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Professor Lionel Wee will be appointed the new dean of the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and co-dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences from 1 October 2021.
The television was demonstrated in Singapore at the British Radio Exhibition by the British Radio and Accessories Manufacturers’ Association in August 1952 over a span of 16 days. At the time, a small group of sceptics were convinced that Singapore did not have the infrastructure that was needed to introduce television on its shores. …
The Overlapping Histories of Television and State-Development in Asia Read More »
‘Riverine Sediment Load Responses to Climate Change in High Mountain Asia’, a Ministry of Education Academic Research Fund Tier 2 project led by Professor Lu Xi Xi (NUS Geography), will examine how climate change affects the sediment load in twenty headwater rivers in High Mountain Asia (HMA) by altering the way that glaciers, snow, and …
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National Day, which marks Singapore’s 1965 independence from Malaysia, is celebrated in Singapore every 9 August. The topic of nationhood is taken up through the lens of rootedness, in “Singaporean Rootedness: Taking Stock and Moving Forward”, a chapter in Singapore Perspectives 2009: The Heart of the Matter (World Scientific, 2009). A/P Tan Ern Ser (NUS …
7 August 1965 is a date well-remembered even by Singaporeans who were born post-independence as the day that the word “Singapore” became a concrete and island-shaped image in the minds of people and no longer referred to a state in Malaysia. Despite estrangement between the two sovereign (or in Singapore’s case, soon-to-be) entities being foremost …
The Diaspora, India’s Development and Foreign Policy Goals Read More »
In ‘China cracking down on private tuition: A Lesson for Singapore?’ (Straits Times, August 2021), Ms. Ng Shi Wen and Associate Professor Gerard Sasges (NUS Department of Southeast Asian Studies) outline the lessons Singapore could learn from China’s recent decision to tighten regulation surrounding its multibillion-dollar private tutoring and education sector. The Chinese government …
China’s Crackdown on Private Tuition: A Lesson for Singapore Read More »
In ‘More non-citizen workers = Fewer local babies?’ (The Straits Times, 2020), Dr Kelvin Seah Kah Cheng (NUS Department of Economics) addresses questions about how immigration may be affecting the fertility of Singaporeans. In Singapore, the term ‘non-citizens’ refers to Permanent Residents and other foreigners who are working, studying, or living in Singapore, including work …
Professor Brenda Yeoh (NUS Geography and Asia Research Institute) was recently elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy, the United Kingdom’s national academy for the humanities and the social sciences, as a Corresponding Fellow. The British Academy aims to deepen our knowledge of society and culture, enhance public debate, and shape policy by …
Professor Brenda Yeoh elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy Read More »
When people involved in international politics are portrayed in scholarly analysis, the focus is on how they engage in business actions such as negotiating, calculating, persuading, arguing, and representing. This practices leaves out the equally noteworthy social actions these political figures engage in. Such actions include how they greet, converse, and joke with each other, …
Sociability in International Politics: Golf and ASEAN’s Cold War Diplomacy Read More »
In ‘Saving our mangroves for planet-saving payoffs’ (NUS News, 26 July 2021), Associate Professor Daniel Friess (NUS Department of Geography) spoke to NUS News about his work in mangrove research and conservation. As a coastal geographer, A/P Friess is passionate about mangrove forests beyond them being simply a topic of academic interest. Not only is …
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