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Make the library a modern kampung

April 14, 2025

By Associate Professor Thang Leng Leng, Deputy Head of NUS Japanese Studies.

Celebrating the noble day of the soul

April 14, 2025

By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwie (NUS Malay Studies).

Disruptive Technologies and Digital Citizenry: The Case for “Functioning” as and “Becoming” a Digital Citizen in Singapore

April 14, 2025

In an era characterised by constant change, the internet has ushered in a new age of digital disruptive technologies, compelling companies and individuals to innovate new models and networks. Specifically, information communication technologies (ICTs), in the form of social networking platforms and portable digital devices, have influenced how individuals consume information and communicate. This entails …

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Book on religion and the environment by Dr Faizah Zakaria accorded prestigious Association for Asian Studies award

April 11, 2025

Dr Zakaria’s book explores how religious beliefs and practices have influenced the way people in the region interact with their environment, specifically with respect to the natural world.

NUS Asia Research Institute receives S$3 million gift to establish the Nalanda Endowed Professorship in India-China Studies

April 9, 2025

Gifted by the Nalanda Library Fund Limited, the Professorship will promote research and education in India-China relations.

Gods Have Eyes: Praying Online in Singapore

April 7, 2025

The Daoist Lorong Koo Chye Sheng Hong Temple (新加坡韮菜 芭城隍庙) started their ‘Praying Online’ initiative on 7 April 2020, to adapt to the newly-implemented safe-distancing measures that were introduced to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Singapore. The pandemic marked a paradigm shift for religious groups and places of worship in Singapore, having to quickly …

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FASS Inspiring Mentor 2024 Award Winners Announced

April 3, 2025

We extend our congratulations to the winners of the 2024 FASS Inspiring Mentor Awards.

Ms. Loo Bee Bee, Senior Associate Director, Department of Psychology
Associate Professor Ong Ee Cheng, Department of Economics
Professor Jessica Pan, Office of the Provost and Department of Economics

Unsettling: Chinese International Graduate Women Navigating (Im)mobility and Chrononormativity

April 3, 2025
fran martin talk

Prof Fran Martin, Professor of Cultural Studies and co-convenor of the Asian Cultural Research Hub at The University of Melbourne, gave a talk titled ‘Unsettling: Chinese International Graduate Women Navigating (Im)mobility and Chrononormativity’ on Tuesday, 1 April 2025, jointly organised by the NUS Department of Communications and New Media and the NUS Asia Research Institute. …

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NUS Singapore History Prize doubles from S$50,000 to S$100,000

April 2, 2025

A second ‘Arts and Multimedia’ category has also been created to recognise deserving works in non-print media in addition to books.

Singapore: Families Living in and Through the Pandemic

March 28, 2025

Amidst the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on individual health, deeply ingrained structural inequalities also surfaced, causing different segments of society to experience the social effects of the virus unevenly. In their study ‘Singapore: Families Living in and Through the Pandemic’ (Family Life in the Time of COVID: International Perspectives, 2023), Professor Vineeta Sinha, …

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