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NUS Biodiversity Crew- Jobs: Camphora is hiring several Flora Specialists and Fauna Specialists (1-year contract) in January 2023
- Jobs: Two Research Assistant positions in wildlife trade with Roman Carassco
- Job: Student Research Assistant (Digitization)
- Job: Lecturer position at Ridge View Residential College
- Job (Apr 2022): Head, Education and Outreach @ WWF Singapore by 16 May 2022
- Job (Apr 2022): Intertidal Fauna Specialist (1-year contract) @ Camphora
- Retiring in June 2022: Alex Ip and Wong Sek Man – wish them well!
- Jobs (Apr 2022): Two RA positions (data centric) with the “Linking the Digital Humanities to Biodiversity History in Singapore and Southeast Asia” project
- Job (Apr 2022): Wildlife Forensics @ NParks (9-month contract)
- Job (Apr 2022): Full-time Teaching Assistant (FTTA) for the MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and Nature-based Climate Solutions @ NUS DBS
- Raffles Museum Toddycats
- Let’s walk the ridge! Fri evenings from NUS YIH Plaza to Hort Park
- Sat 17 Jun 2023: 8.00am – Calling residents of Holland Village, Buona Vista, Ghim Moh and environs: join this neighbourhood reforestation programme at Rail Corridor South!
- Pedal Ubin returns! – Sat 10th & Sun 18th June 2023
- Join us at the Festival of Biodiversity – 27 & 28 May 2023 at Heartbeat @ Bedok
- Don’t Stop Us Now – A Coastal Forest in Progress!
- Environmental Student Groups in NUS
- Join the public education team at Festival of Biodiversity 2023!
- Habitat enrichment at Kranji Coastal nature park – registration is open for Saturday 1st and 15th April 2023
- A hot, passionate Saturday spent nurturing a coastal forest!
- “March”ing on with habitat enhancements at KCNP – soil prep, sapling planting and protection
Category Archives: Feature
Over 500,000 specimens are being prepared for the BIG move! – zbNOW 5 March 2014
Currently under construction, The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) is slated to open at the end of the year. Its collection includes the 500,000+ specimens that are currently housed in the Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research (RMBR). This collection … Continue reading
“Forget not our Living Forest” – botanist Joseph Lai unveils an entourage of enthralling forest denizens! Thu 17 Oct 2013: 6.30pm @ NUS LT25
Raffles Museum Toddycats & Cicada Tree Eco-Place are pleased to present this free public talk: “Forget Not Our Living Forest” by Joseph Lai, botanist Thu 17 Oct 2013: 6.30pm – 8.00pm Venue: Lecture Theatre 25, Faculty of Science, NUS (map) … Continue reading
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That uniquely Singaporean crab disappearing fast (Johora singaporensis)
That uniquely Singaporean crab disappearing fast Local scientists trying to save a crab that’s found nowhere else in the world – David Ee MENTION crab, and Singaporeans will think of it on a plate smothered in chilli sauce. But local … Continue reading
Posted in Article, Biodiversity, Feature, News, people, Singapore, species
Tagged Johora singaporensis
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Wildlife after death; Life! explores our type collection!
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Orthoptera in the Bukit Timah and Central Catchment Nature Reserves (Part 2): Suborder Ensifera
The second part of the Orthoptera in the Bukit Timah and Central Catchment Nature Reserves by M. K. Tan has been published and is available for download [PDF, 14.0 MB]. See part one, published in May here.
Walking on the wild side of Singapore
November has been a good month for the biodiversity community in Singapore, with the successful conclusion of the Northern Expedition of the Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey of Singapore, and the launch of WildSingapore, a labour of love by Ria Tan, … Continue reading
Posted in Article, education, Feature, News, Singapore, species, Uncategorized
Tagged Straits Times, Wild Singapore
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EYE ON SINGAPORE; Biodiversity in the Singapore story
Is there a place for Biodiversity in the Singapore Story? EYE ON SINGAPORE; Biodiversity in the Singapore story Grace Chua THE other day, as I stood drying my hands in a Botanic Gardens bathroom, I saw a crimson sunbird flitting … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, Leo Tan, Singapore, Straits Times
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News from the Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey of Singapore, Johore Straits
Update (30 October): Drs Daphne Fautin and Peter Ng are interviewed by Steven Chia on Channel NewsAsia’s AM Live! The second phase of the Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Survey kicked off on the 15th of October with a 3 week workshop … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Article, Event, Expedition, Feature, News, species, specimens, workshop
Tagged Comprehensive Marine Biodiversity Suvery, Marine, Pulau Ubin, Singapore, Workshop
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Sights Unseen (PURE Magazine Oct-Dec 2012 Issue, featuring Private Lives: An Exposé on Singapore’s Rainforests
To read extracted pages featuring our book, please click HERE. To read PURE Magazine Oct-Dec 2012 Issue, please click HERE.
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For the love of nature (NUS Buzz Quarterly Staff E-Newsletter, Issue #13, September 2012)
For the love of nature by Veronique Ah Sen, Office of Corporate Relations Private Lives: An Exposé of Singapore’s Rainforests, the fourth and latest edition in the Private Lives series produced by the NUS Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and sponsored … Continue reading
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Raffles Museum News III (2007 – 2014) 