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“Online harm is an issue of our time, and society is better off when we can all see and play our part in shaping it.”—Dr Natalie Pang, Deputy Head of NUS Communications and New Media.
On 27 June 2020, the Society for the Promotion of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Research & Knowledge (SPARK) organized an online session with Mr Albert Lee (http://www.spark.org.sg/meetings). Mr Lee represents a social enterprise that helps people with disabilities reach their life potential through obtaining gainful employment and independence. During the session, Mr Lee spoke about his […]
Assoc Prof Goh will be joining the renown National Humanities Centre’s intellectual community as he pursues work on his project, Living On After Failure.
Presidential Young Professor Sayaka Chatani has a lifelong passion in understanding why people fight, in the hope of bringing peace to the world.
The NUS Malay Society’s performance of ‘Bintang Norman’, a play about the life of an autistic child, and its hope to change how people view autism.
NUS is the first academic institution in Singapore to install the 360imx – a fully immersive, collaborative space for visualising and engaging in a wide range of content.
Developed by the Next Age Institute (NAI) with Citi Foundation’s funding, the new Financial Capability and Asset Building (FACB) training curriculum follows success of training programme for social workers rolled out in 2020.
Pink Dot is an annual lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride festival in Singapore, taking place in 2022 on 18 and 19 June. The community-based festival is named Pink Dot because the colour pink is often associated with LGBT, the pink colour of the Singapore identity card, and the city-state’s small dot size on […]
An important step in safeguarding workers against unfair and unlawful employment practices is for them to be aware of their rights under the Employment Act. Yet, in ‘New approach needed to protect young workers from exploitation’ (The Straits Times, June 2022), Dr Ong Qiyan (NUS Social Service Research Centre), Ms Evelyn Kok (NUS Social Service […]
On 13 June 2019, The Straits Times and Business Times podcast channel (ST & BT Podcasts) aired an episode on a guide to durian feasting. The durian is a fruit native to Southeast Asia, known for its pungent odour and thorny exterior. Its taste divides opinion, but it is popular eaten on its own, or […]