Seed development is one of nature’s most remarkable processes, ensuring the continuation of plant life and securing global food production. However, for seeds to grow properly, they need a constant supply of nutrients, which are transported through a specialised...
Exploring the World: SPMS Students Share Their GEM Explorer Exchange Experiences
At the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS), we believe that global experiences are invaluable for personal and academic growth. Through the GEM Explorer Financial Assistance, students can embark on enriching exchange programmes without the heavy weight...
A new algorithm for DNA sequence alignment
A team of scientists from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) and NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS), has developed a new DNA sequence alignment algorithm that is faster and more accurate than existing methods....
CoS Day 2025
The College recently celebrated its College of Science (CoS) Day 2025 on 21 January. An annual tradition that started more than a decade ago, CoS Day brings together students from the College’s four Schools: Asian School of the Environment (ASE), School of Biological...
Rising sea levels: a nuanced approach
Writing in the scientific journal Earth’s Future, Dr. Benjamin Grandey, a Senior Research Fellow, and Professor Chew Lock Yue both at the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS) at NTU Singapore, together with collaborators present a novel approach that combines both ice-sheet modelling as well as expert assessment into a single projection.
Making & Tinkering Exhibition 2024
The College of Science held the annual Making and Tinkering (M&T) exhibition on 6 and 7 December 2024, which showcased innovative projects from students in the CoS M&T course. The projects are a culmination of students’ efforts over the last semester to...
2024 Singapore International TCM Clinical Heritage Lecture Series
On December 15, 2024, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Chinese Medicine successfully hosted the 2024 Singapore International TCM Clinical Heritage Lecture Series. Themed “Inheritance of Lingnan Luo’s Gynecology and Advances in Gynecological Disease Treatment,”...
L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Singapore 2024
Congratulations to Nanyang Assistant Professor Xiao Tianshu for receiving the 2024 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Singapore award! She has been recognised for her work in structure-based and artificial intelligence (AI)-facilitated drug development. She...
Future Playbook for Fighting Multiple Myeloma
Researchers from the NTU School of Biological Sciences (SBS) have demonstrated for the first time in multiple myeloma that a protein, p52, produced from the hyperactivation of a genetic signalling pathway known as NF-κB, reprogrammes DNA regions to express genes that...
CoS Researchers Named Among Most Highly Influential in 2024
Researchers from the College have been recognised as being some of the most influential scientists globally in Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list. Clarivate, a United Kingdom-based data company, compiles an annual list that identifies and celebrates...