{"id":33224,"date":"2024-04-09T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T02:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/?p=33224"},"modified":"2024-04-09T09:36:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T01:36:00","slug":"ideas-festival-insights-from-the-humanities-and-social-sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/srn\/2024\/04\/09\/ideas-festival-insights-from-the-humanities-and-social-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideas Festival \u2013\u00a0Insights from the Humanities and Social Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"

On 20 March 2024, the inaugural \u201cIdeas Festival \u2013\u00a0Insights from the Humanities and Social Sciences\u201d was launched.\u00a0 The festival, organised by Singapore\u2019s Autonomous Universities (AUs) and supported by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), will run until 19 April 2024 and feature 13 events. These events will feature over 50 researchers who will share insights across a spectrum of Social Science and Humanities (SSH) topics, including the impact of new technologies, new forms of social interactions, as well as mental health issues.<\/p>\n

Against the backdrop of change and transformation, the festival seeks to gather the local Social Science and Humanities research community to delve into the complex challenges confronting Singapore and the region. The launch event featured speeches by the Guest of Honour, Minister for Education Mr Chan Chun Sing and SSRC Advisor Professor Wang Gungwu, who is also NUS University Professor.<\/p>\n

In his speech, Professor Wang touched on the timeliness of the Ideas Festival and ruminated on the importance of SSH research to understand Singapore\u2019s multicultural society and the complexities surrounding it. He advocated for researchers to enlist Co-Principal Investigators from a diverse set of academic disciplines in order to generate enriching insights into complex problems.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Professor Elaine Ho, who chairs the Ideas Festival Organising Committee and is the Vice Dean of Research at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, noted the significance of SSH research in our everyday lives, and advocated for greater collaboration between STEM and SSH researchers.<\/p>\n

At the festival, NUS hosts two events \u2013 \u201cGazing into the Metaverse\u201d on 26th<\/sup> March and \u201cFoundations of Home-based Work\u201d on 12th<\/sup> April. Subsequently, NUS will also co-organise \u201cSingapura Before Raffles: Early Modern Asia in the Global Renaissance\u201d on 17th<\/sup> April 2024.<\/p>\n

In all, the Ideas Festival seeks to foreground the importance of SSH, and to bring together a community of SSH researchers in order to generate meaningful conversations about and insights on the challenges facing Singapore.<\/p>\n

Find out more about the Ideas Festival here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Photo: Professor Wang Gungwu at the launch event for the Ideas Festival by Ray Photography from NUS News<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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