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Fostering inclusive communities for sustainable social development

October 3, 2024

Held in conjunction with NUS Homecoming 2024, the NUS Chua Thian Poh Community Leadership Centre (CTPCLC) Symposium attracted over 130 attendees comprising NUS students, alumni, staff, and partners; and featured insightful presentations, inspiring keynote speeches, an alumni panel discussion, and a mini graduation ceremony for students who completed their Certificate or Minor degrees in Community Development and Leadership at CTPCLC.

NUS researchers develop innovative approaches to tackle false information on multiple fronts

October 3, 2024

A research team – comprising members from various faculties, including Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, NUS Business School, School of Computing, College of Design and Engineering, Faculty of Law, and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy – is addressing the issue of false information head-on through a programme known as Information Gyroscope (iGyro).

Atlas of Finance: Mapping the Global Story of Money

October 2, 2024

Have you ever looked at a two-dollar bill in your wallet and wondered how many places and pockets it has travelled through? While this bill clearly represents a value of $2 today, it would have held no significance in 3000 BCE. The concept of value, as articulated by Seneca, “A thing is worth only what …

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Family Environment, Loneliness, Hope, and Subjective Well-Being of Asian Older Adults

October 1, 2024

1 October was designated the International Day of Older Persons (IDOP) by the United Nations General Assembly in 1990. Ever since, it has been commemorated yearly by countries around the world, including Singapore. Initiatives and celebrations have been organised jointly by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and RSVP Singapore, the Organisation of Senior …

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Revered Song Nian’s work returns to NUS Department of Chinese Studies

September 28, 2024

A report in Lianhe Zaobao, 25 September 2024, Fukan, p3.

Kishore Mahbubani: In order to succeed in the global geopolitical competition, one must win over the Global South

September 28, 2024

A report in Lianhe Zaobao of Distinguished Fellow of the Asia Research Institute Professor Kishore Mahbubani’s discussion points at the second Asia New Vision Forum (25-27 September 2024).

Making the case to reduce food wastage in Singapore hospitals

September 27, 2024

The 2024 CHS Case Competition, organised in partnership with Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Centre for Healthcare Innovation and Boston Consulting Group, received a record 78 submissions.

Is there any way out for Malaysia’s Islamisation?

September 25, 2024

By Ivan Seow Sze Minn, a first-year student from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at NUS.

I never considered a career in the special needs sector until a life-changing internship opened my eyes

September 25, 2024

By Jerelynn Ng, a third-year student from NUS Psychology, in TODAY (20 September 2024)

Traversing the Migrant Corridor: Singapore’s First Ambassadors to Thailand, 1965–1990

September 24, 2024

The establishment of diplomatic relations between Singapore and Thailand began on 20 September 1965. As a small country with limited natural resources, Singapore has always promoted strong ties with other countries through careful diplomacy and fruitful economic cooperation. Especially within the Association for Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN), Singapore has cultivated strong diplomatic ties with its …

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