31 March is the International Transgender Day of Visibility, which celebrates transgender people and raises awareness of discrimination faced by the transgender community worldwide. How do transgender individuals in Singapore negotiate their identity vis-à-vis the government’s stance on gay rights? In ‘Trans-Singapore: some notes towards queer Asia as method’ (Inter-Asia Cultural Studies, 2017), Professor Audrey […]

In 2005, the varsity-wide NUS Campus Green Committee (CGC) embarked on a mission to promote a cleaner and greener campus, as well as a greater appreciation of the natural environment among the NUS community. In particular, they focused on NUS’s own backyard—Kent Ridge, the rocky ridge that runs parallel to Singapore’s western seashore. Together, their […]

Dr Kelvin Seah Kah Cheng from the NUS Department of Economics discusses single-sex learning environments in The Straits Times. According to Dr Seah, understanding whether students truly learn better under single-sex or co-educational (co-ed) conditions is important in informing current debates on which learning environment benefits students. He argues that it is incorrect to assume […]

How does heritage factor into the global and local forces shaping the tourism landscape of Universal Studios Singapore (USS)? The soft opening of USS on 18 March 2010 was an important milestone for ‘Tourism 2015’, Singapore’s tourism master plan. Importing the American brand of Universal Studios into Singapore was a refreshing and seductive enterprise as […]

Associate Professor Kwa Chong Guan from the NUS Department of History was recently featured in The Straits Times for A General History Of The Chinese In Singapore, a book he edited with Kua Bak Lim, an independent Singapore Chinese historian from the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations (SFCCA). Supported by the Singapore Bicentennial and […]

The National Service (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament on 14 March 1967, making National Service (NS) compulsory for all 18-year-old male Singapore citizens and permanent residents. 9,000 male youths born between 1 January and 30 June 1949 became the first batch of young men to be called up for NS. Today, NS is the […]

Associate Professor Irene Ng and Ms Nursila Senin from the NUS Department of Social Work and the NUS Social Service Research Centre (SSR) discuss the removal of streaming in The Straits Times. According to A/P Ng and Ms Nursila, research has shown that streaming leads to greater inequality in student performance and is related to […]

Professor Tan Tai Yong from the NUS Department of History traced Singapore’s development alongside its dual personality as both city and state in a speech given at the IPS-Nathan Lecture Series, which was featured in The Straits Times. According to Prof Tan, upon achieving independence in 1965, Singapore had to quickly reconstitute and reimagine itself. […]

Professor Tan Tai Yong from the NUS Department of History was recently featured in The Times of India, where his lecture, “Tale of Two Cities, Singapore and Calcutta, Past and Present”, which is part of Singapore’s celebration of its bicentenary, as well as its historic relationship with Calcutta, was discussed. According to Prof Tan, Singapore […]

Dr Kelvin Seah Kah Cheng from the NUS Department of Economics discusses subject-based banding in secondary schools in The Straits Times. Subject-based banding is a new educational scheme that will replace streaming from 2024 onwards. It allows students to take subjects taught at one of three difficulty levels, based on their abilities and strengths. According […]