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As Singapore considers how best to protect young people online, an expert panel convened by the Ministry of Health (MOH) is advocating for a more nuanced approach than an age-based social media ban.
Assoc Prof Alberto Salvo, Assoc Prof Timothy Wong (both from NUS Department of Economics), and Mr Zhihao Han (NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy) discuss how beyond environmental gains, green initiatives like electric buses can improve residents’ daily experiences and quality of life, and such benefits should be factored into governments’ assessments of the value and returns of green investments.
In ‘Macroeconomy Without FIRE’, which was awarded a Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 2 grant from 2025–2029, Assistant Professor Donghai Zhang (NUS Economics) asks a deceptively simple question: do businesses really understand the economy as well as economists assume they do? For decades, most economic models have been built on the idea of “full-information rational expectations”—the assumption that all firms, whether a multinational […]
Read about NUS Psychology graduate Joshua Lee’s journey of resilience, community support and hope as he overcame cancer and graduated with honours from NUS FASS.
This World Mangrove Day, NUS geographer Dr Gretchen Coffman explains why Singapore’s mangrove forests are vital climate infrastructure for coastal protection, biodiversity and carbon storage: and how she is training the next generation of mangrove conservation leaders.
Expanding the family circle: Local in-law relationships and their role in supporting foreign spouses
The Transnational Family Care Programme was launched in July 2024 to address the growing needs and challenges faced by transnational families in Singapore. With about one-third of citizen marriages involving a Singaporean marrying a non-citizen, the number of transnational families is growing in Singapore, constituting an integral part of its social fabric. While community programmes […]
NUS Sociology alumna (1971), Distinguished Alumni Award conferee (2017) and former FASS Faculty Advisory Board member Dr Noeleen Heyzer brings decades of global leadership and social science expertise to the role.
NUS celebrates its first cohort of Anthropology majors at Commencement 2026, marking a milestone for the discipline and its growing relevance in an AI-driven world.
The global rise in adults reaching midlife without having children is particularly pronounced in Asia. Despite this trend, little is understood about the varied pathways leading to permanent childlessness within the region’s populations. In ‘Diverse Pathways to Permanent Childlessness in Singapore: A Latent Class Analysis’ (Advances in Life Course Research, 2024), Wang Yanwen, Associate Professor […]
We spotlight three Class of 2026 student-athletes who balanced national competitions with the demands of their degrees. Through diligence and tenacity, they have excelled in their pursuits and carved out a rich university experience.