NUS News
Year in
Review
What went down in 2024,
as seen on NUS News.
NUS News
Year in
Review
What went down in 2024, as seen on NUS News.
A look at some of our top stories…
19 NUS programmes – including architecture and geography – were ranked among the top 10 globally
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NUS graduates were found to have strong employment prospects and higher starting salaries
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In 2024, 246 stories were published on NUS News.
That’s an average of nearly five a week – covering every facet of life in NUS, from turning back time in a lab to learning on the open seas. Here is our roundup of the stories worth revisiting, before the year is up.
Beyond the numbers are stories that inspire, intrigue, impact.
In 2024, NUS researchers were busy:
Unlocking human potential
Examining the link between diet and cancer risk
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Detecting diseases early by monitoring one’s skin
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Exploring ideas in the social sciences and humanities
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Detecting diseases early by monitoring one’s skin
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Exploring ideas in the social sciences and humanities
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Plumbing the mysteries of our world (and beyond)
Like how the world’s fittest cockroach crossed continents
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Or by taking part in the first space mission to study gravitational waves
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Creating a sustainable tomorrow
Developing solar cells with record-breaking power conversion efficiency
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Upcycling fish scales into useful materials
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Improving farming with an e-skin for plants
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Upcycling fish scales into useful materials
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Improving farming with an e-skin for plants
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Beyond the numbers are stories that inspire, intrigue, impact.
In 2024, NUS researchers were busy:
Unlocking human potential
Examining the link between diet and cancer risk
Read More︎︎︎
Detecting diseases early by monitoring one’s skin
Read More︎︎︎
Exploring ideas in the social sciences and humanities
Read More︎︎︎
Read More︎︎︎
Detecting diseases early by monitoring one’s skin
Read More︎︎︎
Exploring ideas in the social sciences and humanities
Read More︎︎︎
Plumbing the mysteries of our world (and beyond)
Like how the world’s fittest cockroach crossed continents
Read More︎︎︎
Or by taking part in the first space mission to study gravitational waves
Read More︎︎︎
Creating a sustainable tomorrow
Developing solar cells with record-breaking power conversion efficiency
Read More︎︎︎
Upcycling fish scales into useful materials
Read More︎︎︎
Improving farming with an e-skin for plants
Read More︎︎︎
Read More︎︎︎
Upcycling fish scales into useful materials
Read More︎︎︎
Improving farming with an e-skin for plants
Read More︎︎︎
Moving on to the classroom
(and out of it)…
Students this year saw the greater inclusion of arts in student life, a new initiative that brings out-of-classroom experiences to the fore, and chances aplenty to explore the world.
Postcards from around the world
Postcards from around the world
While we’re at it, check out our series on educators who have breathed life into classes in unique ways…
Lastly, here’s a look at what delighted, energised and united the NUS community in the past year.
2024’s notable birthday babies, from the new(er) kids on the block to nonagenarians…
2024’s notable birthday babies, from the new(er) kids on the block to nonagenarians…
While happenings of the non-birthday variety included an electrifying music and dance extravaganza, a large-scale sustainability festival, and a celebration centred on community spirit and kindness.
While happenings of the non-birthday variety included an electrifying music and dance extravaganza, a large-scale sustainability festival, and a celebration centred on community spirit and kindness.
That’s a wrap!
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