff touch down in S’pore after being stranded in S. Africa amid global travel chaos

The group's return trip, originally scheduled for March 2 via Doha in Qatar, was affected by recent developments in the Middle East.
The group's return trip, originally scheduled for March 2 via Doha in Qatar, was affected by recent developments in the Middle East.

Predicting public opinion, preserving historical texts: New NUS centre marries humanities with AI

NUS's Centre for Computational Social Science and Humanities deputy director Assoc Prof Miguel Escobar Varela (right) and co-director Professor Atreyi Kankanhalli.
NUS's Centre for Computational Social Science and Humanities deputy director Assoc Prof Miguel Escobar Varela (right) and co-director Professor Atreyi Kankanhalli.

NUS Medicine launches new integrated nursing-informatics degree programme

(L-R) Alexandra Hospital senior staff nurse Leo Wong, Associate Professor Lydia Lau, deputy head of undergraduate education at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies under NUS Medicine,  and Ms Theresa Samy, assistant director of nursing for nursing informatics at the National University Hospital. NUS Medicine is launching a concurrent degree programme that combines the existing Bachelor of Science in Nursing honours programme and the Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics.
(L-R) Alexandra Hospital senior staff nurse Leo Wong, Associate Professor Lydia Lau, deputy head of undergraduate education at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies under NUS Medicine,  and Ms Theresa Samy, assistant director of nursing for nursing informatics at the National University Hospital. NUS Medicine is launching a concurrent degree programme that combines the existing Bachelor of Science in Nursing honours programme and the Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics.

Back to school for Lions coach Gavin Lee, who shares lessons at Victoria JC

Lions head coach Gavin Lee (maroon top) and winger Glenn Kweh (dark blue top) taking a wefie with student Clarence Kuan during an engagement session at Victoria Junior College on Feb 23, 2026.
Lions head coach Gavin Lee (maroon top) and winger Glenn Kweh (dark blue top) taking a wefie with student Clarence Kuan during an engagement session at Victoria Junior College on Feb 23, 2026.

‘Gunmen’ storm NUS in anti-terror drill Exercise Heartbeat

The Police Tactical Unit apprehend terrorists in a simulated attack at the counter-terrorism exercise Heartbeat at NUS Utown  on Feb 13, 2026.
The Police Tactical Unit apprehend terrorists in a simulated attack at the counter-terrorism exercise Heartbeat at NUS Utown  on Feb 13, 2026.

Promising longevity molecule may help defend against Alzheimer’s disease: NUS Medicine study

jtaging - Dr Sheeja Navakkode and Prof Brian Kennedy, in the Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme’s laboratory.

CREDIT: NUS MEDICINE
jtaging - Dr Sheeja Navakkode and Prof Brian Kennedy, in the Healthy Longevity Translational Research Programme’s laboratory.

CREDIT: NUS MEDICINE

Tourist crowds stabilise at NUS and NTU a year after tightening of visitor rules

Visitors at NUS' University Town during a student-led guided tour on Feb 5.
Visitors at NUS' University Town during a student-led guided tour on Feb 5.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.