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World Homeless Day is marked every 10th of October and reminds us of the hardships faced by people who experience homelessness in our local communities. In Singapore, 90 percent of citizens and permanent residents live in high-rise flats provided by the Housing and Development Board (HDB), the government public housing authority. Public housing home ownership …
No one left homeless: Universal provision of housing in Singapore Read More »
World Mental Health Day is commemorated annually on the 10th of October to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and to mobilise efforts that support mental health. In the digital age, it is undeniable that social media shapes everyday life and therefore influences mental health outcomes, both positive and negative. However, there …
Children’s Day is celebrated on October 6, 2023 in Singapore. As Singapore transitions towards a knowledge-based economy, it is increasingly important to cultivate creativity in the population, including the younger generation. However, there is not enough understanding of the cognitive mechanisms underlying creativity and how they are affected by specific ways of information processing. In …
In a bid to encourage urban travel to be made more sustainable, Associate Professor Alberto Salvo (NUS Economics and University Sustainability and Climate Action Council) and Professor Leonard Lee (NUS Marketing) discuss the potential of open data and gamification in Singapore in ‘How Open Data and Gamification Can Make Singapore’s Urban Travel Greener’ (The Business …
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Chinese naming practices have been dwindling over the years, according to experts. Specifically, the practice of generational naming, or bei ming, has become more seldom in young Chinese Singaporeans. In ‘“Now everyone is uncle or auntie”: Chinese naming tradition showing generational ties fading’ (The Straits Times, September 2023), faculty from the NUS Faculty of Arts …
The International Day of Older Persons is observed on 1 October each year. It was designated by the United Nations to emphasize the different needs and challenges facing the elderly today, and to reiterate how older, healthy people can continue to function and contribute productively to society. In Singapore, the elderly population is projected to …
Prevalence and Correlates of Elder Mistreatment in Singapore Read More »
The experiences of seniors are often overlooked and untapped. In the last two decades, intergenerational programmes have been used to empower seniors and nurture a renewed sense of purpose. These efforts are also supported with the commemoration of International Day of Older Persons on 1 October each year, when contributions of older persons to society …
Generativity: Establishing and Nurturing the Next Generation Read More »
An op-ed by Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) entitled ‘The danger of politics in a post-truth world’ (September 2023) was recently featured in The Straits Times. The article comments on the increasingly complicated nature of politics in the face of social media; and the need for Singapore to unify to out-maneuver such threats. A/P …
People are increasingly spending time on their smartphones. Accordingly, the investigators in the project titled ‘Artificial Intelligence, Disinformation, and the Public Good’, Assistant Professors Taberez Neyazi and Subhayan Mukerjee (NUS Communications and New Media), expect that most people would be heavily reliant on their mobile devices to gather information about the world around them through …
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The former Budget Terminal of Singapore Changi Airport was closed on 25 September 2012 to make way for the construction of Terminal 4. This new terminal boasts automation technology to smoothen the commuter experience, from self check-in and bag drops to automated customs clearance. The introduction of these forms of automation has contributed to the …