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Is every school a good school? Parents in Singapore do not seem to believe that, claim Dr Eik Swee (University of Melbourne), Mr Cameron Kheng (Nanyang Technological University), and Associate Professor Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) in their commentary ‘‘Kiasu’ parents have an unhealthy obsession with ‘top schools’ at P1 registration exercise’ (Straits Times, …
Under the Study Trips for Engagement and EnRichment (STEER) programme, a group of students from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, College of Design and Engineering, and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences embarked on a two-week journey to India, visiting Kerala, Lamagoan – a town near Darjeeling – and Kolkata.
The Prize, which comes with an award of S$50,000, will next be awarded in 2024 to an outstanding publication in English (written or translated) that has made a significant impact on our understanding of Singapore’s history, and is published between 1 June 2021 and 31 May 2024.
FASS alumna Pamela Low (NUS Economics ’18 ) and nine other Singaporeans under 35 received the inaugural 10 for Zero Awards conferred by the Singapore arm of US-based non-profit Conservation International for the social and environmental impact of their work, and influence on the community to work towards a zero-waste future.
Celebrated annually on 1 June, the Global Day of Parents was initiated by the United Nations to honour parents and parenting around the world. Although not all parents take the same approach to parenting or make the same sacrifices, parenting is a tireless commitment for many fathers and mothers. During the COVID-19 pandemic, parenting became …
The Community Courts are part of the State Courts of Singapore and were established on 1 June 2006 as problem-solving courts which hear special cases that require community resources to establish the root causes of offending behaviours and facilitate the successful reintegration of individuals into community settings. In ‘A Profile Study of Elderly Offenders in …
Op-Ed by Head of NUS Chinese Studies Professor Ong Chang Woei in Lianhe Zaobao (24 May 2023).
At the recently held inaugural Population of Singapore Annual Meeting conference, public and private sector leaders as well as researchers discussed major issues such as Singapore’s ageing population, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Singapore population, and strategies for narrowing the disparity in learning outcomes between children from higher- and lower-income families.
Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography) and Professor Tuen Yi Chiu (Department of Sociology and Social Policy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong) consider the use of technology in bridging the cultural and generational gaps among the grandparent generation in ‘Transnational ageing and “care technologies”: Chinese grandparenting migrants in Singapore and Sydney’ (Population, Space and Place, 2020) Singapore …
The strength and grit displayed by the TeamNUS athletes at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, and the excellence and camaraderie they showed on the regional sporting stage, pulled off 23 podium finishes consisting of 11 gold, two silver and 10 bronze medals.