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Having clinched the Rhodes Scholarship, Brendan matriculated in October 2020 at the University of Oxford and undertook a Masters in World Literatures.
By Prof Chan Heng Chee, NUS Trustee and member of the Yale-NUS College Governing Board, Prof at the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at SUTD and Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore.
Professor Audrey Yue (NUS Department of Communications and New Media) and Professor Helen Leung (Simon Fraser University, Canada) consider the different theoretical approaches by which to understand homosexuality in Asia in ‘Notes towards the queer Asian city: Singapore and Hong Kong’ (Urban Studies, 2017).
“Universities play a key role in shaping our community to be future champions and leaders of sustainability.”—NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye
On 26 May 2022, Associate Professor Chris McMorran (NUS Japanese Studies) spoke about his new book, Ryokan: Mobilizing Hospitality in Rural Japan (University of Hawai’i Press, 2022), in an event organized by the FASS Research Division and Chaired by Assistant Professor Gabriele Koch (Yale-NUS). The book grew out of his participant observation research at ryokan […]
From 30 May, the UK’s High Potential Individual (HPI) visa is open to applicants who have completed a degree from top universities outside Britain within the last five years.
The Global Day of Parents falls on 1 June every year, proclaimed by the United Nations to appreciate all parents for their selfless commitment to children and their lifelong sacrifice towards nurturing this relationship. In Confucian societies, including Singapore, the basis of intergenerational support is filial piety, a value which prescribes that adult children […]
Established on 15 July 1845, The Straits Times is the oldest surviving newspaper in Singapore and the most prominent news source in the country for 177 years. Owned by Singapore Press Holdings, the news source is regulated and fact-checked by government-appointed editors before the release of articles. On 1 January 1994, the Straits Times website […]
The NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) showcased a series of books and short documentaries that focused on Singapore’s lesser-known South Asian communities at a book launch-cum-documentary screening at the Indian Heritage Centre on 28 May 2022.
Empowering youths in Singapore, the future role of community hospitals, and women’s sexual health: these were some of the subjects explored by students of the NUS Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre (CTPCLC) in their practicum projects.