Milestones – Modernisation and Internationalisation
Faculty of Science
Milestones
Modernisation and
Internationalisation
2000s - Present
2000
Institute for Mathematical Science launched
2001
Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research’s Public Gallery* officially opened by Minister of Education Teo Chee Hean
*Now Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
New Food Science and Technology Suite was officially opened by Mr Sidek Saniff, Senior Minister of State of the Environment
2002
- Life Sciences Major offered in collaboration with Faculty of Medicine (above)
- Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNI)* launched
*NUSNI is now defunct
2004
Interdisciplinary BSc (Hons) in Computational Biology programme launched
2007
Singapore’s inaugural Research Centre of Excellence (RCE), Centre for Quantum Technologies*, established
*Research origins from Faculty of Science
2009
Singapore’s fourth Research Centre of Excellence (RCE), Mechanobiology Institute*, established
*Research origins from Faculty of Science
2010
Centre for Bioimaging Sciences officially opened by Mr Lim Chuan Poh, Chairman of Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
2011
- Young Educators in Science (YES) programme launched to train future science communicators (above)
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Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme (UPIP) launched
The interdisciplinary Bachelor of Environmental Studies programme launched
2012
The first dinosaur arrived at Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research*
*Now Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
Micro and Nano-Fabrication Facility launched as part of the Graphene Research Centre*
*Now Centre for Advanced 2D Materials
2014
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum established
Singapore Nuclear Research and Safety initiative launched
Centre for Advanced 2D Materials established to study and develop applications for atomically thin materials
2015
SCIEX Centre at the Protein and Proteomics Centre officially opened for mass spectrometry instrumentation research
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, Singapore’s first and only natural history museum, officially opened by Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, Singapore President and NUS Chancellor
2016
Interdisciplinary Data Science and Analytics course launched, the first of its kind in Singapore launched
2018
Faculties of Science and Engineering partnered with Applied Materials Inc. to establish Advanced Materials Corporate Laboratory to develop materials for semiconductor manufacturing
Pharmaceutical Science Programme launched
2019
Food Science and Technology Programme became a full-fledged department
Wet Science Building officially opened
2020
The Centre for Nature-based Solutions established for climate research
- College of Humanities and Sciences established
- It brings together the Faculties of Science, and Arts and Social Sciences, to offer undergraduate interdisciplinary education at scale
2021
New Frontier canteen bagged Platinum Green Mark Zero Energy Building award
2022
Research Centre on Sustainable Urban Farming established to address urban farming challenges
2023
Medicine-Science Library established by merging Medical Library and Science Library
