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The death of a child can bring about different mourning practices amongst mothers. This single event generates a varied range of affective, behavioural, and social responses in mothers, as mothers attempt to find coherence between the unexpected early death of their child and the assumption that their child will outlive them. While grief is a […]
In ‘South-east Asia largely inspired by ancient Indic civilisation, says NUS historian’ (The Straits Times, November 2022), Professor Wang Gungwu (NUS History, East Asian Institute) was featured for his lecture at the NUS Institute of Policy Studies’ 12th IPS-Nathan Lecture series, discussing the development of civilisation in the Southeast Asian region. This was Prof Wang’s […]
Since Singapore’s independence in 1965, underground bunkers and train stations have been constructed to double up as public shelters for populations during times of emergency. It was not until 2014 that the government formally identified the usage of underground land as a core component of Singaporean strategic planning. This was noteworthy as Singapore had previously […]
NUS has moved up a spot from last year’s standing in the Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS), which bases its rankings on six key drivers identified by businesses as the main contributors to creating employable graduates: academic excellence, specialisation in technical and research expertise, as well as the soft skills and digital skills of graduates. The GEURS is produced and owned by higher education HR consultancy Emerging and published by Times Higher Education.
The Department of Chinese Studies and the Singapore Research Nexus at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences will be jointly launching the book Malaysian Crossings: Place and Language in the Worlding of Modern Chinese Literature by Assistant Professor Chan Cheow Thia (NUS Chinese Studies) this Saturday (November 26, 1:55 – 4:30 PM) at […]
Singapore launched the Smart Nation initiative on 24 November 2014, aiming to digitise Singapore’s government, economy and society. With lockdowns and work from home arrangements, the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the pace of digitization. However, the pandemic has also exposed gaps in Singapore’s nationwide digitisation efforts. In ‘Making universal digital access universal: lessons from COVID-19 […]
Prof Yeung has been widely regarded as one of the world’s leading academic experts in global production networks, global value chains, and East Asian firms and developmental states in the global economy. He is the first recipient from outside North America and the UK and the second youngest recipient of the annual Sir Peter Hall Award.
The People’s Action Party (PAP) was formed on 21 November 1954 and has governed Singapore uninterrupted for more than six decades. This enduring political stability is the product of a highly cohesive, effective, and extractive state and party apparatus. In ‘(Not) democratising through strength: core beliefs and the institutions of Singapore’s People’s Action Party’ (Contemporary […]
In commemoration of the quarterly Family Day, workplaces allow employees to leave work early to spend time with their families. On this evening, families usually take the time to disconnect from work and reconnect with one another. However, not every family experiences the luxury of taking time off work. In particular, low-income families may be […]
The Peggy Wai Chee Leong-Hochstadt Professorship in Humanities and Sciences will further strengthen cross-disciplinary learning at the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences.