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Associate Professor Dan Friess and his Work on Mangroves in “Tipping Point”

April 27, 2019

Heavily built areas like Singapore are particularly susceptible to the Urban Heat Island effect. Besides generating its own heat, the island also traps disproportionately more heat from the sun in its urban areas as compared to nature reserves. Solutions to rising temperatures include planting trees to store carbon. Mangroves, especially, can store five times as …

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How commuting times affect HDB flat prices

April 25, 2019

Senior Lecturer Eric Fesselmeyer and A/P Liu Haoming from the NUS Department of Economics discuss their research on the impact of commuting times on housing prices in The Straits Times. While many studies have examined why housing further away from employment centres sells for a lower price, there are currently none that measure the effect …

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NUS Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR) marks five years

April 24, 2019

NUS Department of Sociology Professor and NUS Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR) Director Wei-Jun Jean Yeung was featured in The Straits Times, in an event celebrating CFPR’s fifth anniversary . CFPR is committed to investigating family and population issues in Asia, and has conducted transnational research in areas such as ageing, family dynamics, …

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Tracing Singapore’s Cinematic History in Edna Lim’s Celluloid Singapore

April 23, 2019

Pontianak (1957), the first of the Pontianak series of horror films, was first screened here at midnight at The Cathay on the 27th of April, 1957. In Malayan myth, a pontianak is the vampire ghost of a woman who died during childbirth. The film was very successful, playing at major cinemas for almost two months. …

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Christian Capital: Singapore, Evangelical Flows and Religious Hubs

April 16, 2019

While Easter is associated with the resurrection of Jesus, it is also commonly linked to painted eggs and the Easter bunny. The commodification of religion frequently occurs through the materialisation of religious objects and practices into commodities, as well as the extension of religious authority into new technologies. This process has often been addressed by …

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GIS-MCDA Based Cycling Paths Planning: A Case Study in Singapore

April 9, 2019

In solving urban transportation challenges, what approach can Singapore use to optimise cycling paths planning? Singapore’s high population density along with increasing car usage comes with transportation challenges such as congestion and air pollution. This explains the government’s vision of a car-lite society and its promotion of cycling as an alternative mode of transport. While …

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Singapore: A Port City in Search of a Hinterland

April 5, 2019

In 1972, Singapore’s first foreign minister S. Rajaratnam laid out his aspirations for the city-state – Singapore was to become a global city with the world as its ‘hinterland’, or economic space. Today, these aspirations have materialised as Singapore’s trade to GDP ratio ranks the highest in the world. Professor Tan Tai Yong (NUS Department …

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Chronic debt hurts ability of the poor in Singapore to make good decisions: Study

April 4, 2019

A study by Associate Professor Irene Ng from the NUS Department of Social Work and Director of the NUS Social Service Research Centre (SSR), Dr Ong Qiyan from SSR, and Associate Professor Walter Theseira from the SUSS School of Business was recently featured in The Straits Times. Titled ‘Reducing debt improves psychological functioning and changes …

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Study on life of ex-villagers of the Southern Islands

April 3, 2019

Assistant Professor Hamzah Muzaini from the NUS Department of Southeast Asian Studies was recently featured in The Straits Times for his two-year research project on Singapore’s Southern Islands titled ‘Mapping the Southern Islands’ heritage landscapes: Integrating culture and nature in heritage conservation’. Supported by the National Heritage Board (NHB), the study explores the relationship between …

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Money or Morals? How to Get People to Save Water

April 2, 2019

Historically, Singapore has sought to bolster its water security through various means. The government has signed water agreements with Malaysia, constructed water catchment areas such as reservoirs, and invested heavily in water treatment and desalination technologies. In line with previous efforts, the government plans to reduce water use from 143 litres to 130 litres per …

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