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Assistant Professor Reza Idria, 2022 LKC NUS-Stanford Fellowship awardee, is visiting FASS from 1 September to 31 December. He is working on Tales of the Unexpected: Contesting Syari’ah Law in Aceh, Indonesia, a book manuscript based on his doctoral dissertation, which he defended at Harvard’s Department of Anthropology in May 2020, We interviewed Dr Idria, […]
The Inter-Ministerial Committee on the Ageing Population (IMC) was established on 14 November 1998, to ensure a concerted national response in deliberating and recommending relevant policy directions on ageing issues. The IMC marked a shift in approach when it articulated a vision of “Successful Ageing in Singapore”, which frames the issues of ageing in a […]
In a speech on 13 November 2006, PM Lee Hsien Loong remarked that Singapore treats ‘welfare’ as a dirty word. Indeed, Singapore is not a welfare state. Although Singapore’s Gini index, a measure of income inequality, is lower than many developed countries, it becomes the word’s second highest after taking state taxes and transfers into […]
Professor Ricardo Caballero will be the the MAS Term Professor in Economics and Finance at the National University of Singapore from 14 to 25 Nov 2022. Photo credit: MIT Department of Economics.
Students who continue to keep the NUS campuses vibrant and upbeat with their multifarious talents and passions, undampened by pandemic restrictions, were lauded at the NUS Student Life Awards 2022 on Oct 29 at a red-carpet celebration attended by more than 300 guests held at the University Cultural Centre.
The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line first began operating on 7 November 1987 with five stations along the North-South line. It has since expanded to more than 130 stations that span across the island, with a daily ridership of over 3 million. It is undoubtedly the preferred public transport option for many due to its […]
How should a fresh graduate, filled with aspirations to change the world, deal with the harsh reality that a significant portion of their undergraduate training may be rendered irrelevant by the simple passage of time?
This year, researchers from different NUS schools and institutes – including the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Middle East Institute, and the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions – will head to COP27 to track the negotiations, and contribute to the dialogue on climate action by hosting panel discussions centred on climate change and biodiversity loss, the demand for carbon credits, and other pertinent topics.
In ‘What MRT travel numbers tell us about work from home trends’ (The Straits Times, October 2022), Professor Ivan Png (NUS Business School, NUS Department of Economics, and NUS School of Computing) examines the question of whether professional workers are returning to the office or still working from home. Although it is difficult to gather […]
Reforestation Could Boost Water Security in some Asia-Pacific Areas
A new study led by researchers at the NUS Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions (CNCS) indicates that if all areas suitable for forest growth in the Asia-Pacific were planted up, rainfall would go up in 4 of its 15 water-stressed regions, writes NUS CNCS Science Communication and Outreach Lead and FASS alumna Audrey Tan (NUS Sociology, ’13) in this The Straits Times article.