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While the elderly have often been touted as the slowest to adapt to digital technology, Dr Natalie Pang (NUS Department of Communications and New Media) points out in ‘Seniors are spending too much time on their smartphones which can spell trouble’ (Channel News Asia, 2021) that there are many senior citizens who are not averse to …
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‘83% of S’poreans say globalisation is good for the economy, but 50% think immigrants take away jobs: IPS study’ (The Straits Times, September 2021) features findings from the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) report ‘Making Identity Count in Singapore: Understanding Singaporeans’ National Pride and Identity’, co-authored by Dr Mathew Mathews (Principal Research Fellow and Head …
NUS Department of English Language & Literature Associate Professor Yong Li Lan, who was also co-chair of the WSC Local Organising Committee, leveraged the Asian Shakespeare Intercultural Archive (A|S|I|A) to enhance the 11th World Shakespeare Congress programme significantly, highlighting the value of digital archives in the new normal of virtual events/conferences, home-based learning, and work-from-home arrangements.
About S$5.6 million of proceeds from the second volume of Singapore Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong (Economics, ’64) will be devoted to developing an integrated community care hub in Marine Parade.
International relations analyst Dr Mustafa Izzudin (joint adjunct Senior Lecturer at University Scholars Programme and Residential College 4, National University of Singapore) will become the first Singaporean to lead a Think Thank on Southeast Asian studies in India, where he intends to draw closer knowledge and cultural links with the South Asian region.
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Professor Lionel Wee, and other members of the Deanery take on their leadership roles today.
Professor Jean Wei-Jun Yeung (NUS Sociology and Centre for Family and Population Research) was interviewed live on Hello Singapore to discuss the recent population report that shows a decline in fertility and marriage rates and a 4.1% decline in population size. She stated that the declined birth rate in 2020 does not have much to …
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In her review of the fourth instalment of the Maya Dance Theatre’s PANCHA series in Lianhe Zaobao, Associate Professor Thang Leng Leng of the NUS Department of Japanese Studies (and Co-Director of Next Age Institute, as well as Fellow (Honorary) of the College of Alice and Peter Tan), delves into how the performance explores the notion of shared space and time and attempts to answer questions such as those surrounding relationships between the young and old in society.
Mr Jonathan Sim, instructor from the Department of Philosophy, advises on designing regular quizzes as a tool to ensure students review their assignment feedback and address gaps in their understanding.
For her efforts in improving the lives of women and promoting peace and justice, Dr Heyzer was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005 and has received the NUS Eminent Alumni Award in 2011, and the NUS Distinguished Arts and Social Sciences Alumni Award in 2017.