Highlights
Education
Sustainability goes beyond the classroom
This World Sustainability Day, we spotlight how immersive learning equips students to protect our natural world. As part of the Faculty of Science' Science Summer Institute, the Department of Biological Sciences brought senior STEM undergrads from across the region to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve to discover how mangroves protect coastlines, support biodiversity and store carbon. Watch the reel to see the action!
Leaderrship
Three historic universities, one sustainable future
At the recent S3 Sustainability Forum, NUS, Fudan University and Korea University united their shared 120-year legacies and committed to deepen their partnerships to tackle climate change together.
Award
NUS Libraries receives green library recognition
NUS Libraries has been conferred a Special Recognition under the IFLA Green Library Award, which recognises it for showing impact in advancing sustainability in the library sector and serving as an outstanding example for others.
Launch
NUS Sustainability Report 2025
The latest edition offers fresh stories of how the university is making a difference in environmental and climate-related sustainability, presented in a digital format.
Events
30 Oct 4pm-5.30pm
NUS Sustainability Academy
Public Briefing: COP30 Outcomes & The Road to COP 31 Antalya Turkiye
4 Nov 1pm-2.15pm
IPUR
Seminar: The Arc of Nuclear Safety Perceptions in Japan - From the Fukushima Accident to Today
4 Nov 1.30pm-10pm
MEM
MEM25: Honouring the Past, Shaping the Future, with 3rd edition of the Environmental Management Leadership Lecture (EMLL)
4 Nov 4.30pm-5.45pm
APCEL x EWBCLB
Book Launch: The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Private Law [Register by 2 Nov]
28 Nov 9am-12pm
LKYSPP Institute of Governance and Leadership x IUEC
Workshop for tertiary students: Can You Govern Green Public Policy Workshop [Register by 1 Nov]
30 Nov 9am-5pm
NUS Cities
NUS Cities Symposium 2026: Dynamic Governance in the Age of Disruptions
News
OUR
PRIORITIES
To drive sustainability through learning, innovation, influence and action that creates lasting impact
• Education
• Research
• Campus
• Leadership
By the
Numbers
• Education
>530
sustainability-centric
courses across curriculum
16
master’s degrees
in sustainability
~60
major, minors and specialisations across undergrad education related to at least one SDG
• Research
30%
of our faculty took part in sustainability research
$248mil
competitive funding for sustainability research
• Campus
73%
reuse rate at campus drinks stalls through BYO campaign
10.2MWp
of campus solar photovoltaic capacity commissioned
7 ktCO2e
of carbon emission reduction projects carried out from 2021-2024
68%
of target to plant 100,000 trees on campus by 2030 achieved
