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Exploring Kenya’s Wonders: A Geography Field Investigation Experience

September 22, 2023

From 17 February to 28 February 2023, Professor David Taylor, Head of the Department of Geography, led 20 Geography major and Bachelor of Environmental Studies students on an extraordinary fieldwork and research expedition through the Great Rift Valley, Kenya.

Dispositions towards automation: Capital, technology, and labour relations in aeromobilities

September 22, 2023

The former Budget Terminal of Singapore Changi Airport was closed on 25 September 2012 to make way for the construction of Terminal 4. This new terminal boasts automation technology to smoothen the commuter experience, from self check-in and bag drops to automated customs clearance. The introduction of these forms of automation has contributed to the …

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Pitch It! 2023: Advocating for Social Change Through Creative Filmmaking

September 21, 2023

Themed “Social Change Communication through Video Production”, the annual Pitch It! 2023 competition co-organised by the NUS Communications and New Media Society and G.H.Y Culture & Media, saw the participation of 19 teams, who learnt from industry veterans and produced compelling short films highlighting prevailing social issues impacting society.

How Open Data and Gamification Can Make Singapore’s Urban Travel Greener

September 20, 2023

An Op-Ed in The Business Times (16 September 2023, p29) by Associate Professor Alberto Salvo, Deputy Head (Research) at NUS Economics; and Prof Leonard Lee, from the Dept of Marketing at NUS Business School and Director of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk at NUS.

NUS Esports Sweeps Up Medals Across All Games at the Inter-Varsity Games Festival 2023

September 18, 2023

E-sports athletes and their supporters gathered at the e-sports wall at The Terrace @ COM3 to catch the exciting grand finals of the VALORANT match.

Towards a non-liberal communitarian democracy

September 15, 2023

The International Day of Democracy is held annually on 15 September to raise public awareness about democracy. As a political system, democracy takes on many forms. For example, Singapore’s style of democracy differs from conventional understandings of liberal democracy. Professor Chua Beng Huat (NUS Department of Sociology and Anthropology), in ‘Towards a non-liberal communitarian democracy’ …

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NUS Philosophy Professor Qu Hsueh Ming Wins Young Researcher Award

September 11, 2023

Congratulations to NUS Philosophy Professor Qu Hsueh Ming, who has won the 2023 Young Researcher Award at the annual University Research Awards! Prof Qu previously won the FASS Award for Excellent Researcher in 2021 (read more here). He is originally from Malaysia and joined the NUS Philosophy Department in 2015. Prior to that he received his Ph.D. from …

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NUS University Awards Pay Tribute to 6 for Exemplary Contributions to Education, Research and Service

September 9, 2023

The CSGB Visiting Professorship in Sikh Studies, established in collaboration with the Central Sikh Gurdwara Board (CSGB) is the first of its kind in Asia, outside the Indian subcontinent.

Beyond the Classroom: My Student Ambassador Experience

September 8, 2023

Ethan Naidu, FASS Student Ambassador 2022-2023, shares keen insights on his journey as a Student Ambassador.

Why Tharman Won Big

September 8, 2023

Assoc Prof Bilveer Singh (NUS Political Science) explains the factors leading to Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam winning the recent Singapore Presidential Election and its implications for the next General Elections.

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