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News feature in Lianhe Zaobao on an outreach project by NUS Chinese Studies.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month in the lunar calendar, which will fall on 17 September 2024. During the festival, lanterns are put on display and mooncakes are eaten to symbolise prosperity and good fortune. The festival is widely celebrated in Singapore, which has a large Chinese population. […]
A generous gift from Tigillus Foundation will expand research and teaching in Chinese language, history and culture.
The prestigious Outstanding Service Award was conferred on Chairman of the Middle East Institute at NUS and former Singapore diplomat, Mr Bilahari Kausikan (FASS alumnus, NUS Political Science ’76), and Professor Brenda Yeoh Saw Ai of NUS Geography was honoured with a University Research Recognition Award for groundbreaking research that has placed NUS at the forefront of her field.
Teachers’ Day is celebrated annually on 30 August. Students present their teachers with tokens and cards to show their appreciation and thank them for their hard work. Teachers face the challenging task of having to accommodate different learning styles and needs simultaneously. There is a wide range of factors that can influence a student’s learning […]
Communicating Research to the General Public, a workshop organised on 21 August by the NUS Department of Communications and New Media (CNM) featured CNM Adjunct Associate Professor Juliana Chan. Dr Juliana Chan, a professional science communicator and former academic researcher, spoke about her journey as the founder and publisher of Asian Scientist Magazine. She described how […]
By Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee (NUS Malay Studies) in Suria News Online.
Ng Kao Jing, a second-year student from the NUS Environmental Studies Programme, and Rachel Ong, a third-year student majoring in Psychology, were among the 14 young explorers picked from thousands of applications around the world to participate in the OceanX Education Young Explorers Program (YEP), which was held from 10 to 15 July 2024.
A large majority of Singapore’s population is made up of ethnic Chinese people, the earliest migrants having come to Singapore centuries ago. The Chinese population in Singapore continues to grow, with a steady stream of migrant families continuing to settle into society. Understanding motherhood and their domestic roles has been an important research objective for […]
NUS Department of Chinese Studies receives gift from Tigillus Foundation, establishes two new professorships in support of teaching and research
Coverage of announcement in Lianhe Zaobao, 3 September 2024, News, p6.