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The International Day of Older Persons is observed on 1 October each year. It was designated by the United Nations to emphasize the different needs and challenges facing the elderly today, and to reiterate how older, healthy people can continue to function and contribute productively to society. In Singapore, the elderly population is projected to […]
The experiences of seniors are often overlooked and untapped. In the last two decades, intergenerational programmes have been used to empower seniors and nurture a renewed sense of purpose. In ‘Generativity: Establishing and Nurturing the Next Generation’ (Journal of Intergenerational Relations, 2019), Cheryl Ching Ling Lim, Caymania Lay Teng Low, Soo Boon Hia (all NTUC […]
An op-ed by Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) entitled ‘The danger of politics in a post-truth world’ (September 2023) was recently featured in The Straits Times. The article comments on the increasingly complicated nature of politics in the face of social media; and the need for Singapore to unify to out-maneuver such threats. A/P […]
The Department’s deep roots trace back to 1953 when the former University of Singapore’s Department of Chinese Studies was founded. Since then, it has grown to be recognised as one of the leading institutions in the field of Chinese Studies and Chinese Language globally, as well as a major centre in the Southeast Asian region.
People are increasingly spending time on their smartphones. Accordingly, the investigators in the project titled ‘Artificial Intelligence, Disinformation, and the Public Good’, Assistant Professors Taberez Neyazi and Subhayan Mukerjee (NUS Communications and New Media), expect that most people would be heavily reliant on their mobile devices to gather information about the world around them through […]
A Commentary in Suria News Online by Fadiah Nadwa Fikri, PhD candidate from the NUS Southeast Asian Studies
Op-Ed in The Straits Times by Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser, from the Dept of Sociology and Anthropology; Academic Convener, Singapore Studies; and Chair of the Social Science and Policy Cluster, at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at NUS; and Academic Adviser at the Social Lab, Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS.
From 17 February to 28 February 2023, Professor David Taylor, Head of the Department of Geography, led 20 Geography major and Bachelor of Environmental Studies students on an extraordinary fieldwork and research expedition through the Great Rift Valley, Kenya.
The former Budget Terminal of Singapore Changi Airport was closed on 25 September 2012 to make way for the construction of Terminal 4. This new terminal boasts automation technology to smoothen the commuter experience, from self check-in and bag drops to automated customs clearance. The introduction of these forms of automation has contributed to the […]
Themed “Social Change Communication through Video Production”, the annual Pitch It! 2023 competition co-organised by the NUS Communications and New Media Society and G.H.Y Culture & Media, saw the participation of 19 teams, who learnt from industry veterans and produced compelling short films highlighting prevailing social issues impacting society.