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We extend our congratulations to the winners of the 2024 FASS Inspiring Mentor Awards.
Ms. Loo Bee Bee, Senior Associate Director, Department of Psychology
Associate Professor Ong Ee Cheng, Department of Economics
Professor Jessica Pan, Office of the Provost and Department of Economics
Prof Fran Martin, Professor of Cultural Studies and co-convenor of the Asian Cultural Research Hub at The University of Melbourne, gave a talk titled ‘Unsettling: Chinese International Graduate Women Navigating (Im)mobility and Chrononormativity’ on Tuesday, 1 April 2025, jointly organised by the NUS Department of Communications and New Media and the NUS Asia Research Institute. …
A second ‘Arts and Multimedia’ category has also been created to recognise deserving works in non-print media in addition to books.
Amidst the devastating impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on individual health, deeply ingrained structural inequalities also surfaced, causing different segments of society to experience the social effects of the virus unevenly. In their study ‘Singapore: Families Living in and Through the Pandemic’ (Family Life in the Time of COVID: International Perspectives, 2023), Professor Vineeta Sinha, …
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World Puppetry Day is celebrated worldwide on 21 March. Across Asia, shadow puppetry is an art form traditionally associated with the high culture of Hindu India and has proliferated as a form of entertainment in various contexts. Singapore’s Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) exhibits over 700 shadow puppets (wayang purwo), with most scholarship focusing on the …
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NUS study highlights the need for stronger social connections, trust and cohesion in a holistic approach to healthy longevity.
From ‘The Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing’ to ‘Goldilocks and the Three Bears’, moral stories have long served to entertain children and convey moral lessons through their succinct narratives. Many of these classic moral tales feature anthropomorphised animals as key characters, with anthropomorphism — the attribution of human traits to non-human animals — being prevalent in …
Coinciding with NUS’ 120th anniversary this year, the event, which included a six-day virtual segment, provided a glimpse into the distinctive educational approach of Singapore’s first higher education institution and flagship university.
Malaysia won’t be able to solve its traffic woes without better bus networks
Dr Timothy Wong, NUS Economics,.