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Ideas Festival 2024: When Remote Work isn’t Always ‘Work from Home’

April 30, 2024

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.

Is it in Colloquial Singapore English: What variation can tell us about its conventions and development

April 28, 2024

The Speak Good English campaign, launched on 29 April 2000 by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong, aimed to improve the English-speaking proficiencies of Singaporeans. This was due to a growing concern about the prevalence of Colloquial Singapore English (CSE), commonly known as ‘Singlish’, a variant of English that the government once saw as grammatically incorrect. …

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Remembering Juffri Supa’at – a Figure who Actively Contributed to SG Malay Language & Literature

April 27, 2024

Column on Suria News Online by Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee, Senior Lecturer from NUS Malay Studies.

Future of AI on Media Landscape Greeted with Cautious Optimism at CNM Leaders Summit

April 24, 2024

Organised by the Department of Communications and New Media at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, the bi-annual event gathered prominent professionals and creators from the media, advertising, artistic and legal fields who shared insights on how AI is transforming the media landscape.

Poetry: Kartini, Who Acted Bravely

April 23, 2024

Column on Suria News Online by Dr Azhar Ibrahim Alwee, Senior Lecturer from NUS Malay Studies.

Climate Governance of Nature-Based Carbon Sinks in Southeast Asia

April 22, 2024

As we prepare to mark Earth Day on the 22nd of April, we are reminded of one of the most pressing issues of our time: the climate crisis. Southeast Asia stands as a region with a rich potential for carbon sequestration, a process pivotal in mitigating the adverse effects of climate change. At the heart …

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Waiting for the Big Reward: Children who are Better in Delaying Gratification More Likely to Do Well Academically and Have Fewer Behavioural Problems

April 19, 2024

The study – which drew from the data of the Singapore Longitudinal Early Development Study (SG-LEADS) housed by the Centre for Family and Population Research – revealed that children who show greater self-restraint and willingness to delay their gratification in their preschool years also tended to have better working memory and self-control which were linked to better academic skills and fewer behavioural and emotional problems two years later.

Young Generation Affected by Mobile World?

April 18, 2024

Column in Tamil Murasu by Yugesh Kannan, a third-year student from NUS Political Science, and Vice-Chairman of the NUS Tamil Society.

Reflecting on the Role of Humanities and Social Sciences in an Era of Disruptive Change

April 18, 2024

Column on Lianhe Zaobao by Professor Wang Gungwu, NUS University Professor.

Clones, Drones and Visual Culture: Teaching the Human Condition in the 21st Century

April 16, 2024

Associate Professor Graham Wolfe and Assistant Professor Beryl Pong incorporate innovative pedagogical tools into their lessons to get their students to think critically about pertinent issues of the day.

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