In conjunction with the newly-launched Edwin Thumboo prize, Emeritus Professor Edwin Thumboo from the NUS Department of English Language and Literature discusses poetry and personal history in this interview with FASS alumnus and poet Marc Nair. The Edwin Thumboo prize was established to recognise outstanding work in English Literature by pre-university students. It was set […]

On 29 April 2000, Singapore’s government launched the Speak Good English Movement in a bid to promote the English proficiency of Singaporeans and reduce the use of Singlish, a form of colloquial English spoken in Singapore. This was a response to the fear that Singlish might compromise competence in Standard English, resulting in Singaporeans losing […]

The Centre for Social Development Asia (CSDA) from NUS Department of Social Work has recently launched two sets of books meant to guide charities amidst the changing needs of the community. These publications were in collaboration with the Charity Council and the Chartered Institute of Mangement Accountants. They feature insights from academics, accountants, and leaders […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]