A student team from the NUS Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has been recognised at the Global Sustainability Challenge (GSC) organised by the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. The team comprises Hiew Wing Yian, a PhD student from NUS CEE, and Lai Jun

On 7 January 2026, CDE commemorated the signing of a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between the HTX (Home Team Science & Technology Agency) and the Singapore Police Force (SPF). The MOU was signed by Dean of CDE Prof Teo Kie Leong, Mr Tsan Chan, Chief Executive Officer at HTX, and Mr Alvin Moh, Deputy Commissioner

We are pleased to announce that Dr Zhang Jingjing has been awarded the 2025 Lee Seng Lip Medal and Prize, in recognition of her outstanding doctoral research and impactful contributions to the field of civil and environmental engineering.

We are pleased to announce that Dr Wang Le has been awarded the 2025 Yongnam Medal and Prize, in recognition of his outstanding doctoral research and significant contributions to the field of structural and materials engineering.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant threat to public health. Resistance occurs when bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites undergo genetic changes that protect them from the effects of antimicrobial agents. For example, proteins targeted by antimicrobial agents may undergo changes that essentially ‘hide’ them from the antimicrobial agents. Alternatively, the microbes will develop protective or

Plastic is not just a convenience of everyday life. It has quietly become one of our greatest environmental challenges. Among its insidious forms, microplastics (tiny plastic fragments less than 5 mm in size) are emerging as a pervasive pollutant, found not only in our rivers, oceans and soils but in the water we drink, the

Prof. Jiangyong Hu, Director of the Center for Water Research at the National University of Singapore, was awarded Galaxy Award for Outstanding Organizational Partner by IUVA in this Sept. 2025 at IUVA World Congress in Lisbon, owning to her great efforts in advancing UV science and fostering regional and global partnership as a global leader

CWR researchers attended the 31st Joint KAIST-KU-NTU-NUS (KKNN) Symposium on Environmental Engineering, held on 3-5 September 2025 in Kyoto, Japan. Mr Sui Muhong was awarded the Best Oral Presentation. Mr Zhao Chendong and Ms Kho Jia Hui received the Best Poster Presentation Award.

CWR researcher, Ms Kho Jia Hui, won the Best Poster Award in 2025 IUVA Asian Pacific Regional Symposium held on 7-8 July 2025 in Singapore.