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Trust in public institutions: Can Singapore afford cracks?

May 28, 2013

Recently, there is a heated debate surrounding Singapore’s public institutions, which have played a critical role in the country’s success. Can Singapore afford cracks? Why do Singapore’s public institutions matter in terms of the country’s global standing? Some distinguished scholars from NUS, such as Prof Mahbubani from the LKY school, Dr Carol Soon from the Institute …

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Join us for an evening with Ambassador Chan Heng Chee!

May 17, 2013

Ambassador Chan talks about “Singapore & The World”. Socio-economic policies put in place in the past decades have ensured an educated and well-informed Singapore population while foreign policies have opened doors to opportunities in the region and beyond. But are we still missing something? More information can be found here.

SRN announces second Singapore on Screen FASS Student Short Film Competition

May 17, 2013

  The Singapore Research Nexus is pleased to announce the second Singapore on Screen FASS Student Film Competition. Submissions are now open and will end on December 15th 2013. You can learn more about the top entries for the first Singapore on Screen competition here. You need not be from FASS to participate; the competition …

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Studios puts 10 years on stage

April 18, 2013

Since The Studios was established in 2003, a total of almost 52,000 people have seen its offerings. To mark its 10th anniversary, the series will present nine theatre productions over the next four months that survey the past, as well as anticipate the future. Paul Rae, Assistant Professor of theatre studies, National University of Singapore, …

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Sustainable transport “needs new thinking”

April 18, 2013

Recently, a heated debate surrounding whether the country is devoting too much land and resources to transport was held at the National University of Singapore. Some distinguished scholars, including  panelist Anthony Chin from NUS, Professor Paul Barter of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, as well as Professor A.P.G Menon from the Nanyang …

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Departmental Seminar by Mr. Seng Guo Quan

April 18, 2013

Mr. Seng Guo Quan, a doctoral candidate at the Department of History, University of Chicago, will give a talk about “The birth of the modern diasporic subject: law, knowledge, family reform and the overseas Chinese in British Malaya and Netherlands East Indies (1870-1942) – A Preliminary Report “. More details can be found below.

A Chinatown in need of heritage? Religious Tourism at Singapore’s Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

April 16, 2013

Dr. Andrea Marion Pinkney, Assistant Professor from South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, will deliver a speech about Buddhism in Singapore. More details can be found below.  

Exclusively Sacred: Community, Migration, and Religious Spaces of the Singapore Hindu Diaspora

April 16, 2013

Ms Lee Wei Fen, a MA candidate from South Asian Studies Program, National University of Singapore, will deliver a speech about the relationship between Hindu sacred spaces and community formation. More details can be found below.

SG Publications: Axel Gelfert, Before Biopolis: Representations of the Biotechnology Discourse in Singapore, STS (Science, Technology and Society) Studies

March 28, 2013

In this journal article Axel Gelfert (Philosophy) examines how Singapore’s biotech ambitions have been pitched as the country moves towards modernization. Singapore’s foray into biotechnology is generally considered an economic and scientific success, its most visible sign being Biopolis, launched in 2003 as an integrated cluster of research facilities in an urban setting. Biopolis, however, …

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Taking Care of Its Own: Establishing the Singapore Department of Social Welfare, 1946-1949

March 27, 2013

Ho Chi Tim who graduated from Department of History, National University of Singapore shows great interest in historical development of social welfare in colonial Singapore, and he will deliver a speech about the Singapore Department of Social Welfare on April 3, 2013. More details can be found below.