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Professor Moon received the Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning Award for his activities as a Korean member of the Council of Scientists for the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP), an international organization supporting frontier research in the sciences, and for his contributions to fostering international collaboration

Effective treatment of gastric cancer-bacterial infections begins with understanding differing clinical methods

A self-assessment questionnaire has been developed to evaluate on-the-job training progress

SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute and Hanoi Medical University launch a new healthcare hub to drive innovation, education and research

Analysis of historical evolution of bureaucracy suggests that quality nation-building holds more importance

To encourage the university community to take regular exercise and think positively through physical activities, Lingnan University in Hong Kong held a fundraising film screening of the documentary Four Trails in Yuen Long yesterday, 7 March. A group of runners, along with the film’s production team, attended the post-screening sharing session, where they chatted with students and faculty, sharing behind-the-scenes stories. The event attracted an audience of about a hundred, and all proceeds will be donated to the Outstanding Athletics Awards Fund for students at the University.

Hyperspectral imaging and AI can identify individuals using blood vessels in palms

A new framework formulated by SUTD researchers helps ensure digital citizen participation does not just end with feedback collection, but translates into real-world urban decisions.

Life-course perspective of households with children

For International Women's Day, we have prepared a list of women experts who have agreed to share their expertise with journalists. Their expertise include AI, astronomy, medicine and public health, sustainability, women’s rights, and more.

- A pioneer of systems biology who challenged Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene, appointed as the first Chair Professor of DGIST Biomedical Engineering Department opening in March.

DGIST Undergraduate Alumni Demonstrate Academic Excellence by Securing Professorships at Major Universities in Korea

- grants degrees to 60 PhD, 72 master’s, and 128 bachelor’s students, fostering 260 talented individuals of science and technology

Popular milk and dairy products in Egypt show over 25% prevalence of E. coli

Unveiling the acceptance of new public mobility services for older adults

Verifying the Esophageal Hypervigilance and Anxiety Scale for clinical use

The intersection of technology and psychological health has become a critical area of enquiry in interpersonal, workplace and organisational contexts in the digital era. With the support of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao University Alliance, the Department of Psychology at Lingnan University in collaboration with Sun Yat-sen University and Renmin University hosted the inaugural International Conference and Workshop on Health and Well-being in the Digital Era on the Lingnan campus yesterday, 21 February. The conference continues today, 22 February, on Sun Yat-sen University’s Shenzhen campus. It highlights the crucial role of psychological science in shaping AI applications across work, healthcare, and daily life, and attracted about 160 participants on the first day.

- DGIST to Host Guest Lecture by Prof. Victor Ambros, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine - Pioneer in MicroRNA Research to Present the Mysteries of Gene Regulation at DGIST

DGIST Professor Su-il In Named Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry

DGIST Professor Park has been selected as the Wireless Communications Division Editor for the Journal of Communications and Networks

Today (12 February), in the second session of the “A Personal Perspective on Doing Good Research” seminar series organised by the School of Graduate Studies of Lingnan University, Prof Raymond Chan Hon-fu, Vice-President (Academics) cum Provost and Lam Man Tsan Chair Professor of Scientific Computing at Lingnan University, gave a talk entitled “Research Methodology—A Computational Mathematician’s Perspective”, attended by about 100 teachers and students.

A hedonic price model incorporating street view images processed by machine learning and existing property data achieves nearly 75% accuracy for rent prediction in Osaka City

Mental health in the young has become a growing concern in recent years. To improve the psychological wellbeing of university students in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), the Department of Psychology at Lingnan University has conducted a five-year longitudinal study through a series of mental health education courses. The programme aims to enhance students' resilience, psychological knowledge, and basic counselling skills. Using questionnaires, the study seeks to find out the effect of such interventional mental health programmes on their psychological wellbeing. Results show that participants’ resilience, prosocial behaviour, and growth mindset have improved significantly, and their negative mental health symptoms such as depression and anxiety have diminished.

Amylase and mucin decrease the effects of ozonated water

Latest findings on the significance and interaction between cell death and cellular senescence in cancer

How people decide to confront or avoid unfairness

Prof Ruby Lai Yuen-shan, Assistant Professor of the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at Lingnan University in Hong Kong, has partnered with two Hong Kong artists, Ms Miu Law and Mr Victor Sham Chung-tat, for an interdisciplinary collaboration. Together, they have curated the exhibition “Listening to the Stories of 118.4 Square Feet”, which highlights a selection of real-life stories from residents of subdivided units.

At Duke-NUS Medical School scientists are pioneering breakthroughs in precision medicine and regenerative therapies, targeting everything from muscle loss to dramatically extending our years of health.

An inclusive Myanmar must include all voices. One voice is from the Rohingya, who have faced persecution for many years. IDRC’s Knowledge for Democracy Myanmar supports scholars and research from and about the Rohingya people to generate evidence-based policy advice and empower a new generation of thought leaders.

A symposium that will discuss how to address multifaceted challenges of inequality and promote science for sustainability will take place in person and online on February 8, 2025.