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The Singapore Research Nexus (SRN) at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Division, NUS invites you to a Virtual Event featuring recent research on Smart Citizenship in and beyond Singapore. Academics from NUS and beyond will present their studies on the themes of 1) ‘Smart’ Technologies: Risks, Participation, and Responsibility; 2) Data Privacy, Security, and Collaboration; …
Singapore Research Nexus Event: Smart Citizenship in and Beyond Singapore Read More »
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced the government’s intention to raise Singapore’s Goods and Services Tax from 7 percent to 9 percent on 16th February 2021. In a separate announcement, the government also announced a $300 subsidy to taxi drivers in the form of rental relief to offset the impact of the pandemic. In …
Measuring the Impact of GST Hike and Driver Subsidy Read More »
On 22 April 2021, the world will commemorate Earth Day under the theme ‘Restore Our Earth’. Since the overwhelming majority of plastics are not recycled but end up in landfills, incinerated or as uncollected litter, consumers are encouraged to make their communities more sustainable by reducing their plastic waste. This includes joining the zero-waste movement …
Air pollution as a determinant of food delivery and related plastic waste Read More »
The 51st anniversary of Earth Day will be observed on 22 April 2021. Originating from the modern environmental movement in 1970, it raises awareness for environmental protection and care for the planet. Sustainability and environmental protection have been at the forefront of Singapore’s development. The city-state has maintained a conscious effort to incorporate greenery into …
Singapore as a long-term case study for tropical urban ecosystem services Read More »
Professor Jean Yeung (NUS Centre for Family and Population Research and Sociology) was featured in Zaobao, where she discusses how COVID-19 affects the labor market for young people. She remarks that early unemployment in one’s career has a “scarring effect” that leads to poor career trajectories. Young people are more likely to be unemployed again …
How COVID-19 affects the labor market for young people Read More »
World Social Work Day, usually celebrated on the third Tuesday of March, was commemorated on the 16th of March 2021. The celebration aims to raise awareness about the contributions of social work and to highlight the importance of social services. The 2021 commemoration of World Social Work Day was especially momentous for the Singapore Association …
Singapore’s baby bonus scheme was first implemented on 1 April 2001 by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. It aimed to improve Singapore’s declining birth rate through monetary incentives intended to cover part of the costs of educating and rearing children. More recently in 2015, enhancements were made to provide even greater benefit to parents. …
Childless Aging in Singapore and Thailand (CAST) Read More »
The K-shaped recovery from the depths of COVID-19 has highlighted significant inequalities. Whereas stock markets and Big Tech have thrived, job losses and social impacts have worsened living conditions. In ‘Looking to 2021: The pandemic’s impact on society’ in NUS News, Associate Professor Irene Ng (NUS Department of Social Work) reflects on four inequalities that …
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World Autism Awareness Day is observed on 2 April, and aims to recognise the rights and needs of people with autism. The study ‘Feasibility, Acceptability and Preliminary Treatment Outcomes in a School-Based CBT Intervention Program for Adolescents with ASD and Anxiety in Singapore’ (Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017) responds to the concern that …
School-Based Intervention Programs for Adolescents with ASD and Anxiety in Singapore Read More »
Qing Ming festival will be held on 4th April in 2021. On the day, Chinese families visit the tombs of their ancestors to pay their respects and make ritual offerings. This practice is still observed in Singapore each year. Most visits, however, are to government-owned columbaria. Cemeteries occupy precious space in land-scarce Singapore, and a handful …
Qing Dynasty Tombs of Singapore: A Digital Archival Project Read More »