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At the Picture Singapore 2014 Award Ceremony, held on September 4th at Theatrette 2 in NUS Central Library, 24 select photographs were awarded and celebrated for embodying Singapore. There were 2 1st Prizes, 2 Popular Choice Awards, and 20 Merit Prizes given to talented winners from FASS. Presenting the awards were two of the competition’s judges, […]
A recent groundbreaking study by Assoc Prof Leher Singh (FASS Psychology Dept) on bilingualism and infant learning was featured in The Straits Times (3rd September 2014). In partnership with the Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and the National University Health System, this study is […]
The Singapore Research Nexus (SRN) is pleased to announce the third Singapore on Screen FASS Student Film Competition. Submissions are now open with a deadline of December 12th, 2014. To register online, fill out the form at the end of this post. You can learn more about the top entries for the first Singapore on […]
A/Prof Tan Ern Ser (FASS Sociology Dept. & Academic Convenor, FASS Singapore Studies), and Dr. Leong Chan-Hoong (Deputy, Social Lab, Institute of Policy Studies) talked to M. Nirmala (Senior Writer, The Straits Times) about their new study on understanding changes in the behaviour of families in Singapore over time. This new study by the Social […]
‘Between two worlds in Asia: Korean youth in Singapore’ by You-Jin Chung &Jayashree Moharty Journal of Population Research IN THIS ARTICLE, YOU-JIN CHUNG AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR JAYASHREE MOHARTY (SOCIAL WORK) INVESTIGATE ACCULTURATIVE STRESS AND IDENTITY FORMATION AMONG KOREAN ADOLESCENTS IN SINGAPORE, REVEALING THE IMPORTANCE PLAYED BY CONTEXT OF RECEPTION. Migration within Asia has increased dramatically in recent […]
On 21st May 2014, Singapore Research Nexus (SRN) and NUS Libraries held the FASS Faculty Research Visibility Workshop. This joint initiative was aimed at increasing faculty research visibility and assessing research impact. During the workshop, we introduced different open access options available to FASS authors in order to reach out to a wider audience and enhance […]
Indians in Singapore, 1819 -1945: Diaspora in the Colonial Port City by Rajesh Rai, Oxford University Press India ASSISTANT PROFESSOR RAJESH RAI (SASP) HAS WRITTEN A LANDMARK BOOK THAT EXPLORES HOW THE INDIAN DIASPORA WAS FORMED IN COLONIAL SINGAPORE, REVEALING HOW THIS MINORITY IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY AFFECTED AND WAS AFFECTED BY SINGAPORE’S EVOLUTION. Indians in Singapore, 1819 -1945 is the […]
Picture Singapore, a photo contest for FASS students, faculty, staff, and alumni, presented by the Singapore Research Nexus (SRN), will be judged by four distinguished members of the FASS community with considerable experience in photography, media, film and other related fields. Do you want to know more about them and what they do? Please take […]
PICTURE SINGAPORE – Singapore Research Nexus Photo Contest 2014 Submission Guidelines: Submit your entries with the following content: Required: (1) Completed Registration Form (accessible in online format here and PDF format here) (2) Up to three photographs (JPEG format, maximum 2MB each) Optional: (3) The same photographs posted to SRN’s Facebook page (which you have […]
“Picture Singapore” Photo Contest Online Entry Form Submission Deadline: 12:00 PM, Friday, August 15th, 2014 This form should be filled out and submitted together with up to three photographs (JPEG format, max 2MB each). Required: Fill out the form and email the photograph(s) to singaporeresearchnexus@gmail.com Optional: Post the same submitted photographs (in lower resolution, if […]