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Column on CNA Online by Jonathan Sim, Associate Fellow of the NUS Teaching Academy and Lecturer from NUS Philosophy.
The hybrid conference, attended by 800 social work practitioners, healthcare professionals, policymakers and researchers, shone a spotlight on the various approaches to help youths cope with social media pressures – from digital initiatives to providing more support at school and at home.
In April 2020, the Singapore government launched the GoWhere Suite, an all-in-one portal to direct citizens to the resources they needed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, one of the key websites in the suite, the SupportGoWhere site, has been used extensively, receiving 4.8 million visits as of June 2022. As society progresses, the government’s …
Column in The Straits Times by Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser from NUS Sociology and Anthropology and Academic Adviser to the Social Lab at the Institute of Policy Studies at NUS, and Mr Hanniel Lim, Research Assistant at Institute of Policy Studies at NUS.
Launched on 20 March 2024 with Minister for Education Mr Chan Chun Sing as the Guest of Honour, this festival was organised by the Autonomous Universities (AUs) in Singapore and is supported by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). It features 13 events over a month-long period.
Column in Lianhe Zaobao by Psychology undergraduate Li Zhijun.
As they studied the spatial, social and technological dimensions of home-based work in Singapore, an interdisciplinary team of NUS researchers put together several home models for the “Visualising Home-based Work” exhibition, which shows how the home has been adapted to facilitate flexible work arrangements.
Commentary in TODAY by Dr Menusha De Silva (NUS Geography).
April Fools’ Day, which customarily falls on the first of April every year, is a day when one might expect to prank or be pranked. In other words, harmless lies are embraced and normalised, albeit for a day, on April Fools’. Lies and deception are not far removed from everyday life as well. On some …
Academics from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the Institute of Policy Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, and NUS Business School share their insights on the salient objectives and initiatives of Budget 2024.