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Over the past 20 years, advancements in information and communication technology, especially in social media, have drastically altered how we communicate and access information. While these platforms offer numerous benefits, such as easy access to data and a platform for self-expression, they also present serious risks. Addressing this issue, Associate Professor Weiyu Zhang (NUS Communications …
Demystifying Portrayals of Harmful Content on YouTube and TikTok Read More »
If you ever needed affirmation that internships can be life-changing, just listen to the experience of alumna Ms Siti Adriana Muhamad Rasip (NUS Political Science and NUS University Scholars Programme, ’16)
About 930,000 Singaporean households living in Housing Development Board (HDB) flats received the fourth installment of their annual Utilities-Save (U-Save) rebate in October 2019. Depending on the HDB flat type, households are eligible for up to $100 worth of rebates to offset electricity, water, and gas costs to help lower their utility expenses. In ‘Electrical …
Electrical appliances moderate households’ water demand response to heat Read More »
World Homeless Day is marked every 10th of October and reminds us of the hardships faced by people who experience homelessness in our local communities. In Singapore, 90 percent of citizens and permanent residents live in high-rise flats provided by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), the government public housing authority. Public housing home ownership …
No one left homeless: Universal provision of housing in Singapore Read More »
Themed “Solutions for Tomorrow”, the third iteration of the competition saw 47 teams compete to devise the best solutions to screen dependency among Singaporean youth and adults. Conceptualised by the Dean’s Offices at the NUS Faculty of Science and NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), the competition’s unique features – an unlimited team size, the ability to change members during the competition and a Telegram group to facilitate team formations – were designed to simulate the way complex problems are tackled in the real world.
Ms G. Suthershinii (NUS Life Sciences and Psychology, ’23) is now a research assistant in the Infectious Diseases Department of the Duke-NUS graduate medical school, and plans on using science to benefit mankind in her career.
World Mental Health Day is commemorated annually on the 10th of October to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilise efforts that support mental health. In the digital age, it is undeniable that social media shapes everyday life and therefore influences mental health outcomes, both positive and negative. However, there …
Children’s Day is celebrated on October 6, 2023 in Singapore. As Singapore transitions towards a knowledge-based economy, it is increasingly important to cultivate creativity in the population, including the younger generation. However, there is not enough understanding of the cognitive mechanisms underlying creativity and how they are affected by specific ways of information processing. In …
A joint study by Civic Tech Lab at NUS and media intelligence company Truescope revealed that close to 40 per cent of YouTube and TikTok videos contained harmful content related to eating disorders, self-harm and suicide.
The National University of Singapore is collaborating with the Singapore Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) in enabling NUS students taking a service learning course with NUS Social Work to befriend families under MSF’s ComLink programme (which supports families with children living in rental housing).