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As part of our ‘Celebrating Singapore Studies: Sixty Years of Nationhood’ campaign for SG60, we present the ‘Looking Back, Moving Forward’ video series — inviting reflection on how Singapore’s past shapes its future. Through the work of NUS FASS researchers, the series uncovers the complexities behind the nation’s celebrated ‘success story’, bringing to light the […]
What does sexual violence look like in the digital age? As social life increasingly unfolds through screens, a new continuum of harm has emerged—one where technology not only mediates intimacy but also magnifies violation. In ‘When Everything Goes Online, It’s Never Really Gone: Understanding Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence (TFSV) in Singapore’, (Journal of Gender Studies, 2025) […]
The new Channel NewsAsia (CNA) documentary series Being Singaporean, hosted by comedian Rishi Budhrani, explores what it means to belong in Singapore on the nation’s 60th year of independence. Drawing on a CNA-Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) survey on national identity in Singapore, the programme examines how race, class, country of birth, and even National Service […]
Missed the live event? You can now watch the recording of our outreach event on Technology, Wellbeing, and Policy in Singapore, which brought together researchers from NUS Psychology and NUS Social Work to explore how technology shapes mental health and wellbeing in Singapore today. The four presentations discuss digital harms, AI, and the promise and […]
Check out some photos from our recent screening and discussion of Gods on Earth: Everyday Sacred in a Global City and Chinese Vernacular Shrines in Singapore! ABOUT THE FILM – Gods on Earth: Everyday Sacred in a Global City In a secularised, densely populated, and rapidly evolving global city, how do ordinary people […]
In “Archaeological Approaches and Possibilities in Humanities/Social Science Education in Singapore” (Studies in Singapore Education: Research, Innovation & Practice, 2021), Professor John N. Miksic (NUS Southeast Asian Studies) and Associate Professor Geok Yian Goh (NTU) capture the essence of their life’s work — that archaeology is, above all, a deeply educational pursuit. In this essay, […]
The Singapore Research Nexus at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) is holding ‘Singapore Heritage Roundtable’, an event featuring four research projects on Singapore Heritage: 1. ‘In Their Own Ways: Identification and Documentation of Singapore’s Chinese Medicine’ by Dr YANG Yan (Research Fellow, NUS Chinese Studies) 2. ‘Mapping Middle Road: Prewar Japanese […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises unprecedented advancements in human knowledge, yet it also raises concerns about societal threats such as destabilisation through AI-driven misinformation campaigns and deepfakes. Media coverage of AI differs across legacy media — such as print, film, and broadcasting — and social media, which often amplifies misinformation due to its algorithmic design. As […]
The Singapore Research Nexus and the GL Louis Religious Pluralism Research Cluster at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) are holding a Screening and Panel Discussion featuring the documentary Gods on Earth: Everyday Sacred in a Global City and the book Chinese Vernacular Shrines in Singapore. Date and Time: Tuesday, 4 November […]
In the early years after Singapore’s independence, there was a clear formula for achieving a desirable lifestyle: securing a well-paying job, raising a family in a Housing and Development Board (HDB) flat, and striving for constant upgrades and social mobility. However, demographic changes have resulted in a rapidly ageing population. Combined with challenging economic and […]