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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.
Associate Professor Eddie Tong from the Department of Psychology at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has been named as a Fellow by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), the biggest and most prestigious international organisation for social and personality psychology.
What began as a home-based project among friends, Yuki Ong (NUS Geography’ 23) has scaled her sustainable farming project and co-founded GreenLoopFarms – an eco-conscious urban farm that employs hydroponic systems to nurture a diverse range of vegetables.
Amidst the turbulence and uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic, companies adapted by adopting flexible working arrangements, which have since become commonplace. However, this flexibility is not enjoyed by all, often being the exclusive prerogative of well-paid work. In their insightful article titled “Flexible work arrangements can’t be for just well-paid professionals” (The Straits Times, […]
Here are some of the highlights from the book launch of ‘The Tropical Turn: Agricultural Innovation in the Ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean‘ by Dr Sureshkumar Muthukumaran (NUS History)! This book chronicles the earliest histories of familiar tropical Asian crops in the ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean, from rice and cotton to citruses and […]
Marzuki Nooranas Sarip (year 2, NUS Communications and New Media and NUS Sociology and Anthropology) on never giving up on his goal of academic excellence in university.
Debt affects not only financial stability, but also alters psyches. In ‘Reducing debt improves psychological functioning and changes decision-making in the poor’ (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019), Dr Ong Qiyan (NUS Social Service Research Centre), Associate Professor Walter Theseira (NUS Business School), and Associate Professor Irene […]