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In a 24 September Straits Times article featuring FASS Sociology Professor Chua Beng Huat, an SIIA event on media freedom and out-of-bound markers was reported. Addressing the question of what sort of society Singapore could become, the dialogue, organized by the SIIA (Singapore Institute of International Affairs) discussed issues ranging from mainstream media to religion. Panelists included Prof […]
Increasingly unpredictable weather is making Singapore more vulnerable to high water stress and droughts. In light of Singapore’s prolonged dry spell in early 2014, a team from the FASS Geography Department have identified the development of groundwater and the reduction in evaporative losses in open water bodies as two internal avenues to address our vulnerability […]
The Singapore on Screen II FASS Short Film competition screened six student-made shorts on March 12th. In the Fiction category, Ghazrizal Azry Ghazali Nor won both the Critics’ Choice and Viewers’ Choice awards for his simple yet deep “★ or ✗?”, which questions how we depict what we see. Cai Hui Bin‘s nostalgic documentary “Old […]
In two reports recently published in The Straits Times (6 September 2014), Associate Professor Lim Sun Sun and Assistant Professor Elmie Nekmat (Communications and New Media Department) gave their takes on netizens’ willingness to speak up on social media. In “From rage to rationality in two years”, Assoc Prof Lim spoke in response to a Pew […]
In a recent commentary in Today, Professor Philip Holden (FASS Dept of English Language and Literature) discusses the notion of university rankings. Holden articulates how ranking systems can be flawed not only in themselves, but also in misrepresenting the essence of university life, especially to students. Prof Holden also points to the importance of public […]
The Straits Times (5 September 2014) featured NUS faculty members, Dr. Imran Tajudeen (Dept. of Architecture) and Dr. Mohamed Effendy (FASS Dept. of Southeast Asian Studies), and their team of heritage researchers from Nusantara Consultancy. The tram explored a little-known Muslim cemetery in Kampong Glam which could hold secrets of 19th century Singapore. It was the […]
In this paper, Alan Ziegler (Geography) argues that the development of groundwater and the reduction in evaporative losses in open water bodies represent two internal avenues to address vulnerability to water stress, including droughts, in light of the prolonged dry spell in Singapore in early 2014. Yet, reduction in lingering vulnerability to linked hazards such […]
In an opinion piece for The Straits Times (15 September 2014), Prof Tan Tai Yong (FASS History Dept & Institute of South Asian Studies) emphasizes the importance of pluralising history beyond the realm of politics. He advocates the need for Singaporeans to attain historical consciousness which can in turn prove constructive for fostering national identity […]
Submissions for Singapore on Screen III close on December 12, 2014. Winners will receive vouchers worth up to $500! Submissions of short films are accepted in two categories – fiction and non-fiction – and we are awarding a top prize worth $500 for each category. You are eligible to enter Singapore on Screen III if […]
What do Singaporeans do with their Central Provident Fund savings withdrawn at age 55? This is the question explored in a recent study by A/Prof Jessica Pan (FASS Economics Department), Prof Sumit Agarwal (FASS Economics Department), and A/Prof Wenlan Qian (Finance Department). The study, featured in The Straits Times (11 September 2014), examines CPF withdrawal and […]