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NUS Biodiversity Crew- Birders meet – young David Tan chances upon Ben King in Central Park, New York 15 May 2013
- Donation to university will fund grad student scholarships and honours projects 11 May 2013
- Tea-drinking FTTAs recycle! 9 May 2013
- Registration is now open for LSM4263 – Field Studies in Biodiversity (deadline 07 Jun 2013) 9 May 2013
- Volunteer help with discus fish surveys at Aquarama, 30 May – 02 June 2013 (UK student’s research project) 8 May 2013
- Road resurfacing works from mid-May at Lower Kent Ridge Road 8 May 2013
- Fri 03 May 2013: 3.00pm @ S1A SR: Tang Qian on “Origin and spread of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica” 30 April 2013
- Undergrad part-time field/lab assistants wanted (Apr – Dec 2013) 29 April 2013
- Current research strengths in Environmental Biology (or what the Biodiversity Crew is doing) 25 April 2013
- FTTAs at digital literacy classes! 24 April 2013
- Raffles Museum Toddycats
- Shifting specimens! 15 May 2013
- “Lessons to a child, from Mother Nature” – Toddycat Sean Yap’s relationship with nature 13 May 2013
- Exploring Singapore’s biodiversity – reflections of a Canadian exchange student at NUS 9 May 2013
- Join the Youth for Ecology Dialogues on Saturdays 4, 11 and 18 May 2013: 8 am to 1pm! 3 May 2013
- “Pulau Ubin – facts and discussion” – Tue 30 Apr 2013: 7.00pm – 9.30pm @ NUS LT27 26 April 2013
- The Otter Cycling Trail v2.0 – Of herons, storks, owls, otters and stories galore 26 April 2013
- Otterman speaking at “Our Heritage in Nature” on Sat 11 May 2013: 9am-12:30pm (updated: free admission!) 16 April 2013
- Programme details for our gig in June – “Science on Saturday” for NUS FoS alumni 4 April 2013
- Calendar 2013 27 March 2013
- Faces of the collection – photos from the Raffles Museum Last Hurrah! tours 21 March 2013
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Kent Carpenter
Kent is an old friend of Peter Ng and Swee Hee from way back in 1995 during the FAO workshop in Manila, Philippines, which lead to the publication of the “FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine … Continue reading
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Chris & Kevin Webb with Dr Ralf Britz
Chris (centre) & Kevin Webb (right) are aquarists from the UK who specialise in keeping and breeding air-breathing fishes like bettas (fighting fishes) and gouramies. They are members of the Anabantoid Association of Great Britain. They were here to attend … Continue reading
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Ye Hein Htet with Dr. Ralf Britz
Ye Hein Htet (right), seen here with Dr. Ralf Britz, is an exporter of aquarium fish from Myanmar. He is here to attend Aquarama 2009, the 11th International Ornamental Fish & Accessories Exhibition held at Suntec City from 28 to … Continue reading
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“Plans to expand museum at NUS,” Professor Peter Ng replies. The Straits Times (Forum page), 05 June 2009
http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_386075.html I REFER to Mr Jaya Kumar Narayanan’s letter on Tuesday, ‘Museum needs more space, better access’ and would like to thank him for his positive comments on the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research at the National University of Singapore. … Continue reading
Our treasure. The Straits Times, 05 June 2009
http://www.straitstimes.com/ST%2BForum/Story/STIStory_386066.html ‘NHB should not delegate to NUS the duty of conserving and showcasing our natural history heritage.’ MS JANE LIM: ‘The National Heritage Board (NHB) should strongly consider a Singapore Museum of Natural History in planning to build new museums … Continue reading
Natural history needs more room (The Straits Times, 4 June 2009, Page B8)
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“Museum needs more space, better access,” by Jaya Kumar Narayanan. The Straits Times (Forum page), 02 Jun 2009
“On May 24, a Sunday, my family and I were at the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research at the National University of Singapore (NUS). It was fascinating to discover that Singapore has such a wide diversity of flora and fauna. … Continue reading
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Rupert Collins
Originally from the United Kingdom, Rupert is a keen aquarist, and this interest in ichthyology led him to complete an MSc in Taxonomy and Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum and Imperial College, London. His main research interest is with … Continue reading
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Dr Ralf Britz
Dr Ralf Britz, a fish researcher, is currently based at the Natural History Museum, London. He specialises in ontogeny of fishes, with particular interest in miniature fishes (e.g. Danionella, Paedocypris) and enigmatic groups (e.g. Indostomus, Chaudhuriidae). He was invited to … Continue reading
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