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Paul Rae, an Assistant Professor of Theatre Studies at FASS, and his wife, Kaylene Tan, will shut down the theatre group spell#7 to enter a new chapter as they move to Melbourne, Australia. The duo’s Duet series have evolved into a total of five shows, including Sky Duet (2008) and Tree Duet (2009), nominated for …
Recently, a multidisciplinary team that included A/P Paulin Straughan from the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore, and scholars from Shanghai University and the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs, conducted a cross-cultural comparison of cities facing similar ageing issues as Singapore. They found that family and friends contributed to seniors looking after …
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Does traffic congestion influence the price of housing? Dr Eric Fesselmeyer and A/P Haoming Liu from the Department of Economics at the National University of Singapore attempted to explain the correlation at the online forum “Ask NUS Economists” in The Straits Times. More information can be found through the link: http://blog.nus.edu.sg/fassnews/files/2014/04/040413-22mu2ti.pdf
As the elderly who live alone can hardly care for their health, some researchers claim that the society should be responsible for taking care of them. On 31 March 2014, A/P Straughan from the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore pointed out that “When you have a strong pool of volunteers to step …
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On 7 March 2014, there will be a workshop “Making Space for Migrant Workers in Multicultural Singapore” among scholars. The venue is the Shaw Foundation Building, AS7 Seminar Room B #01-17. More information can be found through the link: http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/research/researchclusters/ssp/poster.making.space_finalv2.pdf
Dr Jayashree Mohanty (Department of Social Work) analyzes what shapes attitudes towards adoption in the unique cultural and demographic context of Singapore. This study aimed to understand the factors that influence attitudes toward adoption in Singapore. Singapore is an interesting test case for studying adoption attitudes. First, Singapore is facing a demographic crisis associated with …
Singapore on Screen II – Programme Venue: AS7 Auditorium at level 1 2:45-3pm Registration and distribution of certificates of participation 3pm Welcome Remarks Assoc Prof Lim Sun Sun 3:15pm Screening of Shortlisted Films (Jia(K), Letters Home, Singapore River in Foreign Films, Wai Xing Ren (“Alien”), Old Times – Singapore’s Provision Shops, ★ or ✗ ?) …
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According to the report released by the Department of Statistics, there were 109,500 one-person resident households in 2012 compared to 32,400 in 1992. Professor Jean Yeung from the Department of Sociology at the National University of Singapore, said “The trend is just starting in Singapore and it will increase rapidly in the next two to three …