Highlights
AWARD
NUS Libraries receives green library recognition
NUS Libraries has been conferred a Special Recognition under the IFLA Green Library Award, which recognises a project that has shown systematic, impactful efforts in advancing sustainability in the library sector and serves as an outstanding example for others.
Launch
The Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Private Law
Join the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Centre's launch on 4 Nov of a scholarly book put together by world-leading experts. Register by 2 Nov.
Course
Sustainable Project Financing
A two-day course by Sustainable and Green Finance Institute for professionals driving organisational sustainability or looking to accelerate their career in the green sector. Register by 11 Nov.
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
21 – 23 Oct
CFI
CFI Annual Symposium: Adapting Cities for Coastal and Flood Resilience
23 Oct 4pm-6.30pm
NUS SAVE x NUS ECE Club
Sustainable Data Centres: A Conversation with Prof Lee Poh Seng
24 Oct 9am-11am
NUS SAVE
Invasive Species Management
24 Oct 3pm-6pm
NUS CAT Club
Speak for Sustainability: Sustainable Advocacy & Public Speaking Workshop
24 Oct 9am-12pm
NUS SAVE
Sort and Pack with Re:Nue | Volunteer with NUS SAVE [For NUS students]
27 Oct 7pm-8.30pm
RV Climate Cafe
Crosswinds Climate Chat [For NUS students]
28 Oct 1.30pm-3pm
ISEAS x Asia Competitiveness Institute
Energy, Trade and Geopolitics: Building Resilience in Southeast Asia Seminar
4 Nov 1pm-2.15pm
IPUR
The Arc of Nuclear Safety Perceptions in Japan - From the Fukushima Accident to Today Seminar
4 Nov 1.30pm-10pm
MEM
MEM25: Honouring the Past, Shaping the Future, with 3rd edition of the Environmental Management Leadership Lecture (EMLL)
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
