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Once staunchly against unemployment benefits, Singapore is currently in the midst of reconsidering its stance. In ‘Commentary: Singapore has long resisted unemployment benefits, so why the change of heart?’ (Channel NewsAsia, October 2023), Dr Kelvin Seah (NUS Economics) explores this development and points to the whirlwind of economic changes and tech disruptions as the driving […]
NUS honoured the achievements of 21 outstanding alumni and three alumni teams comprising another 14 alumni, at the prestigious NUS Alumni Awards 2023.
The Visiting Professorship is established through a S$500,000 gift from Mee Toh Foundation.
The recent gala dinner feted the achievements of: a trailblazer of early childhood development and education; a dedicated educator and public servant; an illustrious corporate banker who transitioned into public sector leadership roles; and, arguably, our nation’s most passionate champion of the arts, design and heritage.
As part of its efforts to protect intellectual property rights, the Singapore Parliament passed the Patents Act on 31 October, 1994. Given the difficulties for private parties to derive commercial benefits from investment in basic scientific research, besides legal protection, public funding is also necessary to sustain basic research. A natural question then is, to […]
World Cities Day is celebrated on 31 October in recognition of our commitment to Sustainable Development Goal #11, which aims to make cities and human settlements inclusive and safe. In Singapore, a city with one of the fastest rates of aging worldwide, the need for age-friendly neighbourhoods has led to housing innovations such as the […]
Mr Hawazi Daipi graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Geography from the then University of Singapore in 1978. Thereafter he obtained a Diploma in Education from the Institute of Education. He has had a illustrious public service career spanning more than 40 years.
Column by Assoc Prof Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) in TODAY.
The first paper featuring the famous marshmallow test by Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel was published in October 1970. It is arguably one of the most memorable studies on Delay-of-Gratification (DoG) in children, which tests children for their ability to withstand short-term temptation in view of a possibly better long-term reward. While much DoG research so […]
Op-Ed on CNA Online by Dr Kelvin Seah, Senior Lecturer at NUS Economics.