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From ceramics to textiles, paintings to manuscripts, this course offers a different way to explore Singapore’s history, through the people, objects and ideas that connected the island to the rest of the world.
In recent years, the decolonisation of knowledge has gained prominence in academic discourse, drawing attention to the silencing of diverse voices and the dominance of Eurocentric narratives. At its core, decolonisation challenges the historical marginalisation of non-Western knowledge systems, advocating for a more inclusive and holistic intellectual landscape. The relegation of non-Western perspectives reflects broader […]
What should a telecoms company be when phone calls and SMS are no longer where the real value lies? In “The old model is broken. Telcos need to reinvent themselves” (The Straits Times, 24 June 2026), Assistant Professor Tiffany Tsai (NUS Economics) examines the pressures facing Singapore’s telecommunications sector and argues that the debate should […]
According to a survey in 2012, nearly 4 in 5 Singapore children aged 8 to 17 were bullied online and/or offline (Microsoft Corporation, 2012). Unsurprisingly, school bullying is a pervasive social issue where children and adolescents are subjected to harmful behaviour by their peers. In the digital age, this extends to cyberbullying, which involves hurtful […]
The Art History Minor Programme and the Department of History at the National University of Singapore will launch 700 Years of Visual Arts: Singapore in the World, a new blended teaching and learning initiative for NUS, local, and global learners. Developed by the NUS Art History Minor Programme, Department of History, the course offers a […]
What happens when an old house is no longer just a building, but a vessel of memory, migration, and return? In “老厝犹在” [The Old House Still Stands] (Lianhe Zaobao, 12 July 2026), Associate Professor Thang Leng Leng (NUS Japanese Studies) reflects on a family trip through southern Fujian and eastern Guangdong, using visits to ancestral […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, spatial restrictions and social distancing significantly impacted older adults in Singapore, particularly those that were previously socially isolated. In ‘Social Infrastructures and Older Adults’ Webs of Care: COVID-19 as Spatial Breach’ (Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 2023), Professor Elaine Lynn-Ee Ho, Gao Siyao, and Samantha Lim (all NUS Geography) […]
As Singapore considers how best to protect young people online, an expert panel convened by the Ministry of Health (MOH) is advocating for a more nuanced approach than an age-based social media ban.
Assoc Prof Alberto Salvo, Assoc Prof Timothy Wong (both from NUS Department of Economics), and Mr Zhihao Han (NUS Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy) discuss how beyond environmental gains, green initiatives like electric buses can improve residents’ daily experiences and quality of life, and such benefits should be factored into governments’ assessments of the value and returns of green investments.
In ‘Macroeconomy Without FIRE’, which was awarded a Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 2 grant from 2025–2029, Assistant Professor Donghai Zhang (NUS Economics) asks a deceptively simple question: do businesses really understand the economy as well as economists assume they do? For decades, most economic models have been built on the idea of “full-information rational expectations”—the assumption that all firms, whether a multinational […]