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NUS Southeast Asia Friendship Initiative, supported by FASS, molds global citizens through education and exploration, addressing UN SDGs, fostering cultural understanding for impactful, experiential learning beyond borders.
The Outstanding Social Worker Award, the highest accolade for social workers in Singapore, has been conferred on Associate Professor Peace Wong (Deputy Head of NUS Social Work as well as its alumna) for her unwavering dedication and stellar contributions to social work supervision and education. Two other NUS Department of Social Work alumni, Ms Flora Tan and Ms Nisha Verma, were also honoured as exemplary social workers for the remarkable impact they made on the community at the ceremony.
In ‘Heart of the Matter – Do high cost of living concerns in Singapore affect everyone the same way?’ (Channel NewsAsia, November 2023), Dr Ong Ee Cheng (Senior Lecturer, NUS Economics) explores the intricate factors influencing the prices of necessities, shedding light on the often-overlooked role of geopolitical issues. Dr Ong acknowledges that events such […]
SG Cares Giving Week is commemorated from 1 to 7 Dec every year, encouraging businesses and non-profit organisations to celebrate their volunteering and philanthropy efforts. Civil society organisations, or CSOs, play a key role in promoting political reforms, notably, in autocracies. Assistant Professor Elvin Ong and Syazwi Bin Rahmad (both NUS Political Science) explore the […]
On June 19, 2023, National Development Minister Desmond Lee announced that two marine climate research projects have been awarded grants, supported by the Marine Climate Change Science (MCCS) Programme, launched by the National Parks Board (NParks) and the National Research Foundation (NRF) in 2021. The programme supports projects that aim to protect critical marine habitats […]
Fridae, a Singapore-based gay web portal, was founded in December 2020, inaugurated in 2001, and has been a key player in the advocacy of gay rights in the country since. As homosexuality in Singapore is still illegal, Fridae, as many other gay businesses, faces a unique set of challenges. The chapter ‘“We’re the gay company, […]
In his commentary titled ‘Mind the gap — Divergent expectations about university degrees among youth could have domino effect’ (TODAY, October 2023), Associate Professor Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) delves into the disparities in expectations surrounding university degrees among Singaporean youth. Tapping on data from TODAY‘s Youth Survey 2023, A/P Chua highlights a noticeable […]
On the restoration of house number 22E in Kampung Surau on Pulau Ubin, the work of which is part of a wider effort to conserve the Malay village houses on the island, and preserve the heritage of village life in Singapore.
NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye has been conferred the Honorary Doctor of Management by Universiti Malaya (UM) in recognition of his instrumental role and dedicated efforts in supporting the Malaysian university’s Transformation Plan – a 10-year blueprint to chart UM’s journey towards academic and intellectual excellence.
Students from SE2224: Unmasked: An Introduction to Traditional Dance in Southeast Asia performed “Sutasoma: The Journey”, a mesmerising rendition of the Balinese literary classic. This marks a pioneering showcase of the tale in the Topeng Prembon genre.