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How tertiary students can prevent a ‘lost’ academic year

February 7, 2021

Third-year FASS student in the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) programme, Mr Ng Chia Wee believes students should look for ways to connect knowledge across disciplines.

FASS Inspiring Mentor 2020 Award Winners Announced

February 3, 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

Want to do more despite 25 years of volunteering

February 3, 2021

This is a profile feature on Dr Sharifah Mariam Aljunied–FASS alumna (Psychology, ’90), and Adjunct Associate Professor at Department of Psychology, National University of Singapore, as well as at the Office of Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University–upon her receiving a Friends of MSF Award for her significant contributions in support of work done by Ministry of Social and Family Development.

NUS enhances career+ mobile app to boost career readiness of students through predictive analytics and skills visualisation

January 28, 2021

The National University of Singapore (NUS) today announced the official launch of its enhanced NUS career+ mobile app – exclusive to its students – that leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) and big data.

Compromised Privacy on WhatsApp?

January 27, 2021

In the Channel News Asia commentary “WhatsApp’s new T&Cs could spark changes to how data and privacy are managed”, Dr Natalie Pang (NUS Department of Communications and New Media) addresses the concerns netizens have expressed regarding the changes in WhatsApp’s privacy policies. Dr Pang also explains the legal jargon of WhatsApp’s new terms and conditions …

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A/P Tracey Skelton on Sexual Misconduct in NUS

January 21, 2021

Channel News Asia’s live podcast, CNA938 Q&A, covered the pertinent topic of sexual misconduct in response to the increasing number of reported cases of it in the past few years. Associate Professor Tracey Skelton (NUS Department of Geography), chair of the NUS Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster (GSRC), features as the third guest on this …

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Dr Susan Ang: Training Students to Grapple with Complications and Complexities

January 18, 2021

Dr Susan Ang, Assistant Professor at NUS English Language and Literature, talks about the “randomness…involved” in her choice of career, and shares her approach to teaching and perspectives on learning.

Challenges Faced by Cross-national Families in Singapore

January 18, 2021

A study by Professor Jean Yeung (NUS Sociology and Centre for Family and Population Research) and Shuya Lu (NUS PhD student) revealed that families with non-Singaporean wives and Singaporean husbands face the most socioeconomic challenges as compared to other households in Singapore.  “New study sheds light on cross-national families in S’pore”, in The Straits Times …

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Care Ethics in Multi-Cultural Nursing Homes

January 18, 2021

Opened in January 1985, St Joseph’s Home is Singapore’s first palliative care service. The then hospice had merely 16 beds for inpatient care but has since grown and taken care of the elderly for over 35 years. In this time, medical staff and care workers have offered their help and services to ensure the well-being …

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Getting It Write

January 14, 2021

For poet, educator, and current director of the Singapore Writers Festival, Ms Pooja Nansi (English Literature and Philosophy, ’04), a successful festival space invites the coming together of all people, no matter their backgrounds.

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