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successfully harnessing nature as a climate solution would require partnerships across different sectors of society, with scientific research from universities such as NUS being instrumental in informing government policy and commercial decisions.
Dr Soh Kai Ruo (NUS Communications and New Media) explains the value of recognising, understanding and being able to navigate cultural complexities that may appear when we work in a multicultural environment.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the Temasek Foundation (TF) – NUS Programme for Leadership in University Management (PLUM), 50 delegates from 24 universities across Southeast Asia congregated in Singapore from 8 to 10 November 2022, to discuss key issues related to transformation in higher education, innovation and entrepreneurship, and sustainability efforts in ASEAN.
In ‘Heat and the city: High-rise areas get almost twice as hot as low-rise residential areas’ (The Straits Times, November 2022), Professor Matthias Roth (NUS Geography) was featured for leading a project that studies the variation of temperature across Singapore. Areas with dense clusters of buildings are warmer than less dense housing estates. A compact …
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The death of a child can bring about different mourning practices amongst mothers. This single event generates a varied range of affective, behavioural, and social responses in mothers, as mothers attempt to find coherence between the unexpected early death of their child and the assumption that their child will outlive them. While grief is a …
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In ‘South-east Asia largely inspired by ancient Indic civilisation, says NUS historian’ (The Straits Times, November 2022), Professor Wang Gungwu (NUS History, East Asian Institute) was featured for his lecture at the NUS Institute of Policy Studies’ 12th IPS-Nathan Lecture series, discussing the development of civilisation in the Southeast Asian region. This was Prof Wang’s …
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Since Singapore’s independence in 1965, underground bunkers and train stations have been constructed to double up as public shelters for populations during times of emergency. It was not until 2014 that the government formally identified the usage of underground land as a core component of Singaporean strategic planning. This was noteworthy as Singapore had previously …
NUS has moved up a spot from last year’s standing in the Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS), which bases its rankings on six key drivers identified by businesses as the main contributors to creating employable graduates: academic excellence, specialisation in technical and research expertise, as well as the soft skills and digital skills of graduates. The GEURS is produced and owned by higher education HR consultancy Emerging and published by Times Higher Education.
The Department of Chinese Studies and the Singapore Research Nexus at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will be jointly launching the book Malaysian Crossings: Place and Language in the Worlding of Modern Chinese Literature by Assistant Professor Chan Cheow Thia (NUS Chinese Studies) this Saturday (November 26, 1:55 – 4:30 PM) at …
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Fixing ‘Broken’ Youth Not Enough to Tackle Mental Health Issues
Commentary in TODAY by Assoc Prof Vincent Chua, from the Dept of Sociology and Anthropology at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, and Ms Isabelle Tan (Research Assistant) and Dr Chew Han Ei (Senior Research Fellow) of the Social Lab, Institute of Policy Studies at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS.