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Most of us will identify ourselves as Singaporeans, call Singapore our home, and celebrate National Day on 9 August. Dr Theodora Lam (formerly NUS Geography) and Professor Brenda Yeoh (NUS Geography), however, are keen to point out the complexities concerning the idea of a fixed ‘home’ and ‘national identity’ in an increasingly globalized world. Their […]
The recent revamp of the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) scoring system by the Ministry of Education (MOE) changed the grading system from a T-score system to one with achievement-level (AL) bands. The former grades students relative to their peers and gives a standardised score to each student while the latter grades students against an […]
The 26th of July is designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. Mangroves tend to be an underappreciated marine ecosystem as they lack the aesthetic allure of coral reefs and the enigma of the deep oceans, yet remain one of […]
In the face of rising carbon dioxide levels, Associate Professor Daniel Friess (NUS Geography) et. al. assert that the conservation of mangroves is highly valuable for a land-scarce urban city such as Singapore. This is because mangroves are effective carbon storage systems that can offset our national carbon emissions without occupying as much land as […]
As part of the ‘ASK: NUS Economics’ Straits Times series, Mr Chua Yeow Hwee, Instructor at NUS Department of Economics and Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder, wrote about the recent issuance of five new digital bank licenses by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). This heralds a new age of banking liberalisation, which Mr Chua says […]
Just last month, Singaporeans celebrated the 11th edition of Pink Dot SG, a non-profit movement that supports the freedom to love, regardless of one’s sexual orientation. How does Pink Dot relay its message to the public? In ‘Homonationalist discourse as a politics of pragmatic resistance in Singapore’s Pink Dot movement: Towards a southern praxis’ (Journal […]
On 18 July 2019, the Social Service Research Centre (SSR) at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences held a conference titled ‘Working with Low-income Families through the Life Course: Challenges to Social Services’. The conference consisted of six discussion panels on insights into working with low-income families, as well as targeted age groups […]
Title: Book Launch – Hard at Work: Life in Singapore Date: Friday, 1 November 2019 Time: 6:00-8:35 pm Venue: The Pod, NLB Organizers: Singapore Research Nexus RSVP at Eventbrite. Description Hard at Work: Life in Singapore Gerard Sasges & Ng Shi Wen (Editors) NUS Press For most of us, work is a basic daily fact […]
As part of ‘Seven Centuries in Six Episodes’, a series of talks by renowned historians which complements the Singapore Bicentennial Experience, Associate Professor Peter Borschberg (NUS Department of History) gave at talk at Fort Canning with regard to the centrality of Singapore as a port of call during the 16th century. Dispelling the myth of […]
The 2019 NUS Commencement signifies new journeys for its graduates. The persistent debate surrounding the merits of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) versus non-STEM subjects is likely to fade away for those who pursue non-academic occupations. The same may not hold true for those venturing deeper into academia. Professor Yun Ge (School of Education, […]