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SRN Virtual Event: Diaspora and Cosmopolitanism, Religion and Place, and Language and Multiculturalism in Singapore and the Region

December 22, 2021

The Singapore Research Nexus (SRN) at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Division, NUS invites you to a Virtual Event featuring recent research in the humanities and social sciences on Singapore. Academics from NUS will present their studies on the themes of 1) Diaspora and Cosmopolitanism, 2) Religion and Place, and 3) Language …

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NUS Bags Major PR Award for College of Humanities and Sciences Campaign

December 21, 2021

One year since the official inauguration of the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences (CHS), the publicity campaign for the new College has gained recognition at the recent Public Relations in the Service of Mankind (PRISM) Awards. The University bagged a Distinction Award in the category “Outstanding Campaign by a Non-Government Organisation or Not-For-Profit Organisation” for …

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December 21, 2021
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[New Book] Opposing Power: Building Opposition Alliances in Electoral Autocracies

December 14, 2021

Assistant Professor Elvin Ong (NUS Department of Political Science) will be releasing a book in May 2022 with the University of Michigan Press, as part of the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies series, titled ???????? ?????: ???????? ?????????? ????????? ?? ????????? ???????????. The book argues that opposition party leaders’ perceptions of regime vulnerability and inter-party …

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An Interview with Emeritus Prof S. Vasoo and Assoc Prof Winston Goh on The Strange Start of Psychology at the National University of Singapore

December 8, 2021

The Strange Start of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS Department of Psychology, 2021), showcases the history of the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences’ Department of Psychology, Singapore’s oldest psychology programme. The programme, which kicked off during the 86/87 academic year at the Department of Social Work (renamed the Department of …

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A Conversation with Jonathan Sim, Co-editor of Buying Time for Climate Action: Exploring Ways around Stumbling Blocks

December 2, 2021

Buying Time for Climate Action: Exploring Ways around Stumbling Blocks (World Scientific, 2021), was edited by Jan W. Vasbinder (Para Limes, The Netherlands) and Jonathan Y. H. Sim (NUS Department of Philosophy). The book explores how we can address the global climate emergency and overcome the obstacles that arise when combating it. Even though people around the world are fully …

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Lion City Narratives: Singapore Through Western Eyes

December 1, 2021

Contrary to the narratives propagated by popular history, Singapore’s story predates the arrival of Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. Unfortunately, a significant portion of what is known about Singapore in the 19th century before it was colonized by the British is often fragmented and scattered. This changed after the arrival of the British on its shores. …

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Migrant Workers in Singapore and the Politics of Recognition

December 1, 2021

Migration is a commonplace phenomenon in a globalised world, as people move in search of better opportunities for economic and social improvement. Created by the United Nations, International Migrants Day on 18 December recognises the human rights of all migrants. In the same vein, Assistant Professor Hong Renyi (NUS Department of Communications and New Media) …

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LESSONS FROM THE DREAM FACTORY

November 30, 2021

Alumni entrepreneurs from the NUS Overseas Colleges programme share the profound influence the experience has had on them.

Lower-income families with young kids in S’pore worst hit by pandemic: Study

November 30, 2021
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In ‘Lower-income families with young kids worst hit by pandemic: Study’ (The Straits Times, 2021), Professor Jean Wei-Jun Yeung (NUS CFPR and Department of Sociology) shares how the Singapore Longitudinal Early Development Study (SG Leads), a large-scale study that  involves 4,355 children, found that home-based learning during the Covid-19 pandemic put kids from needy households …

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