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“As you step into the world, may you step out to lead with purpose, with integrity, with compassion, not just for your career but for the greater good.” This was the clarion call sounded by Ms Denise Phua, Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC and Mayor for Central Singapore District, to a 100-strong audience at a recent talk where she shared insights on career transitions and effective leadership.
The groundbreaking book by educator and food historian Khir Johari offers new insights into the cultural history and heritage of Singapore Malays through Malay cuisine.
Congratulations to NUS History’s Dr Sureshkumar Muthukumaran for winning the American History Association’s Jerry Bentley Prize in World History! Dr Muthukumaran received the award for his 2023 book, The Tropical Turn: Agricultural Innovation in the Ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean (University of California Press), which draws on archaeological materials and textual sources in over […]
The first ever blocks of public housing flats in Singapore’s Queenstown area were completed in October 1960. This was following the founding of Singapore’s Housing and Development Board (HDB) a few months earlier, in February 1960. Ever since, generations of Singaporeans have become owners of their own HDB flats, with approximately 80% of Singaporeans currently […]
The new interdisciplinary and versatile programme – a first among universities in Singapore – delves into how visuals reflect and influence identity, politics and economics, encouraging broad critical thinking across the humanities and scientific fields.
The National Day of the People’s Republic of China falls on 1 October. Many Singaporeans have moved to China, their families becoming ‘transnational’ in the process. Research has shown that in these families, women have had to take on a significantly larger share of the caregiving burden. However, there is limited research on the impact […]
By Tan Zhan Tiam, a Year 3 student from NUS Chinese Studies and NUS Political Science.
In all, more than 90 conversations took place during the session with both employers and students giving the event a thumbs-up.
by Maisy Kim Tyan-Wei The APT International Seminar on East Asian Studies at Major Universities and ASEAN Plus Three Student Camp aimed to foster greater understanding of East Asian issues among educators and students from ASEAN Plus Three (APT) countries. As participants of the ASEAN Plus Three Student Camp, we attended lectures that enhanced our […]
GISBH ‘perverted and sadistic cult’ is not just the latest incarnation of Al-Arqam
By Dr Serina Rahman, Lecturer at NUS Southeast Asian Studies.