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March 21 was declared to be World Poetry Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 1999, and has been celebrated annually ever since. Poetry has been practiced throughout history, and is present in every culture and on every continent of the planet. World Poetry Day thus celebrates one of humanity’s most …
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NUS Arts Festival 2022: Shades of Light(ness) will run from 18 to 27 March, involving over 400 student artists, professional arts practitioners, leading researchers and thought leaders in NUS.
Contrary to the contemporary perception that social movements in Singapore have been relegated to the margins of mainstream discourse on the country’s political and social issues, the history of Singapore’s nation-building project has close ties with the country’s history of social movements and societal activism. We observe this in the struggle for self-determination that …
Eliza – written by Professor José Ignacio Latorre (Director, Centre for Quantum Technologies) – sought to explore how relationships between man and robot could unravel, and with that, the central premise of the production: Is artificial intelligence (AI) capable of love?
In ‘Why Singaporeans need to understand war rhetoric’ (Today, 2022), Assistant Professor Elvin Ong (NUS Department of Political Science) writes about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine serves as an important reminder to Singaporeans to never take our territorial integrity and sovereignty for granted. Asst Prof Ong also explains the importance of identifying the key principles …
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In February 2022, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest report assessing the impacts of climate change on the world’s biodiversity and ecosystems. The IPCC discovered that the increase in the frequency of extreme weather events has already caused some irreversible damage to our natural and human systems. In ‘Carbon scorecard: …
Carbon scorecard: informing consumers so that they learn to do their bit Read More »
Three women, three different passions. As NUS celebrates International Women’s Day and reaffirms its commitment to empowering women today, this dynamic trio shares what drives them to chase their dreams.
The FASS-ARI Book Manuscript Workshops scheme is a joint initiative by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and the Asia Research Institute (ARI). The scheme will fund two, one-day book manuscript virtual workshops, with up to S$4,000 per workshop. These book manuscript workshops are intended as an intensive but supportive means of fine-tuning …
Featuring A Success Story (FASS) – FASS-ARI Book Manuscript Workshops Read More »
The ever-popular NUS Open House hit new heights this year, attracting over 8.61 million visitors – a 26.2 per cent increase from the 6.83 million visitors that attended last year’s online Open House.
Find out how the University has developed and broadened our curriculum to better prepare our graduates for the swiftly evolving workplace, and how interdisciplinary learning can help students solve complex issues in our society.