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Speaking at the Wee Cho Yaw Business Forum organised by the NUS Global Asia Institute, Associate Professor Alberto Salvo (NUS Economics, Global Asia Institute, and Sustainable and Green Finance Institute) proposes a carbon scorecard to supplement efforts at sustainability. Comments by the panellists at the forum were reported in ‘Carbon scorecards for individuals, ESG and supply […]
The Symposium on In-Work Poverty and the Challenges of Getting By Among the Young was held on 29 March 2023, hosted by the NUS Social Service Research Centre (SSR). ‘Less-Educated Young Workers in Lower-Wage Jobs Face Job Mobility and Training Challenges: NUS Study’ (Straits Times, March 2023) covers some of the research results relating to […]
World Autism Awareness Day, which aims to recognise the rights and needs of people with autism, is marked every April 2nd. Adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at high risk for anxiety difficulties and disorders. While clinic-based cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) has been proven effective for alleviating ASD patients’ anxiety, the treatment’s effect has […]
Singapore imagines itself as a meritocratic society. ‘Meritocracy In Singapore Schools: Can It Breed Inequality?’ (CNA Insider, February 2023) investigates the origins, present, and future of meritocracy in Singapore. Associate Professor Loy Hui Chieh (NUS Philosophy) and Dr Donna Brunero (NUS History) are featured in the documentary as expert interviewees. A/P Loy remarks that meritocracy […]
Concluding in March 2023, the eight-week Women’s Professional Development Programme (WPDP) saw 40 female undergraduates developing a strong sense of camaraderie through their shared identities as young females seeking to gain critical skills for workplace success.
In early March 2023, the National Heritage Board of Singapore identified the Padang Civic Ensemble as a potential nominee for the title of UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is currently gazetted as a national monument. ‘What might happen if Padang is made Unesco World Heritage Site’ (Straits Times, March 2023) explores the potential implications of […]
The Currency of Truth: Newsmaking and the Late-Socialist Imaginaries of China’s Digital Era Emily H. C. Chua (NUS Department of Sociology and Anthropology) University of Michigan Press China’s news sector is a place where newsmakers, advertising executives, company bosses, and Party officials engage one another in contingent and evolving arrangements that run from cooperation and […]
This novel proposal is a possibility in a world where digital payments are becoming increasingly common, making it easier to track the items people buy, observed Alberto Salvo, Associate Professor in Environmental Economics and Associate Director at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Global Asia Institute.
NUS Geography undergraduate Megan Lim is leveraging her arts and social sciences education during her internship, and capitalising on all the opportunities for professional and personal growth at the Smart Nation Digital Government Office (SNDGO).
Amid Fears of Radicalisation via Gaming, Parents Must Listen to their Children
NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim says there’s a need for adults to have a genuine interest in and try out for themselves what youths are doing on gaming platforms in his latest commentary on CNA.