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During the Public Free Clinic Society’s 50th anniversary fundraising dinner on 27 October 2024, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung announced plans to integrate Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) into public healthcare under the expanded Healthier SG programme. This move reflects Singapore’s long-standing support for Chinese medicine, dating back to the colonial period when the colonial government …
A brief history of Chinese medicine in Singapore Read More »
An elephant caretaker’s advice guided a group of NUS College students in their quest to create impact for a Thai community, reminding them to embrace humility and curiosity in their approach.
As Singapore positions itself as a leader in sustainability and innovation, understanding how business cycles influence Research and Development (R&D) decisions is essential for shaping future growth. Aligned with the Research, Innovation, and Enterprise 2025 Plan (RIE2025), Singapore continues to build a knowledge-based, innovation-driven economy with steady and sustained investment in R&D as a key pillar …
Medium-term Business Cycles, Green Innovations, and Sustainable Growth Read More »
‘Is this scalable?’ This question has become central to contemporary industries, where the pursuit of scalability drives decisions about growth, efficiency, and innovation. While often associated with Big Tech, the phenomenon of scaling is deeply rooted in older industries such as electricity service and maritime logistics. These sectors have long pursued scalability as a foundational …
Chasing scale: the pasts and futures of mobility in electricity and logistics Read More »
According to the Centre for Climate Research Singapore, Singapore could face increasingly extreme weather conditions, with more frequent scorching days, prolonged dry spells, and temperatures potentially rising by up to 5 degrees Celsius by 2100. These changes, driven by global climate change, will heighten the risks of heat stress, a condition where excessive heat overwhelms …
Two years after it was piloted in late 2023, the Arts for All (AFA) initiative is making waves in NUS, enabling students to embed the arts into their student life and learning journey – and beyond, through outreach efforts to younger musicians across Singapore.
A visual showcase of 46 images curated from photos submitted by the NUS community, the NUS120 Photo Exhibition captures diverse portraits of campus life ranging from moments of human connection and scientific discovery to campus architecture and its rich flora and fauna.
NUS students and staff give back to the community in various ways
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Living alone in later life is often treated as a signal of social risk. The one-person household is easy to identify in administrative data and, as a result, frequently used as a proxy for loneliness in policy and service delivery. However, this assumption can be misleading. In the opinion piece ‘When seniors live alone, it …
When seniors live alone, it doesn’t mean they are lonely Read More »
Arrogant leadership should not be promoted
By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies)