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The University leapt three spots in this year’s rankings after holding steady at 11th for the past five years. This puts NUS within the top 1 per cent of all universities evaluated this year, ranking among many highly prestigious institutions worldwide.
The Leng Hup San Chee Chea Temple, one of the United Temples of Singapore, officially opened on 24 June 1996. The United Temples gathered multiple smaller village temples, including those of different dialect groups, into unified structures in a period of rapid urban redevelopment in the country. The project ‘Chinese Epigraphy of Singapore: United Temples […]
Impact Journalism Day is celebrated every year in mid-June. Backed by Sparknews, a collective based in Paris, newspapers around the world are encouraged to publish a series of articles on local initiatives to improve people’s living conditions and protect the planet. This collaboration highlights the key role that journalism plays in raising awareness about social […]
Bilingualism is generally viewed as a point of pride for Singapore, yet proficiency in mother tongue languages seems to be low amongst young adults. ‘Lack of fluency hinders parents from raising effectively bilingual children’ (Straits Times, June 2023) explores the causes of this issue through conversations with young adults, academics, and stakeholders in language education. […]
A column in TODAY (18 June 2023) by Goh Xin Yi, a management executive at ICA and undergraduate from NUS Sociology and Anthropology.
Celebration of the Senses Day falls on 24th June. This celebration calls for everyone to appreciate the experience accorded to us through our five senses. In his book Sensory Anthropology: Culture and Experience in Asia (Cambridge University Press, 2023), Associate Professor Kelvin Low (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) makes the case that studying the senses seriously […]
An interdisciplinary team of NUS researchers will be embarking on a five-year project to investigate digital information creation, dissemination and consumption using a lens of consumer behaviour.
Dr Khoo Kim Choo (NUS Social Work, ’70) has been recently inducted into the Singapore Women’s Hall of Fame for her legacy and impact in the early childhood education sector.
Temasek Hall welcomed its first 485 residents in July 1988 as a full-fledged student residence. Now in its 35th year, it counts around 7,000 individuals as alumni, and prides itself on a fun-loving and innovative culture, a legacy of sporting triumphs, and its achievements in staging annual productions and charity activities.
The biennial Goh Sin Tub Creative Writing Prize is a gift from Dr Sylvia Goh to NUS in memory and recognition of her husband Goh Sin Tub, one of Singapore’s best-known writers. The Competition is open to all members of the NUS community. The closing date for receipt of entries is at 5pm on Monday, 4 September 2023.