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In ‘Workplace discrimination: Greater clarity needed’ (The Straits Times, September 2021), Senior Lecturer Dr Kelvin Seah (NUS Economics) welcomes the Singapore government’s latest policy efforts to combat workplace discrimination and provide equal opportunities for employment and career progression for workers. At the same time, he points out that cases of workplace discrimination and unfair employment …
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In ‘Race, racism and racial privilege in Singapore’ (The Straits Times, September 2021) Professor Chua Beng Huat (NUS Sociology and Yale-NUS Urban Studies Program) discusses the conceptual development of racial privilege in Singapore, documents developments in Singapore’s history that have accorded privileges, conscious and unconscious, to specific racial groups, and evaluates the frameworks and solutions …
We extend our congratulations to the winners of the 2020 FASS Inspiring Mentor Awards:
* Prof Audrey Yue Ing-Sue, Professor, Department of Communications and New Media
* Assoc Prof Mie Hiramoto, Associate Professor, Department of English Language and Literature
* Dr Michael Yoshitaka Erlewine, Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature
* Dr Kamalini Ramdas, Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography
* Ms Jasmin Tay Mei Hua, Assistant Senior Manager, Department of Communications and New Media
Estimates of long-run discount rates, that is, the rate at which economic agents discount future cash flows and other benefits, is an essential ingredient for analyses of policies guiding climate mitigation and long-term infrastructure projects.
The National University of Singapore (NUS) has risen four places to emerge 21st in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022. This is the best showing by NUS, and Singapore, since the rankings started in 2010. The University also retains its position as the third best university in Asia.
The success of eSTEER Israel has paved the way for other virtual immersion programmes to prepare students for the resumption of the University’s global initiatives. Since the long-standing programme commenced in 2010, over 1,000 students have participated in STEER’s thematic programmes for learning about emerging regions.
‘Social Disconnection and Living Arrangements among Older Adults: The Singapore Chinese Health Study’ (Gerontology, 2021), a study by Dr. Jon Barrenetxea, Dr. Yi Yang (both from Duke-NUS Medical School), Dr. An Pan (Huazhong University School of Public Health), Associate Professor Feng Qiushi (NUS Department of Sociology and Centre for Family and Population Research), and Professor …
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In this new chapter of higher education in Singapore, success will depend on how all involved find the right balance in managing inherent tensions – between passion and ability, between breadth and depth, and, for CHS students, between the arts and the sciences.
The editors of Philosopher’s Annual have announced its selection of one of Assistant Professor Zachary Barnett’s (NUS Department of Philosophy) research as a top 10 paper in its 40th edition.
The NUS ‘Reimagine Research Initiative’ provides seed funding for research in emerging areas, and enables its researchers to capture opportunities in the post-COVID-19 era.