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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 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 […]
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 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 […]
What do Singaporeans do with their Central Provident Fund savings withdrawn at age 55?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 […]
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 […]
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 […]