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Set against a backdrop of global shifts towards increased artificial intelligence (AI) integration, the article ‘Understanding User Interactions and Perceptions of AI Risk in Singapore’ (Big Data & Society, 2023) presents a timely investigation into the ethical, privacy, and security challenges posed by artificial intelligence, and provides critical insights into Singaporeans’ collective understandings of what living …
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Check out the video of SRN’s 4th Policy Outreach Event, ‘Social Sciences x Medicine: Ageing, Health, and Policy in Singapore’, here! The hybrid event, organised by the Singapore Research Nexus at NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Division, spotlights NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and NUS Yong Loo Lin School of …
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In recent years, the topic of young people’s mental health has been given great attention in Singapore – in fact, many believe that there exists an urgent youth mental health crisis that needs to be addressed. In light of this, Associate Professor Daniel Goh (NUS Sociology & Anthropology) and Dr Aaron Koh (Independent Researcher) offer a …
Singapore has oft been touted as an ethnically diverse country where different races live together in racial harmony. In their article ‘The Power of Everyday Networks: The Case of Inter-Ethnic Ties’ (TRaNS: Trans-Regional and National Studies of Southeast Asia, 2023), Associate Professor Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology & Anthropology), Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser (NUS Institute …
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Plastic waste has been one of the most persistent and troubling contributors to climate change. Due to its widespread use and inability to biodegrade, plastic waste poses serious environmental threats, often ending up in oceans, rivers, or other ecosystems. This harms organisms living within those ecosystems, whether through entanglement, habitat disruption, or ingestion. Finding ways …
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On Thursday, 24 October, NUS Geography Professor Dariusz “Darek” Wojcik‘s Atlas of Finance was officially launched at The Pod, NLB. Published by Yale University Press, the 240 page tome features 98 colour illustrations and explores the development of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers 5000 years of history. During …
The first ever blocks of public housing flats in Singapore’s Queenstown area were completed in October 1960. This was following the founding of Singapore’s Housing and Development Board (HDB) a few months earlier, in February 1960. Ever since, generations of Singaporeans have become owners of their own HDB flats, with approximately 80% of Singaporeans currently …
Celebrations for the National Day of the People’s Republic of China runs from 1 to 7 October annually, marking the biggest week for tourism in China yearly. Many Singaporeans have moved to China, their families becoming ‘transnational’ in the process. Research has shown that in these families, women have had to take on a significantly …
The Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus was first detected in India on 5 October 2020. However, it was not until April 2021 that Delta-related infection cases began to rise in Southeast Asia. A research team led by Assistant Professor Wei Luo (NUS Geography) studied the resurgence of COVID-19 in seven Southeast Asian countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, …
As we commemorate the International Day of Older Persons celebrated every October 1st, it is crucial to recognise the various challenges that the elderly face. This year’s theme, ‘Ageing with Dignity’ is a timely reminder of the critical need to effectively and efficiently address the evolving needs and aspirations of current and future seniors. Last …
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