The TEE Lab is welcomed our collaborators from Hiroshima University back to Singapore for the second time this year on 2-3 Nov 2025! Highlights included a GBIF data-sharing session by our Project Officer Marx Yim, a presentation by Aiman on his 10-day training in the lab, and of course, a feast of Indonesian food as a welcome dinner. A short but meaningful visit filled with learning, discussion, and collaboration. Looking forward to more in 2026!

In July 2025, PhD student Zann Teo represented the TEE Lab at the East Asia Dung Beetle Research Symposium in Nara, Japan! She shared updates on Singapore’s dung beetle species checklist and morphological key, and connected with dung beetle researchers from both across East Asia and around the world. 🌏 With inspiring talks on dung beetle research from different fields, a field trip to search for dung beetles at Nara Park, the symposium was packed with learning, discovery an

The Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab (TEE Lab), Asian School of Environment (ASE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) recently had the privilege of participating in the official opening of the new Sustainability Gallery at Gardens by the Bay. We were honoured to showcase our work to distinguished guests, including  President of the Republic of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Kikkoman Corporation honorary CEO, chairman of board of directors Yuzaburo Mogi , and the dedi

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