Five NUS professors were bestowed the nation’s top accolades on 3 October 2025, in recognition of their exceptional contributions to science across diverse fields.
Organised by the National Research Foundation (NRF), the President’s Science and Technology Awards (PSTA), Singapore’s highest honours for researchers and engineers, acknowledges the achievements of outstanding individuals in stimulating the country’s science and technology (S&T) ecosystem.
Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of the Republic of Singapore, presented the President’s Science and Technology Medal (PSTM) to Professor Tan Eng Chye, NUS President. This prestigious award is conferred to individuals who have made distinguished, sustained and exceptional contributions, and played a strategic role in advancing Singapore’s development through promotion and management of S&T.