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The New NUS: To Amplify, and Not Diminish, the University Scholars Programme and Yale-NUS Story

September 13, 2021

Since 2018, NUS has charted and implemented a planned series of educational innovations. In a world of change and uncertainty, students will need broad intellectual foundations, so that they can engage in lifelong learning across many fields. Students will also need to develop the ability, agility and attitudes to adapt as their world changes at an increasing pace.

Book on History of Kampong Gelam Clinches NUS Singapore History Prize

September 9, 2021

Winning work challenges collective notions of Singapore Malay history and shines spotlight on Singapore’s cosmopolitan and dynamic economic, political and social history over the last two centuries.

Workplace Discrimination: Greater Clarity Needed

September 9, 2021
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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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Race, Racism and Racial Privilege in Singapore

September 8, 2021
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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 …

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FASS Inspiring Mentor 2021: Call for Nominations

September 6, 2021

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

NUS Study Estimates Low Long-Run Discount Rates Using Singapore Condominium Transactions

September 6, 2021

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.

NUS Ranked 21st in THE World University Rankings

September 3, 2021

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.

Unpacking Israel, the Start-up Nation

September 2, 2021

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.

Elderly People May Feel Lonely, Isolated Even While Living with Family

September 1, 2021
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‘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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One Undergrad, Two Disciplines: Can a Student Master Both Arts and Science?

September 1, 2021

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.

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