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Building a regional marine research nexus centred in Singapore
As Singapore’s marine science community celebrates 20 years of prolific research on St John’s Island, the St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, hosted and operated by NUS, gears up to play a larger regional role in marine science research and education. Under the refreshed vision, the laboratory will also spearhead regional partnerships to conserve and rehabilitate regional oceans and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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Hope and fear:
Debating innovation for climate action
Innovation, particularly by disruptive new ventures, is touted to be critical to our climate response efforts. But are we innovating fast enough, at large enough scale or in the right ways? This was the focus of a recent Oxford-style debate organised by NUS Enterprise’s Innovation with Societal Impact, which brought together educators, policymakers and entrepreneurs in the sustainability field to explore the proposition: “The world can innovate fast enough to reverse the effects of climate change”.
The event was among a series of initiatives by the NUS Community to raise awareness, foster community, and enhance dialogue surrounding climate action issues, in conjunction with Singapore’s Climate Action Week 2022.
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RESEARCH: Creating Sustainable Impact
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New NUS Research Centre on Sustainable Urban Farming seeks high-tech solutions to boost Singapore’s food securityThe centre brings together interdisciplinary experts – such as plant and food scientists, engineers and computer scientists – to develop novel solutions for urban farming. Read More ›
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New mapping tool to support the search for high-quality nature-based carbon creditsJointly developed by the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions, this first-of-its-kind interactive mapping software will support the prospecting, development and management of nature-based carbon credit projects worldwide. Read More › |
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OCBC-NUS study to look into what would make Singaporeans buy electric vehiclesThis will be Singapore’s largest dedicated study to understand the factors that best influence the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). It aims to uncover nudges that best push consumers to make the switch to EVs. Read More › |
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INNOVATION: Sparking Sustainable Enterprise
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Meet the sustainability entrepreneurs turning trash to treasureWith Singapore’s only landfill fast filling up, two entrepreneurs from NUS have made it their mission to divert as much waste as they can away from it, by turning one man’s trash into another man’s treasure. Read More › |
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EDUCATION: Developing Talent in Sustainability
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NUS offers meteorology and climate science minor to build up local expertiseThe course offered by the Department of Physics – the first of its kind here – will provide an introduction to the complex field of weather and climate, and help to groom local talents in the field of climate science. Learn More › |
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OPERATIONS: Building a Sustainable Campus
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Rounding Up 2021 EffortsNUS has set ambitious targets in its Campus Sustainability Roadmap 2030, and has recently published an update of the progress made in 2021 for its three key sustainability programmes – Carbon Neutral NUS, Cool NUS Living Lab and Zero Waste NUS. Learn More › |
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Transforming campus mobility through electrificationIn line with the University’s commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, NUS will fully electrify its Internal Shuttle Bus fleet by end 2022, and its in-house vehicle fleet by 2030. Learn More › |
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ENGAGEMENT: Fostering a Culture of Sustainability
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NUS students come up with recycling method for medicine stripsUnder a student initiative called the Green Doctors Programme, a group of engineering students came up with a chemical recycling method to separate plastic from aluminium in used pharmaceutical blister packaging to salvage both components. Read More › |
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Coming together to make a difference all year round with NUS CaresFrom tree planting to coastal clean-ups, NUS students, staff and alumni pitched in to do their part for environmental conservation under NUS Cares, a university-wide movement to encourage the NUS Community to give back to society. Read More › |
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