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Seven NUS academics have been conferred the National Medical Excellence Awards (NMEA) 2023. The NMEA is a national-level award that recognises outstanding clinicians and healthcare professionals who made outstanding contributions in advancing healthcare, improving the standards of patient safety, as well as driving research and education, which ultimately improve people’s lives.
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The NUS Enterprise Summer Programme in Entrepreneurship (NUSSP) 2023, held in July, garnered a record cohort of nearly 300 students from 20 countries. Hosted by NUS Enterprise and supported by longstanding partner Temasek Foundation, and esteemed collaborators, NUSSP 2023 offered a transformative experience in innovation and entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship
NUS has launched its inaugural NUS Sustainability CONNECT, the University’s first large-scale sustainability festival. The five-week festival from 25 August to 29 September 2023 will showcase a diverse spectrum of NUS’ thought leadership and expertise in sustainability.
Sustainability
NUS Law has announced a S$1.1 million gift from alumni, friends, philanthropists and members of the legal profession to establish the Chan Sek Keong Visiting Professorship in Public Law. The Professorship celebrates Mr Chan Sek Keong’s far-reaching contributions to the development of Singapore law, in particular public law, and also honours him as one of NUS Law’s most distinguished alumni.
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The policy initiatives announced at this year’s National Day Rally – housing, ageing and retirement – signal that the Government is attuned to the core concerns of key segments of Singaporeans. Dr Gillian Koh, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Governance and Economy at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, remarked that the larger spirit underpinning these moves will require contributions from all.
Social expectations leading to social pressures surrounding weddings can be stressful for couples getting married. Dr Tan Poh Lin, Senior Research Fellow from the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, commented that having couples jump through fewer hoops may inspire more couples to pull the trigger on marriage and help them stay together longer. And online marriage registrations could help in making that possible.
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