THE latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by subject placed NUS 8th in the world for Engineering and Technology. The University was ranked among the world’s top 20 in four subjects – Business and Economics; Computer Science; Engineering and Technology; and Physical Sciences. NUS also improved its performance in the fields of Arts […]

THE National University of Singapore (NUS) and PSA Corporation Limited (PSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to develop Human Capital in advanced port technologies and intelligent systems to support the growth of the port industry. The new Tuas port will leverage automation technologies and intelligent interconnected systems to enhance terminal productivity and optimise […]

AT the prestigious NUS Alumni Awards 2017 held on 23 November, 15 alumni were recognised for their outstanding achievements and contributions. Held biennially, the Awards recognise alumni who have excelled locally and internationally, and have made significant contributions to the University and society. The Awards were presented in three categories, namely the Eminent Alumni Award, […]

TWO researchers from NUS Engineering are among the ten outstanding innovators from the region in MIT Technology Review’s “Innovators Under 35” Asia 2018 list. They are: The young innovators honoured are trailblazers in their fields and are leading the next generation of technological breakthroughs. Dr Feng is recognised for his work on “Enabling computers to […]

Industrial Design student wins honourable mention at the Global Grad Show, the acclaimed annual exhibition of life-changing inventions from graduates of the world's leading design and technology universities.

SIX Faculty members have been named among the world’s most highly cited researchers in the latest 2017 Highly Cited Researchers report published by Clarivate Analytics.

The nature-inspired robot could one day substitute traditional autonomous underwater vehicles Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created MantaDroid, an aquatic robot that emulates the swimming locomotion of manta rays. The robotic manta ray, which swims at the speed of twice its body length per second and can operate for up to […]

PROFESSOR Philip Liu Li-Fan, Vice President for Research and Technology, as well as a distinguished professor from NUS Civil & Environmental Engineering, was recently presented the inaugural ‘Hamaguchi Award’ for his outstanding achievement and contribution to tsunami and coastal disaster resilience technology. The award presentation took place on 1 November 2017 in Japan. Among his […]

Assistant Professor Chen Po-Yen from NUS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and his team developed a new technology that can be used to make smart protective clothing material. By integrating elastomer, a natural or synthetic polymer that is highly elastic, with structured two dimensional (2D) material films like graphene oxide, the team’s innovation – a bilayer […]

After five years of research, Professor Wang Chi-Hwa and his team from NUS Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering found a way to turn animal waste into synthesis gas (syngas), a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to produce electricity, and biochar to treat water.

The NUS Greater Good Series “SMART Engineering: Smart City. IOT. Manufacturing” was held at Four Seasons Hotel on 3 October 2017. This is the second year that NUS Engineering has participated in the event which saw a turnout of more than 150 guests. Organised by the NUS Development Office, the Greater Good Series aims to […]

PROFESSOR Lim Chwee Teck from NUS Biomedical Engineering is the first full-time professor to be conferred the NUS Society (NUSS) Professorship. Prof Lim is also the Principal Investigator at the NUS Mechanobiology Institute and Faculty Fellow at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research & Technology. “It is such a privilege to be the first Professor from […]