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Estimates of long-run discount rates, that is, the rate at which economic agents discount future cash flows and other benefits, is an essential ingredient for analyses of policies guiding climate mitigation and long-term infrastructure projects.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has risen four places to emerge 21st in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022. This is the best showing by NUS, and Singapore, since the rankings started in 2010. The University also retains its position as the third best university in Asia.
The success of eSTEER Israel has paved the way for other virtual immersion programmes to prepare students for the resumption of the University’s global initiatives. Since the long-standing programme commenced in 2010, over 1,000 students have participated in STEER’s thematic programmes for learning about emerging regions.
‘Social Disconnection and Living Arrangements among Older Adults: The Singapore Chinese Health Study’ (Gerontology, 2021), a study by Dr. Jon Barrenetxea, Dr. Yi Yang (both from Duke-NUS Medical School), Dr. An Pan (Huazhong University School of Public Health), Associate Professor Feng Qiushi (NUS Department of Sociology and Centre for Family and Population Research), and Professor […]
In this new chapter of higher education in Singapore, success will depend on how all involved find the right balance in managing inherent tensions – between passion and ability, between breadth and depth, and, for CHS students, between the arts and the sciences.
The editors of Philosopher’s Annual have announced its selection of one of Assistant Professor Zachary Barnett’s (NUS Department of Philosophy) research as a top 10 paper in its 40th edition.
The NUS ‘Reimagine Research Initiative’ provides seed funding for research in emerging areas, and enables its researchers to capture opportunities in the post-COVID-19 era.
Congratulations to Professor Maurizio Peleggi (NUS Department of History), whose ‘A theory of devotional conservation: A preliminary proposal’, published in January 2021 on Academia Letters, Academia.edu’s new peer-reviewed electronic outlet, has so far received more than 4,500 views from all over the world, ranking in the website’s top 0.1%! Moreover, the publication is featured on Academia.edu’s webpage promoting Academia Letters with just four […]
Dr Adrian W. J. Kuah and Ms Katrina Tan (Arts and Social Sciences ’98) reflect on how the higher learning experience of the future may transcend the campus setting — and why it should.
Six soon-to-be alumni share stories of interrupted dreams, adjusted aspirations, and the resilience to move forward in uncertain times.