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Mr William Lim was the impetus for the establishment of the Cultural Studies in Asia PhD programme at NUS and a generous supporter of various arts and cultural practices.
Professor Jacques Bertrand, 2023 LKC NUS-Stanford Fellowship awardee, is visiting FASS from 11 January to 12 April, 2023. He is working on Return to Civil War: Insurgent Groups and the Decision to Abandon Peace, a research project and book that examines the evolution of insurgent groups during and after conflicts. We interviewed Prof Bertrand, who […]
In 1967, the British government first forewarned the Singapore government of its intention to pull out its military presence from the former Crown colony. Though initially met with acceptance by Singapore, pressing financial restraints forced the British to push forward the military pull-out to early 1971, which posed serious security threats to Singapore as its […]
The Population White Paper, released on 9 January 2013, proposed a projected population of 6.5 to 6.9 million residents in Singapore by 2030. In order to support this population, it is necessary to promote better livability, alongside reclaiming additional land and intensifying new developments. Land use optimization is defined as the process of allocating […]
A delegation of teachers from Catholic Junior College (CJC) visited the National University of Singapore (NUS) campus on Tuesday (5 January 2023) as part of their annual Teacher’s Learning Retreat and heard directly from faculty and students who shared their unique experiences and insights.
ChatGPT is a chatbot launched by OpenAI in November 2022. It quickly gained global attention due to its detailed and articulate answers to human questions. In ‘The Impact of ChatGPT on Education’ (Channel NewsAsia, December 2022), Mr. Jonathan Y. H. Sim (Instructor with NUS Philosophy) joined CNA 93.8FM for a live radio interview to discuss […]
On 1 January 2016, the UN Sustainable Development Goals came into effect. These global goals aimed to end poverty and address social needs while protecting the environment. Carbon dioxide, when used as a measure of environmental quality, allowed nations to measure the effectiveness of their sustainable efforts and determine probable environmental impacts in the future. […]
The University of Singapore was formally established on 1 January 1962, following its split with the University of Malaya. At the time, the Singapore and Malayan governments wanted separate universities, and thus decided to have its Singapore and Kuala Lumpur divisions become autonomous national universities in their respective countries. Since then, the University of Singapore […]
On 29th December 2021, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng met with Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat, pledging to jointly fight the COVID-19 pandemic and enhance bilateral cooperation. According to Han, as close neighbours and partners, China and Singapore enjoy mutual political understanding and trust. China is Singapore’s largest trading partner, while Singapore […]
Land-strapped Singapore May Struggle to Fulfil the New Global Biodiversity Deal but…
By FASS Alumna Ms Audrey Tan (NUS Sociology ’13) who is Science Communication and Outreach Lead at the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions at the Faculty of Science and the Tropical Marine Science Institute at NUS.