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Teacher’s Day is observed on the first Friday of September and seeks to recognize the unwavering efforts of teachers and staff towards molding the next generation of Singaporeans and building a world-renowned education system that has consistently produced top performers. In the 2019 edition of Trends in International Mathematics and Science (Timss), an international …
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In ‘Singapore’s thirty-somethings are leaving home’, (The Economist, August 2021), Professor Wei-Jun Jean Yeung (NUS Department of Sociology and Centre for Family and Population Research) notes that the country’s housing policy makes it difficult for young people to move out of their family homes. Near 80% of the population live in government-subsidized flats and Singaporeans …
‘Social Disconnection and Living Arrangements among Older Adults: The Singapore Chinese Health Study’ (Gerontology, 2021), a study by Dr. Jon Barrenetxea, Dr. Yi Yang (both from Duke-NUS Medical School), Dr. An Pan (Huazhong University School of Public Health), Associate Professor Feng Qiushi (NUS Department of Sociology and Centre for Family and Population Research), and …
Elderly People May Feel Lonely, Isolated Even While Living with Family Read More »
The Singapore Amateur Football Association (SAFA) was founded on 29 August 1892. Now called the Football Association of Singapore (FAS), it is the governing body responsible for the sport’s development, organizing the professional league and cup competitions. Despite the popularity of football, street football is emerging as a popular alternative in Singapore. Street football courts …
Encountering enchantment: stories from the street football court in Singapore Read More »
In August 1881, Zuo Binglong was appointed by the Qing imperial court to serve as the diplomat to Singapore. He was responsible for the welfare of the Chinese people working in Singapore. During his time as the first Qing consul to Singapore, he promoted the development of Chinese culture in the country by setting up …
Poetic Records of the History, Society, and Culture of Singapore Chinese Read More »
Pressure is mounting on the Chinese government to combat the long-term effects of a rapidly aging population and reverse the country’s falling birth rates. In 2015 the Chinese government scrapped its controversial one-child policy, allowing Chinese families to have two children. The two child-policy was passed in December 2015 and came into effect on …
China’s Three-Child Policy Slogan Competition Leaves Many Unimpressed Read More »
In ‘Survival by Technopreneurialism: Innovation, Imaginaries and the New Narrative of Nationhood in Singapore’, Assistant Professor Emily Chua (NUS Department of Sociology) writes about the consequencesof the Singapore government’s efforts to promote innovation to citizens – specifically, the new career expectations placed on them to strive towards technopreneurship. Innovation is a relatively new dimension considered …
The Global Research Forum 2021 will be held from the 23rd to the 25th of August 2021. Jointly organized by the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Science and the NUS School of Computing’s Department of Information Systems and Analytics, the theme of the forum is ‘The Fruition and Challenges of Computational Social Science’. The …
Pakistan’s Independence Day is commemorated annually on 14th August, marking the date it was declared a sovereign state after the end of British rule in the region in 1947. Home to one of the world’s largest Muslim populations, Pakistan celebrates Independence Day with speeches from its Prime Minister and President, award ceremonies, and parades. ‘Writing …
‘Writing “Pakistanis” into Singapore’s History: Heritage and Identity of a Community’ Read More »
In The Straits’ Times Ask NUS Economists series, Assistant Professor Denis Tkachenko (NUS Economics) explains how machine learning technology, commonly employed by technology giants such as Netflix and Google, makes the inter-disciplinary leap to solve real-world economics problems in policymaking, analysis, and evaluation. The term ‘machine learning’ has gained traction in recent years, owing …