Psychology
The NUS psychology programme was first introduced during the 1986-87 academic year and is the oldest psychology programme in Singapore.
NUS offers a full undergraduate programme, including an honours course, as well as Masters and Ph.D. programmes. Since its inception, the psychology programme has attracted a strong response from students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Psychology contributes to society by providing behavioural scientists who are equipped with the skills to use empirical research methods to seek an account of human behaviour and experience. It has been only a little over a hundred years that psychology has been a discipline in its own right.
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Watch the Recording: Technology, Wellbeing, and Policy in Singapore (2 Oct 2025)
Missed the live event? You can now watch the recording of our outreach event on Technology, Wellbeing, and Policy in Singapore, which brought together researchers from NUS Psychology and NUS Social Work to explore how technology shapes mental health and wellbeing in Singapore today. The four presentations discuss digital harms, AI, and the promise and […]
Chatbots could be first responder for mental health issues, but with limits
By D Nur Hani Zainal, Presidential Young Professor in Clinical Psychology at NUS Psychology, and Director of the Optimising Wellness Lab.
Validating the biosocial model of borderline personality disorder: Findings from a longitudinal study
We celebrate World Mental Health Day every 10 October, raising awareness about mental health education and advocacy against social stigma in Singapore and beyond. ‘Validating the Biosocial Model of Borderline Personality Disorder: Findings from a Longitudinal Study’ (Development and Psychopathology, 2023) by Dr. Stephanie S. M. Lee and Associate Professor Ryan Y. Hong (both from NUS […]
𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 | 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 | 𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁, 𝟮-𝟱 𝗽𝗺
𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧 | 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 | 𝟮 𝗢𝗰𝘁, 𝟮-𝟱 𝗽𝗺 The Singapore Research Nexus is holding ‘Technology, Wellbeing, and Policy in Singapore’, an event featuring four presentations: 1. ‘𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆-𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵’ by Dr Jungup LEE, Associate Professor, NUS Social Work 2. ‘𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 […]
Sensitivity to visual cues within motion events in monolingual and bilingual infants
Early language development research has found that infants begin with a broad understanding of the physical world and their conceptual knowledge becomes increasingly specialised according to their native language as they grow older. This process is known as perceptual narrowing, whereby during the first year of life, infants undergo developmental changes which reduces their sensitivity […]
Shining a spotlight on stories that matter: An NUS student’s mission to destigmatise hidden struggles
From founding grassroots mental health initiatives to writing plays and producing films, to conducting research on issues such as autism and pain, NUS Psychology undergraduate Titus Yim has used every platform to amplify voices at the margins.
Pitfalls of self-reported measures of self-control: Surprising insights from extreme debtors
In the realm of personal finance and psychology, personal debt has long been an area of concern, with individuals racking up large amounts of credit card debt and other forms of debt. Self-reported measures, such as the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS), are frequently used to predict and assess risk factors for debt-prone individuals. However, these […]
STEER India 2025: Exploring community and cultural development in a dynamic nation
In June this year, seven NUS students from various faculties embarked on a nine-day journey to New Delhi and Agra in India as part of the Study Trips for Engagement and EnRichment (STEER) programme led by Associate Professor Loh Wai Lam, Academic Director of NUS Global Relations Office (GRO). The trip, jointly organised by GRO and the Office of International Affairs & Global Initiatives at O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), was curated to enable the students to experience the vibrancy and dynamism of India through a blend of academic discourse and cultural immersion.
Answering the Call of the Stage
Mr Timothy Wan (NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies ’13) and Ms Marilyn Chew (NUS Psychology ’19) affirm theatre careers sustained by passion and purpose.
Predicting anhedonia using naturalistic and lab-based measures of reward
Depression is one of the most common mental health challenges affecting young people, with symptoms often emerging and intensifying during the critical transition from adolescence into young adulthood. Among these symptoms, anhedonia, the reduced ability to feel pleasure or interest in activities, has gained attention as a particularly serious and understudied issue. Anhedonia not only […]