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To mark the 10th anniversary of the Temasek Foundation (TF) – NUS Programme for Leadership in University Management (PLUM), 50 delegates from 24 universities across Southeast Asia congregated in Singapore from 8 to 10 November 2022, to discuss key issues related to transformation in higher education, innovation and entrepreneurship, and sustainability efforts in ASEAN.
In ‘Heat and the city: High-rise areas get almost twice as hot as low-rise residential areas’ (The Straits Times, November 2022), Professor Matthias Roth (NUS Geography) was featured for leading a project that studies the variation of temperature across Singapore. Areas with dense clusters of buildings are warmer than less dense housing estates. A compact […]
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.
Cultural Diplomacy and Intelligence in a Multicultural Workplace
Dr Soh Kai Ruo (NUS Communications and New Media) explains the value of recognising, understanding and being able to navigate cultural complexities that may appear when we work in a multicultural environment.