NUS Research

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.

Research Ecosystem

NUS Sustainable Futures

Campus as a Living Lab (CALL@NUS)

Shared Research Facilities

From the
NUS Research
Community

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

Our Research Community

Smart Nation

The Next-Gen Computer Hardware We Needed Yesterday

Health Innovation

Rebalancing Metabolism: A New RNA Therapy for Fatty Liver Disease

Ignite Issue 02

The Bioeconomy, Reengineered

Ignite Issue 02

Micro Factories for Fine Chemical Production

Ignite Issue 02

Governing Nature-based Solutions in Southeast Asia

Ignite Issue 02

Nature's Prescription: Reimagining Medicine with Engineered Biology

Smart Nation

Best of Both Worlds: Using AI and Physics To Predict 3D Protein Structures

Health Innovation

TPA2PyBu: a New Tool in the Antibiotic Arsenal

Materials Research

Fully π-Conjugated Carbon Nanobelts: Synthetic Breakthroughs and Electronic Innovation

Sustainability

A Simple Strategy for Boosting CO₂ Reduction

Social Science

Black-Owned Restaurants in US See Surge in Food Delivery After Black Lives Matter Movement

Materials Research

Designing Soft Magnetic Materials for Soft Robotics and Wearables

Social Science

Most Childless Older Individuals in Singapore Experience Similar Well-Being to Their Peers With Children

Materials Research

Revolutionising Heat Transfer With Hydrodynamic Moiré Fluidic Superlattices

Materials Research

Fluid-Like Electron Flow in Graphene Can Power Ultra-Fast Terahertz Sensors

Sustainability

Sustainable Synthesis: Producing L-tyrosine from CO₂ Reduction and Microbial Fermentation

Sustainability

Over Half of Surveyed Protected Areas in Southeast Asia Fail to Curb Deforestation

Sustainability

Green Chemistry Breakthrough: Iron Catalysis Unlocks New Pathway to Z-alkenes

Sustainability

One-Pot Photochemical Strategy for the Synthesis of Alkenes and Key Intermediates

Smart Nation

Improving Cancer Treatment Assessment with AI

Smart Nation

Soft Fibre Electronics for Seamless Integration in Wearable Technologies

Health Innovation

Innovative DNA Origami Modulates Cell Signalling for Arthritis Treatment

Materials Research

Breaking the Quantum Cutoff with Tunnelling Electrons

Materials Research

All-In-One Imaging Sensor that Spans X-Ray to Near-Infrared Wavelengths

Sustainability

Fine-Tuning Plant Responses to Stress

Materials Research

Breakthrough in Silicon-Compatible Antiferromagnetic Materials for Next Generation Computing

Health Innovation

Novel Antibiotic Candidate to Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Mycobacteria

Sustainability

Evaluating Land-Based Mitigation Strategies for Achieving 2°C Climate Targets

Sustainability

Radical Polymer Membrane for Wastewater Treatment

Health Innovation

Stapled Relaxin-3 Analogs Found To Mediate Biased Signaling

Materials Research

Unveiling the Remarkable Properties of Black Phosphorus: A Breakthrough Discovery in Spintronics

Materials Research

Advancements in Material Design for High-Performance Spintronic Memory Devices

From the
NUS Research
Community

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

Our Research Community

Smart Nation

The Next-Gen Computer Hardware We Needed Yesterday

Health Innovation

Rebalancing Metabolism: A New RNA Therapy for Fatty Liver Disease

Ignite Issue 02

The Bioeconomy, Reengineered

Ignite Issue 02

Micro Factories for Fine Chemical Production

Ignite Issue 02

Governing Nature-based Solutions in Southeast Asia

Ignite Issue 02

Nature's Prescription: Reimagining Medicine with Engineered Biology

Smart Nation

Best of Both Worlds: Using AI and Physics To Predict 3D Protein Structures

Health Innovation

TPA2PyBu: a New Tool in the Antibiotic Arsenal

Materials Research

Fully π-Conjugated Carbon Nanobelts: Synthetic Breakthroughs and Electronic Innovation

Sustainability

A Simple Strategy for Boosting CO₂ Reduction

Social Science

Black-Owned Restaurants in US See Surge in Food Delivery After Black Lives Matter Movement

Materials Research

Designing Soft Magnetic Materials for Soft Robotics and Wearables

Social Science

Most Childless Older Individuals in Singapore Experience Similar Well-Being to Their Peers With Children

Materials Research

Revolutionising Heat Transfer With Hydrodynamic Moiré Fluidic Superlattices

Materials Research

Fluid-Like Electron Flow in Graphene Can Power Ultra-Fast Terahertz Sensors

Sustainability

Sustainable Synthesis: Producing L-tyrosine from CO₂ Reduction and Microbial Fermentation

Sustainability

Over Half of Surveyed Protected Areas in Southeast Asia Fail to Curb Deforestation

Sustainability

Green Chemistry Breakthrough: Iron Catalysis Unlocks New Pathway to Z-alkenes

Sustainability

One-Pot Photochemical Strategy for the Synthesis of Alkenes and Key Intermediates

Smart Nation

Improving Cancer Treatment Assessment with AI

Smart Nation

Soft Fibre Electronics for Seamless Integration in Wearable Technologies

Health Innovation

Innovative DNA Origami Modulates Cell Signalling for Arthritis Treatment

Materials Research

Breaking the Quantum Cutoff with Tunnelling Electrons

Materials Research

All-In-One Imaging Sensor that Spans X-Ray to Near-Infrared Wavelengths

Sustainability

Fine-Tuning Plant Responses to Stress

Materials Research

Breakthrough in Silicon-Compatible Antiferromagnetic Materials for Next Generation Computing

Health Innovation

Novel Antibiotic Candidate to Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Mycobacteria

Sustainability

Evaluating Land-Based Mitigation Strategies for Achieving 2°C Climate Targets

Sustainability

Radical Polymer Membrane for Wastewater Treatment

Health Innovation

Stapled Relaxin-3 Analogs Found To Mediate Biased Signaling

Materials Research

Unveiling the Remarkable Properties of Black Phosphorus: A Breakthrough Discovery in Spintronics

Materials Research

Advancements in Material Design for High-Performance Spintronic Memory Devices

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.

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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22Jan

conference

CIL International Law Year in Review 2026 Conference

9:00am to 5:00pm

Orchard Hotel Singapore

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21Jan

conference

REx Conference 2026

11:30AM to 11:50AM

NUS Medicine + Science Library
11 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore 119083

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06Nov

conference

Quantum Techniques in Machine Learning 2025

06 Nov to 21 Nov

Various locations

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