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Check out the photos from our Singapore Heritage Roundtable! The roundtable was chaired by FASS Assistant Dean of Research and Foo Hai Associate Professor in Buddhist Studies Jack Meng-Tat Chia and opened by Ms Melissa May Tan, Director of Heritage Policy & Research at the National Heritage Board. The programme featured four National Heritage Board …
The increasing role of cities in global governance has sparked debates about how urban centres navigate international relations. With globalisation accelerating inter-city interactions, city networks have emerged as crucial platforms for policy exchange, advocacy, and cooperation. Despite claims that cities are rising as independent global actors, national governments continue to exert significant influence over international …
As part of the “Celebrating Singapore Studies: Sixty Years of Nationhood” campaign, the Singapore Research Nexus hosted a richly informative Heritage Research Roundtable that featured four National Heritage Board Heritage Research Grant recipients from FASS and brought fresh scholarly light to lesser-known chapters of Singapore’s past. The full video recording is now available here. Programme …
Recording now available: Singapore Heritage Roundtable (11 November 2025) Read More »
Clay-making is often acknowledged for its profound sensory experience, where skilled potters engage in meticulous moulding and refinement. In ‘Between Scientific and Sensory Knowledge: Exploring the Enactment of Clay Sensibilities Among Clay Artists in Singapore’ (American Behavioral Scientist, 2024), Professor Kelvin E.Y. Low (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) and Dr. Suriani Suratman (NUS Malay Studies) illuminate …
In his commentary “A new divide at work: The AI fluent and the AI fearful” (The Straits Times, October 2025), Daniel Chan (NUS Centre for Language Studies and Assistant Dean (Undergraduate Studies), Office of Programmes, NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) argues that Singapore is confronting a new socioeconomic fault line: a growing divide …
A new divide at work: The AI fluent and the AI fearful Read More »
Children learn to lie from about the age of two, typically to conceal their wrongdoings. Lying is considered a milestone for children’s social and cognitive development. To tell a successful lie, they have to infer and reason about the lie-recipient’s mental state, and realise that other people may believe things that are wrong. This skill …
Parental warmth moderates the relation between children’s lying and theory-of-mind Read More »
On 20th November 2024, the ComLink+ scheme celebrates its one-year anniversary, having provided support to about 14,000 families across areas such as pre-school education, employment, and home ownership. Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli described the scheme as a significant step towards enhancing resilience and promoting social mobility in Singapore, particularly for low-income …
As part of our ‘Celebrating Singapore Studies: Sixty Years of Nationhood’ campaign for SG60, we present the ‘Looking Back, Moving Forward’ video series — inviting reflection on how Singapore’s past shapes its future. Through the work of NUS FASS researchers, the series uncovers the complexities behind the nation’s celebrated ‘success story’, bringing to light the …
What does sexual violence look like in the digital age? As social life increasingly unfolds through screens, a new continuum of harm has emerged—one where technology not only mediates intimacy but also magnifies violation. In ‘When Everything Goes Online, It’s Never Really Gone: Understanding Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV) in Singapore’, (Journal of Gender Studies, 2025) …
The new Channel NewsAsia (CNA) documentary series Being Singaporean, hosted by comedian Rishi Budhrani, explores what it means to belong in Singapore on the nation’s 60th year of independence. Drawing on a CNA-Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) survey on national identity in Singapore, the programme examines how race, class, country of birth, and even National Service …
NUS FASS Professors Featured in CNA Documentary Being Singaporean Read More »