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Speaking at a recent talk co-organised by Yale-NUS College and the Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, Professor Wang Gungwu (NUS History) gave a lecture titled “What Does it Mean to be Ethnically Chinese in Singapore?”. In attempting to answer this question, Professor Wang explores the historical context of Singapore’s relationship with China, the significance of the […]
NUS bagged the overall Wellbeing Organisation of the Year Award for its efforts towards prioritising mental well-being in the workplace, and NUS President Professor Tan Eng Chye was conferred the Wellbeing Leader Award 2023 for setting the tone and culture for building a mentally healthy workplace, at the inaugural WorkWell Leaders Awards and Gala Dinner held on 31 March 2023.
The Mrs Lee Choon Guan Endowed Research Fund (LCG ERF) was launched officially on 10 April 2017. It is the first endowment made in Singapore to establish a research fund specifically for practice research in social work that would impact the development and delivery of social services. The LCG ERF is one of the philanthropic […]
The Singapore government started the Circuit Breaker on 7th April, 2020, which significantly disrupted many businesses’ daily operations. But before a sudden surge of COVID-19 cases in April, the country experienced a relatively lengthy period during which daily activities were not severely affected by the virus. Businesses were still open and attempting to attract […]
The global COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital adoption with lockdowns and work from home arrangements leading to a surge in online meetings, online education, and online shopping. However, digitalisation has by no means been a straightforward process, with gaps emerging in many societies, including even in digitally connected countries such as Singapore, which underwent a […]
On 6 April 2018, the Dragon playground at Toa Payoh was featured during the 15th edition of the Singapore Heritage Festival. In ‘Beyond child’s play: heritage as process in Singapore’s playgrounds’ (International Journal of Heritage Studies, 2020), Associate Professor Chang Tou Chuang (NUS Department of Geography) and Mr Osten Mah Bang Ping (University of Cambridge […]
Aspiring students learned about NUS Social Work’s degree programmes, student life and the profession through events such as a community walk and a mini-carnival.
Retail giant Mustafa, which runs the well-known budget mall Mustafa Centre in Singapore, has recently announced plans to set up shop in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. In ‘Commentary: When shopping giant Mustafa meets retail paradise Johor Bahru’ (Channel NewsAsia, March 2023), Dr Serina Rahman (NUS Southeast Asian Studies and ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute) contemplates how such an […]
Associate Professor Lin Weiqiang shares insights into how he became an academic, his experience in the corporate world, and his advice to students about life after graduation.
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 […]