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The New Paper featured an article ‘What Does it Mean to be Poor’ (24 April) on a recent study on poverty in Singapore conducted by the Centre for Culture-Centred Approach to Research and Evaluation (CARE, NUS Dept of CNM). The team of researchers conducted 180 in-depth interviews between 2013 and 2016 to better understand the …
A White Paper published in 2014 by CARE, an affiliate organization of the Department of Communications and New Media, raises awareness towards the issues and problems faced by FDWs in asserting their rights. Titled ‘“Respect our Rights” – Voices of Foreign Domestic Workers Negotiating Structures’, the White Paper is the culmination of a two-year long …
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A poem written by Emeritus Professor Edwin Thumboo (NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) was published in The Straits Times recently. The poem, titled ‘Say SG’, commemorates Singapore’s development and achievements over the past 50 years. You can read the poem here.
Singapore has a highly urbanized environment and an estimated 85% of the population lives in high-rise public housings known as HDBs. With the population projected to increase further, the demand for housing developments is expected to rise in tandem. Hence, there is an urgent need to find out more about the micro-climate of these urbanized …
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Two faculty members from the Geography Department, Professor Brenda Yeoh and Associate Professor Victor Savage, explore the multifaceted dynamics behind Singapore’s road names and places in their co-authored book “Singapore Street Names – A Study of Toponymics” (3rd Ed.). “Singapore’s fascinating tapestry of street toponyms… reflects its development from a port-city of the British Empire …
This study on training environment existing in the Singapore Public Service was conducted in 2000 by Dr. Gambhir Bhatta, former faculty member at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Known for one of the most proficient public services in the world, Singapore is credited with putting in place good policy fundamentals that helped …
This week we feature In the House of Straw by 13 Little Pictures. In the House of Straw is directed by award-winning local director Yeo Siew Hua, a graduate of the Philosophy Department at FASS. The film is a retelling of the classic story of the three little pigs set in the context of highly …
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This study on autism in children in Singapore was conducted in 2001 by Dr. Vera Bernard-Opitz, former faculty member at the NUS Department of Social Work and Psychology, along with K. W. Kwook and S. Sapuan. The findings of this study were published in the International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 24(1), 1-6. The report describes …
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This week’s post is dedicated to Mdm Zizi Azah Abdul Majid, a veteran theatre practitioner in Singapore. Mdm Zizi Azah was a fellow graduate of FASS majoring in Philosophy and Sociology. In 2011 Mdm Zizi Azah wrote a play titled Singapore Story: Fatimah’s Last Adventure (Teater Ekamatra, Esplanade Theatre Studio, 23-25 March 2011, Stage Production). …
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Recently, the Singapore Research Nexus organized the Textual Landscapes of Singapore Literary Challenge 2016. We are glad to present the seven winning entries. Three of them are from FASS! Click the titles to read the entries. Grand Prize One Room, Half a Living Hall Khng Nee Wey, Joan 4th Year PhD, Department of Social Work, FASS …
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