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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Celebrating the Rhythm of Life: NUS Student Life Awards 2022
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 Half-life of Knowledge
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?
NUS Study: Meditative Practices that Produce Different Effects from Mindfulness-Related Meditation
The practices lead to above-normal levels of physical and cognitive performance and pave the way for a range of potential medical and behavioural interventions.
Call for Nominations | FASS Inspiring Mentor Award 2022
We invite NUS FASS members of staff to nominate the colleagues who have served as their truly inspiring mentors – who have gone beyond the call of duty to positively impact their work and life – for FIMA 2022 honours.
FASS Establishes LBKM Social Sciences Scholarship to Nurture Top Talents in the Social Sciences
The scholarship was established through a S$300,000 gift from Lembaga Biasiswa Kenangan Maulud, LBKM (Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday Memorial Scholarship Fund Board).
Hearing the Voices of the Youth to Build a Better Future
Nobel Prize laureates, experts in the fields of science and humanities as well as students gathered to discuss crucial topics related to building a brighter future for the youth of today.
NUS-led Study: Extreme Debtors May Be Exposed to Debt Accumulation Due to Inflated Sense of Self-Control
The study used a combination of a self-reporting questionnaire and behavioural measures to compare the profiles of extreme debtors with control groups.
‘You can’t tell people to not speak it,’ says NUS don. But where does Singlish stand now?
‘A Small World of Singlish Words: A Word Association Study’, a project led by Assistant Professor Cynthia Siew (NUS Psychology) was featured in the Channel NewsAsia article, ‘You can’t tell people to not speak it,’ says NUS don. But where does Singlish stand now?’. The study examines word associations in Singapore English, looking at how …
Effects of living arrangements on well-being, perceived conflict, and intergroup attitudes for local and international students: Results from a field intervention
NUS marks the start of its academic year in August. As a global university centred in Asia, NUS along with other universities in Singapore, endeavours to embrace multiculturalism and racial harmony. In ‘Effects of living arrangements on well-being, perceived conflict, and intergroup attitudes for local and international students: Results from a field intervention’ (Journal of …
Beware the pitfalls of making lectures ‘interesting’
In ‘Beware the pitfalls of making lectures “interesting” and focus on curiosity instead’ (Times Higher Education, 27 July 2022), Dr Lee Li Neng, senior lecturer at the NUS Department of Psychology, warns educators against getting caught in a never-ending loop of shinier and shinier edutainment. Dr Lee argues that educators face three challenges when they …
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