NUS Research

From blue skies research defining emergent fields, to problem-driven research addressing global needs, NUS' researchers pursue ideas inspired by the unknown, to push what is possible.

NUS Research

From blue skies research defining emergent fields, to problem-driven research addressing global needs, NUS' researchers pursue ideas inspired by the unknown, to push what is possible.

Our Research
Capabilities

Our researchers are embedded within the University's vast research ecosystem, which includes Schools and Faculties, research institutes and centres, corporate laboratories, joint laboratories, research consortia and Research Centres of Excellence.

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NUS Research
Community

Connect with our researchers and learn more about their ideas, discoveries and innovations.

Our Research Community
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Humanities and Society

Big Tech Doesn’t Just Build the Tools. It Shapes the Rules
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Advanced Materials

Do These Batteries Have the Power To Challenge the Lithium-Ion Reign?
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Health and Biomedical Sciences

Lymphatic Gridlock: Cholesterol in Lymphoedema Progression
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AI and Digital Trust

Forget Cell Towers. Tomorrow’s Base Station May Be Outside Your Window
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Advanced Materials

MOF Membranes Could Slash Industry Energy Use – If They Leave the Lab
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Humanities and Society

Selling Science: What Quantum Scientists Really Think About Hype
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Advanced Materials

Toxic Phenol Clean-Up Has High Eco-Costs. New Biocatalyst Offers a Solution
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Humanities and Society

Where Does Corruption Bite Hardest? These Public Services Suffer The Biggest Slowdowns
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Sustainable Future

Mapping the Heat We Feel: A City-Scale Model for Cooler Neighbourhoods
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Sustainable Future

New Jacked-Up Formula Promises To Put More Pea Protein on Shelves
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Health and Biomedical Sciences

What Zebrafish Can Teach Us About Alcohol Addiction

From the
NUS Research
Community

Connect with our researchers and learn more about their ideas, discoveries and innovations.

Our Research Community
Illustration of an official signing an 'Innovation Without Barriers Act' already signed by three tech company CEOs

Humanities and Society

Big Tech Doesn’t Just Build the Tools. It Shapes the Rules
1_Zinc metal batteries_cover (mobile) compressed

Advanced Materials

Do These Batteries Have the Power To Challenge the Lithium-Ion Reign?
1_Lymphoedema cover v2 (mobile)

Health and Biomedical Sciences

Lymphatic Gridlock: Cholesterol in Lymphoedema Progression
Static cover (16x9)

AI and Digital Trust

Forget Cell Towers. Tomorrow’s Base Station May Be Outside Your Window
1_MOF-cover-(mobile)

Advanced Materials

MOF Membranes Could Slash Industry Energy Use – If They Leave the Lab
1. Hype_Cover (16x9)

Humanities and Society

Selling Science: What Quantum Scientists Really Think About Hype
Li Jun_Cover (16x9)-compressed

Advanced Materials

Toxic Phenol Clean-Up Has High Eco-Costs. New Biocatalyst Offers a Solution
corruption cover image 16x9

Humanities and Society

Where Does Corruption Bite Hardest? These Public Services Suffer The Biggest Slowdowns
1. Yuan Chao_Cover (16x9)-compressed

Sustainable Future

Mapping the Heat We Feel: A City-Scale Model for Cooler Neighbourhoods
1_Pea protein cover (mobile)-compressed

Sustainable Future

New Jacked-Up Formula Promises To Put More Pea Protein on Shelves
1_Zebrafish cover-16x9

Health and Biomedical Sciences

What Zebrafish Can Teach Us About Alcohol Addiction
partnership

Global Partnerships

At NUS, we create synergies that cross boundaries by teaming up with government, industry and leading academic partners in Singapore and around the world. Such partnerships play an important role in helping NUS inventions make the transition from the laboratory to the marketplace.

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Office of the Deputy President
(Research and Technology)

The Office of the Deputy President (Research and Technology) oversees NUS' research administration matters, including research compliance and integrity, grant administration, strategic initiatives, industry engagement and research communications. The NUS Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and the Institutional Review Board are also incorporated into ODPRT.  

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Our Sustainability
Commitment

NUS is dedicated to sustainable development and global climate initiatives. We both contribute, and implement, solutions derived from research and interdisciplinary collaboration. Our goal is to enhance Singapore's research capabilities, and transform the campus into a living laboratory, to testbed innovations and incubate technologies.

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What's On

seminar

Membranes: Beyond Barriers, Toward Scalable Solutions.

National University of Singapore (NUS)

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conference

Analytics for X 2026

Innovation 4.0, 3 Research Link, Singapore 117602

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conference

MEI Annual Conference 2026

Orchard Hotel Singapore
442 Orchard Rd, Singapore 238879

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