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Here is the Zoom recording of the book launch of Rights Refused: Grassroots Activism and State Violence in Myanmar by Dr Elliott Prasse-Freeman (NUS Sociology and Anthropology). If you could not make it to the live event or wish to relive the engaging discussions, simply access the recording here.
A column in Lianhe Zaobao by Chen Zhan Tian, an undergraduate student from NUS Political Science and NUS Chinese Studies
The rising number of seniors living alone and the growing proportion of one-person households are changing Singapore’s household structures, and these shifts in living arrangements will have a bearing on the social connections and mental well-being of individuals, presenting challenges for Singapore’s mental health landscape in the coming years, according to Associate Professor Feng Qiushi of FASS.
Undergraduate student from NUS Communications and New Media, Wang Bohan, discusses how a progressive and inclusive community can be fostered.
At the end of secondary school, students have to make one difficult decision after the other. For those who choose to pursue junior college, they are almost immediately confronted with the stressful task of choosing what subjects to study for the GCE A-Level examinations. This choice is more complex than it initially seems, as one’s […]
The NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Strategic Communications division was honoured by the accrediting body for public relations practitioners in Singapore, the Institute of Public Relations of Singapore (IPRS) with two PRISM (Public Relations in the Service of Mankind) 2023 awards: Outstanding Issues Management (Distinction) and Outstanding In-House Team (Merit) on 29 November 2023.
Singapore saw a surge in the rate of COVID-19 infections towards the end of 2023 and residents were encouraged to start wearing masks again in crowded places to prevent the spread of the disease. Mask-wearing has normalised in the past few years, becoming commonplace in schools and workplaces. As a result, children have had to […]
Dyan Nurqaisara Nurazhar – student from FASS, NUS College of Humanities and Sciences and from the NUS Malay Language Society – delivers the Gen-Z perspective on the subject of music appreciation in Berita Harian.
Singapore has been touted as one of the world’s most well-planned cities, with a focus on not only public infrastructure but also on its natural environment. As envisioned by Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore has transformed into ‘a city in a garden’, a unique urban setting that accommodates a diverse range of inhabitants, from mosquitoes to […]
NUS Social Service Research Centre and Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities’ qualitative study on the latter’s Brotherhood programme to support men who have committed family violence in their healing process show that participants suffered from adverse childhood experiences, and are interested in showing emotional vulnerability though only in a safe environment where they are not judged.