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Literature has found that women and children in blended families are more likely to have lower overall wellbeing. But there is a dearth of research on the impact of remarriage and stepfamily formation on the newly formed family in Singapore. It is questionable whether remarriage is always associated with greater social mobility and better welfare …
Examining Social Mobility amongst Remarried Ethnic Minority Women in Singapore Read More »
In many wealthy economies, concerns about the exploitative working conditions to which migrant workers are often subjected have galvanised civil society action, leading to the formation of Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs) which advocate for the rights of migrant workers. In Singapore, various NGOs had been campaigning for a day-off policy for migrant workers since 2003, culminating …
Photo: ‘Reflections of a Garden City’ by Joshua Lim Chong Rui from SRN’s SG Photobank Calls for biodiversity conservation have entered the limelight in the past decade, with strong public involvement in discussions about protecting biodiversity in the Central Catchment Reserve and Dover Forest. Amidst concerns that land scarcity and housing needs will take precedence …
Biodiversity Record: Sunda Pangolin at the Botanic Gardens Read More »
Are financial incentives given by the government effective in boosting birth rates in Singapore? This is the central question in Dr Kelvin Seah’s (NUS Economics and Institute of Labour Economics (IZA)) piece, ‘Commentary: Parenthood Incentives – Singapore Cannot Keep Doing More of the Same Without Knowing Whether These Really Work’ (Channel NewsAsia, February 2023). This …
The Singapore Chinese Health study, a long-term interdisciplinary study involving researchers from NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences following about a thousand Singaporean Chinese participants for more than two decades, has found that positive psychological states can be correlated with better longevity. Findings from this study …
Good Mental Health Can Improve Longevity: Local Study Read More »
As one of Singapore’s International Baccalaureate (IB) schools, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) was founded on 1 March 1886. IB has experienced worldwide growth in recent years, with Asia-Pacific having seen the fastest increase. The ‘brand recognition’ of IB is primarily responsible for its rising popularity. IB’s brand recognition includes an elite image, liberal and progressive pedagogies, …
Congratulations to the Principal Investigators and research teams of the following projects, ‘Analyses and Projections of Households and Living Arrangements in Six ASEAN Countries (HOUSEHOLD-ASEAN)’, ‘Climate-driven Changes in the Terrestrial Carbon Sink of Tropical Asia’, and ‘Health Implications of Gender Inequality: Articulating A Global Research Agenda’, which are funded for three years via Tier 2 …
Three MOE Tier 2 Grants Awarded to FASS Researchers Read More »
Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 FASS Inspiring Mentor Awards!
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Commentary: I am a Teacher and I Let My Students Use ChatGPT
On 30 November 2022, OpenAI announced the launch of conversational text generating artificial intelligence (AI) bot, ChatGPT. Since then, the educational landscape has been debating the utility and potentials, as well as the dangers, of similar technologies. Mr Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy) contributes to this discourse in his piece, ‘Commentary: I am a Teacher and …
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