Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. Introducing PitStop@FASS!
On World Mental Health Day 2024 (10 October), FASS opened the doors to the latest PitStop on campus – a space devoted to providing students needing a break from the hustle and bustle of student life with the space and resources to help them decompress and achieve wellness. The new PitStop@FASS is located at AS8-01-03, and open 1 – 5 pm on Mondays through Fridays (except on public holidays and vacation periods. https://tinyurl.com/5n743ba6
2. NUS soars to 17th in the world in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
NUS has come in at 17th place in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025 after holding at 19 for two consecutive years. It maintains its 3rd position in Asia and is currently the top university in ASEAN.
https://tinyurl.com/29sr3e4b
3. Inaugural NUS CHS Career & Internship Fair 2024 draws over 60 leading employers offering jobs and internship opportunities
The fair saw participation from 64 companies, representing a wide spectrum of industries, from technology and finance to education, healthcare, and government agencies. Over 256 company representatives offered students insights into their respective industries, organisational cultures, and internship or full-time employment opportunities. https://tinyurl.com/nus-chs-career-fair-2024
4. LECTURE | Lost in the Cold War: The Story of Jack Downey, America’s Longest Held POW (14 October 2024)
In this talk hosted by NUS Chinese Studies and the Wan Boo Sow Research Centre, Professor Thomas Christensen (Columbia University) will be presenting on the book he co-wrote with John T. Downey, who was captured by Chinese soldiers in 1952 after his plane was shot down over Manchuria during the Korean War, and was only released in 1973. https://tinyurl.com/bdewm4sz
5. FASS BROWN BAG SEMINAR | Chemical labor: the gendered political ecologies of herbicide adoption in the rainfed rice belt of India (17 October 2024)
NUS Geography’s Dr Carly Nichols will be referencing ethnographic data on weedicide adoption in subsistence areas of eastern Madhya Pradesh as she posits that weedicide adoption is both the cause and symptom of a broader reshuffling of socio-ecological relations, and particularly on gendered relations. https://tinyurl.com/224hk9wz
6. LECTURE | Cross Connections: Telephones to Other Worlds by Dr Sharvari Sastry (18 October 2024)
Dr Sharvari Sastry (University of Chicago) will be sharing details and findings from an ongoing project exploring the cultural and performative history of the telephone in South Asia and other parts of the British Empire, in this NUS South Asian Studies and FASS Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster event. https://tinyurl.com/3n2z3kb8
7. FASS DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES IN BUDDHIST STUDIES | The Buddhist Cosmopolis: Connectivity, Diversity, and Materiality in the Buddhist World(s) (18 October 2024)
In his lecture, Professor Tansen Sen (New York University) will explain the notion of a Buddhist cosmopolis and delve into the ways in which the circulations of Buddhist ideas, literature, art and people, and the diversity of Buddhist practices and ideas could be studied and conceptualised. This series is funded by an endowment established via a generous donation by the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum. https://tinyurl.com/3r7kapja
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1. Introducing PitStop@FASS!
On World Mental Health Day 2024 (10 October), FASS opened the doors to the latest PitStop on campus – a space devoted to providing students needing a break from the hustle and bustle of student life with the space and resources to help them decompress and achieve wellness. The new PitStop@FASS is located at AS8-01-03, and open 1 – 5 pm on Mondays through Fridays (except on public holidays and vacation periods. https://tinyurl.com/5n743ba6
2. NUS soars to 17th in the world in Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025
NUS has come in at 17th place in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025 after holding at 19 for two consecutive years. It maintains its 3rd position in Asia and is currently the top university in ASEAN.
https://tinyurl.com/29sr3e4b
3. Inaugural NUS CHS Career & Internship Fair 2024 draws over 60 leading employers offering jobs and internship opportunities
The fair saw participation from 64 companies, representing a wide spectrum of industries, from technology and finance to education, healthcare, and government agencies. Over 256 company representatives offered students insights into their respective industries, organisational cultures, and internship or full-time employment opportunities. https://tinyurl.com/nus-chs-career-fair-2024
4. LECTURE | Lost in the Cold War: The Story of Jack Downey, America’s Longest Held POW (14 October 2024)
In this talk hosted by NUS Chinese Studies and the Wan Boo Sow Research Centre, Professor Thomas Christensen (Columbia University) will be presenting on the book he co-wrote with John T. Downey, who was captured by Chinese soldiers in 1952 after his plane was shot down over Manchuria during the Korean War, and was only released in 1973. https://tinyurl.com/bdewm4sz
5. FASS BROWN BAG SEMINAR | Chemical labor: the gendered political ecologies of herbicide adoption in the rainfed rice belt of India (17 October 2024)
NUS Geography’s Dr Carly Nichols will be referencing ethnographic data on weedicide adoption in subsistence areas of eastern Madhya Pradesh as she posits that weedicide adoption is both the cause and symptom of a broader reshuffling of socio-ecological relations, and particularly on gendered relations. https://tinyurl.com/224hk9wz
6. LECTURE | Cross Connections: Telephones to Other Worlds by Dr Sharvari Sastry (18 October 2024)
Dr Sharvari Sastry (University of Chicago) will be sharing details and findings from an ongoing project exploring the cultural and performative history of the telephone in South Asia and other parts of the British Empire, in this NUS South Asian Studies and FASS Gender and Sexuality Research Cluster event. https://tinyurl.com/3n2z3kb8
7. FASS DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES IN BUDDHIST STUDIES | The Buddhist Cosmopolis: Connectivity, Diversity, and Materiality in the Buddhist World(s) (18 October 2024)
In his lecture, Professor Tansen Sen (New York University) will explain the notion of a Buddhist cosmopolis and delve into the ways in which the circulations of Buddhist ideas, literature, art and people, and the diversity of Buddhist practices and ideas could be studied and conceptualised. This series is funded by an endowment established via a generous donation by the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum. https://tinyurl.com/3r7kapja
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. NUS Minor in Visual Cultures explores the power and cultural impact of visual imagery in our lives
Jointly offered by NUS Communications and New Media and NUS Museum, the interdisciplinary programme delves into how visuals reflect and influence identity, politics and economics, encouraging broad critical thinking across the humanities and scientific fields, and will equip students with skills to understand, critique and ethically use visually-driven media and artefacts in and across myriad fields of study. https://tinyurl.com/4xtnak88
2. FASS & Club Rainbow @ The Jewel Canopy Park
It was a wonderful day of smiles and laughter as 35 staff, students and alumni from FASS recently treated 22 children from Club Rainbow (Singapore) and their families to a day out at Jewel Changi Airport’s Canopy Park. The children had a blast exploring the verdant garden, playing on the slides and bouncing on giant nets! Also, a FASS95 gala dinner commemorating the Faculty’s 95th anniversary will be held in November and proceeds from ticket sales – available here https://tinyurl.com/3vvydkau – and donations will go towards helping Club Rainbow’s activities that support chronically-ill children and their families. https://tinyurl.com/mvrsv4bu
3. RESEARCH | Singaporean Women Living in China: The Uneven Burdens of Middle-class Transnational Caregiving
Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography) and Associate Professor Leng Leng Thang (NUS Japanese Studies) study the caregiving experiences of single female migrants from Singapore and reveal valuable insights on how migrants grapple with gender and heteronormative biases within both migration and caregiving systems. https://tinyurl.com/bdcswm2j
4. EVENT | Deepavali Heritage 2024: Deepavali's heritage and diversity of celebrations amongst the diaspora (19 October 2024)
This special FASS and Temenggong Artists-in-Residence presentation features a public lecture by Professor Vineeta Sinha (NUS Sociology) and Q&A session moderated by Dr Priya Jaradi (NUS History), a workshop, some multisensorial performances, an exhibition of rare artefacts, a buffet of Indian delicacies — and the attendance of more than a hundred eminent figures from the arts and culture networks of Singapore, academics and students. https://tinyurl.com/yfk73cun
5. BOOK LAUNCH | Atlas of Finance: Mapping the Global Story of Money (24 October 2024)
The official launch of NUS Geography’s financial and economic geographer Professor Dariusz Wojcik’s illustrated exploration of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers 5000 years of history will also feature an opening speech by Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography) and a discussion by Dr Patrick Hoffman (Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub Singapore). https://tinyurl.com/4ewr63ww
6. TALK | Hong Kong Media and Asia’s Cold War
Film and popular culture historian Po-Shek Fu will be discussing his systematic study on how Hong Kong became a major battlefield of Asia’s cultural Cold War in this NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture-hosted lecture. https://tinyurl.com/4td8ser9
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1. NUS Minor in Visual Cultures explores the power and cultural impact of visual imagery in our lives
Jointly offered by NUS Communications and New Media and NUS Museum, the interdisciplinary programme delves into how visuals reflect and influence identity, politics and economics, encouraging broad critical thinking across the humanities and scientific fields, and will equip students with skills to understand, critique and ethically use visually-driven media and artefacts in and across myriad fields of study. https://tinyurl.com/4xtnak88
2. FASS & Club Rainbow @ The Jewel Canopy Park
It was a wonderful day of smiles and laughter as 35 staff, students and alumni from FASS recently treated 22 children from Club Rainbow (Singapore) and their families to a day out at Jewel Changi Airport’s Canopy Park. The children had a blast exploring the verdant garden, playing on the slides and bouncing on giant nets! Also, a FASS95 gala dinner commemorating the Faculty’s 95th anniversary will be held in November and proceeds from ticket sales – available here https://tinyurl.com/3vvydkau – and donations will go towards helping Club Rainbow’s activities that support chronically-ill children and their families. https://tinyurl.com/mvrsv4bu
3. RESEARCH | Singaporean Women Living in China: The Uneven Burdens of Middle-class Transnational Caregiving
Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography) and Associate Professor Leng Leng Thang (NUS Japanese Studies) study the caregiving experiences of single female migrants from Singapore and reveal valuable insights on how migrants grapple with gender and heteronormative biases within both migration and caregiving systems. https://tinyurl.com/bdcswm2j
4. EVENT | Deepavali Heritage 2024: Deepavali's heritage and diversity of celebrations amongst the diaspora (19 October 2024)
This special FASS and Temenggong Artists-in-Residence presentation features a public lecture by Professor Vineeta Sinha (NUS Sociology) and Q&A session moderated by Dr Priya Jaradi (NUS History), a workshop, some multisensorial performances, an exhibition of rare artefacts, a buffet of Indian delicacies — and the attendance of more than a hundred eminent figures from the arts and culture networks of Singapore, academics and students. https://tinyurl.com/yfk73cun
5. BOOK LAUNCH | Atlas of Finance: Mapping the Global Story of Money (24 October 2024)
The official launch of NUS Geography’s financial and economic geographer Professor Dariusz Wojcik’s illustrated exploration of finance that combines data from every part of the world and covers 5000 years of history will also feature an opening speech by Professor Elaine Ho (NUS Geography) and a discussion by Dr Patrick Hoffman (Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub Singapore). https://tinyurl.com/4ewr63ww
6. TALK | Hong Kong Media and Asia’s Cold War
Film and popular culture historian Po-Shek Fu will be discussing his systematic study on how Hong Kong became a major battlefield of Asia’s cultural Cold War in this NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture-hosted lecture. https://tinyurl.com/4td8ser9
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SPECIAL PRESENTATION THIS WEEKEND | Deepavali Heritage 2024: Deepavali's heritage and diversity of celebrations amongst the diaspora (19 October 2024) This special FASS and Temenggong Artists-in-Residence presentation features a public lecture by Professor Vineeta Sinha (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) and Q&A session moderated by Dr Priya Jaradi (NUS History), a workshop, several multisensorial performances, an exhibition of rare artefacts, a buffet of Indian delicacies — and the attendance of more than a hundred eminent figures from the arts and culture networks of Singapore, academics and students. https://tinyurl.com/yfk73cun
Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. Book on History and Culture of Malay Gastronomy Wins NUS Singapore History Prize
The groundbreaking book by educator and food historian Khir Johari – The Food of Singapore Malays: Gastronomic Travels Through the Archipelago – offers new insights into the cultural history and heritage of Singapore Malays through Malay cuisine. https://tinyurl.com/55ykyewf
2. ‘Why more young Singaporeans are volunteering in unfamiliar Laos’
NUS Social Work’s Zheng Liren shares his insights on the motivations behind the trend, and the individual and societal value it delivers, in this CNA feature. https://tinyurl.com/v7je4dmj
3. Public Subsidy, Private Accumulation: The Political Economy of Singapore’s Public Housing
In his latest book, Emeritus Professor Chua Beng Huat (NUS Sociology & Anthropology) considers how the Housing & Development Board (HDB) has influenced Singapore’s growth and development, economically, socially and politically, and reflects on the future of public housing in the country. https://tinyurl.com/4zhf4fbz
4. NUS History Faculty Member Awarded the AHA’s Jerry Bentley Prize in World History
Dr Sureshkumar Muthukumaran is the Department’s first ever winner of an award by the American Historical Association (AHA) with his 2023 book, The Tropical Turn: Agricultural Innovation in the Ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean. https://tinyurl.com/mr4xmwhd
5. ‘Commentary: Rudeness is everywhere! Or are we misunderstanding each other?
Social media is flooded with grievances about declining manners and a growing insensitivity to others, observes NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim in a recent Op-Ed before asking if society has genuinely become ruder or if people have just lost their ability to communicate respectfully in an increasingly digitised world. He then discusses what can be done about it. https://tinyurl.com/2p9zbk4s
6. 📢📢📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 👩🏻✈️🧑🏻✈️ | Sign on to be a FASS Student Ambassador TODAY!
We are seeking outstanding Year 2 to Year 5 FASS students with excellent academic standing as well as an active student life. If you are prepared to be part of the Faculty's cadre of outstanding students committed to being the spokespeople of the FASS student community at public engagements, large and small, apply to be a FASS Student Ambassador now! https://tinyurl.com/fass-sa-2025
7. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP INCUBATOR | Tips for your Business Proposal
Are you passionate about creating social impact through innovative business ideas, and are now ready to turn your vision into reality? Here are some essential tips to help you craft a compelling business proposal for the SEI (due before 31 December 2024). https://tinyurl.com/mrxsvz4d
8. NEW BOOK | The Atlas of Finance
The exploration of the development of finance over 5,000 years of history by Professor Dariusz Wojcik (NUS Geography) has been officially launched in Singapore at an event organised by the FASS Research Division. https://tinyurl.com/55y7z4dt
9. BOOK TALK | Cinematic Guerrillas: Propaganda, Projectionists, and Audiences in Socialist China (29 October 2024)
Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University Jie Li offers an overview of her new media history of Chinese film exhibition and reception in this NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture presentation. https://tinyurl.com/4vekft42
10. 📢📢📢SPECIAL PRESENTATION🎭🎭🎭 | ✨🐸Genggong: The Frog Prince of Bali (9 November 2024)✨🐸
Do not miss this! NUS Southeast Asian Studies proudly presents this Balinese cultural experience like no other, a mesmerizing performance featuring students of SE2224: Unmasked! And other talented performers from Bali and Singapore. 🎟️Get your tickets via email to email to seajic@nus.edu.sg or message to mobile phone: +65 9878 5874.🎟️
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1. Book on History and Culture of Malay Gastronomy Wins NUS Singapore History Prize
The groundbreaking book by educator and food historian Khir Johari – The Food of Singapore Malays: Gastronomic Travels Through the Archipelago – offers new insights into the cultural history and heritage of Singapore Malays through Malay cuisine. https://tinyurl.com/55ykyewf
2. ‘Why more young Singaporeans are volunteering in unfamiliar Laos’
NUS Social Work’s Zheng Liren shares his insights on the motivations behind the trend, and the individual and societal value it delivers, in this CNA feature. https://tinyurl.com/v7je4dmj
3. Public Subsidy, Private Accumulation: The Political Economy of Singapore’s Public Housing
In his latest book, Emeritus Professor Chua Beng Huat (NUS Sociology & Anthropology) considers how the Housing & Development Board (HDB) has influenced Singapore’s growth and development, economically, socially and politically, and reflects on the future of public housing in the country. https://tinyurl.com/4zhf4fbz
4. NUS History Faculty Member Awarded the AHA’s Jerry Bentley Prize in World History
Dr Sureshkumar Muthukumaran is the Department’s first ever winner of an award by the American Historical Association (AHA) with his 2023 book, The Tropical Turn: Agricultural Innovation in the Ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean. https://tinyurl.com/mr4xmwhd
5. ‘Commentary: Rudeness is everywhere! Or are we misunderstanding each other?
Social media is flooded with grievances about declining manners and a growing insensitivity to others, observes NUS Philosophy’s Jonathan Sim in a recent Op-Ed before asking if society has genuinely become ruder or if people have just lost their ability to communicate respectfully in an increasingly digitised world. He then discusses what can be done about it. https://tinyurl.com/2p9zbk4s
6. 📢📢📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 👩🏻✈️🧑🏻✈️ | Sign on to be a FASS Student Ambassador TODAY!
We are seeking outstanding Year 2 to Year 5 FASS students with excellent academic standing as well as an active student life. If you are prepared to be part of the Faculty's cadre of outstanding students committed to being the spokespeople of the FASS student community at public engagements, large and small, apply to be a FASS Student Ambassador now! https://tinyurl.com/fass-sa-2025
7. SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP INCUBATOR | Tips for your Business Proposal
Are you passionate about creating social impact through innovative business ideas, and are now ready to turn your vision into reality? Here are some essential tips to help you craft a compelling business proposal for the SEI (due before 31 December 2024). https://tinyurl.com/mrxsvz4d
8. NEW BOOK | The Atlas of Finance
The exploration of the development of finance over 5,000 years of history by Professor Dariusz Wojcik (NUS Geography) has been officially launched in Singapore at an event organised by the FASS Research Division. https://tinyurl.com/55y7z4dt
9. BOOK TALK | Cinematic Guerrillas: Propaganda, Projectionists, and Audiences in Socialist China (29 October 2024)
Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University Jie Li offers an overview of her new media history of Chinese film exhibition and reception in this NUS Chinese Studies and Wan Boo Sow Research Centre for Chinese Culture presentation. https://tinyurl.com/4vekft42
10. 📢📢📢SPECIAL PRESENTATION🎭🎭🎭 | ✨🐸Genggong: The Frog Prince of Bali (9 November 2024)✨🐸
Do not miss this! NUS Southeast Asian Studies proudly presents this Balinese cultural experience like no other, a mesmerizing performance featuring students of SE2224: Unmasked! And other talented performers from Bali and Singapore. 🎟️Get your tickets via email to email to seajic@nus.edu.sg or message to mobile phone: +65 9878 5874.🎟️
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. Moving beyond career success to serve with purpose, integrity and compassion
Titled “Lessons from a Leadership Journey into the Private, Public and People Sector”, the talk by Ms Denise Phua, Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC and Mayor for Central Singapore District, at the Shaw Foundation Alumni House kicked off the new FASS Distinguished Speaker Series that was launched in celebration of FASS’ 95th anniversary. http://tinyurl.com/fass95-distspeak-24
2. Positioning Singapore for a Low-Carbon, Climate-Impaired World
Singapore’s first Climate Action ambassador and alumnus Mr Ravi Menon (NUS Economics ‘87) believes we are well placed to drive national and regional decarbonisation efforts. https://tinyurl.com/ykv39zv5
3. RESEARCH | Plastic Waste and Women’s Household Practices in Asia and Australia
Raffles Professor of Social Sciences Brenda S.A. Yeoh FBA (NUS Geography and NUS Asia Research Institute) and Associate Professor Natalie Pang (NUS Libraries and NUS Communications and New Media) are exploring how women, in various roles, are influencing the management of household waste. https://tinyurl.com/ymf9692b
4. RESEARCH | Navigating Geoeducational Dilemmas: Chinese Student Migration in Singapore
Using ethnographic interviews and observations, Associate Professor Zachary Moss Howlett (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) argues that Singapore’s emergent junctional position helps Chinese student migrants navigate their geoeducational dilemmas, which are conditioned by rising US-China superpower competition amid economic stagnation in China and growing xenophobia in the West. https://tinyurl.com/mwudtm5s
5. WEBINAR | Translation Reception Studies On and Via Social Media (5 November 2024)
In this NUS Chinese Studies talk, Dr Xuemei Chen (Lingnan University) will review existing literature on translation reception studies and explore how discussion forum posts, online reader comments on Douban (豆瓣) and danmu (弹幕) comments on Bilibili can be leveraged to investigate the complexities of literary and audiovisual translation reception. https://tinyurl.com/mv3wrfvr
6. SEMINAR | Women and Writing in Sinophone Malaya, 1920s to 1950s (7 November 2024)
Dr Show Ying Xin (Australian National University) will present an examination of the literary contributions in Malaya, 1920s through 1950s, and their potential to reshape Malaysian Chinese literary history. https://tinyurl.com/v4eazx72
7. RESEARCH TALK | The Politics of Food (8 November 2024)
Chef Jenny Dorsey, who leads nonprofit Studio ATAO, and is currently researching hawker centres in Singapore as a Fulbright-National Geographic Explorer, will discuss the impact of food on our individual group and political identities, and how “we make meaning of the world”, in this NUS Communications and New Media presentation. https://tinyurl.com/yt34ds9h
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1. Moving beyond career success to serve with purpose, integrity and compassion
Titled “Lessons from a Leadership Journey into the Private, Public and People Sector”, the talk by Ms Denise Phua, Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC and Mayor for Central Singapore District, at the Shaw Foundation Alumni House kicked off the new FASS Distinguished Speaker Series that was launched in celebration of FASS’ 95th anniversary. http://tinyurl.com/fass95-distspeak-24
2. Positioning Singapore for a Low-Carbon, Climate-Impaired World
Singapore’s first Climate Action ambassador and alumnus Mr Ravi Menon (NUS Economics ‘87) believes we are well placed to drive national and regional decarbonisation efforts. https://tinyurl.com/ykv39zv5
3. RESEARCH | Plastic Waste and Women’s Household Practices in Asia and Australia
Raffles Professor of Social Sciences Brenda S.A. Yeoh FBA (NUS Geography and NUS Asia Research Institute) and Associate Professor Natalie Pang (NUS Libraries and NUS Communications and New Media) are exploring how women, in various roles, are influencing the management of household waste. https://tinyurl.com/ymf9692b
4. RESEARCH | Navigating Geoeducational Dilemmas: Chinese Student Migration in Singapore
Using ethnographic interviews and observations, Associate Professor Zachary Moss Howlett (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) argues that Singapore’s emergent junctional position helps Chinese student migrants navigate their geoeducational dilemmas, which are conditioned by rising US-China superpower competition amid economic stagnation in China and growing xenophobia in the West. https://tinyurl.com/mwudtm5s
5. WEBINAR | Translation Reception Studies On and Via Social Media (5 November 2024)
In this NUS Chinese Studies talk, Dr Xuemei Chen (Lingnan University) will review existing literature on translation reception studies and explore how discussion forum posts, online reader comments on Douban (豆瓣) and danmu (弹幕) comments on Bilibili can be leveraged to investigate the complexities of literary and audiovisual translation reception. https://tinyurl.com/mv3wrfvr
6. SEMINAR | Women and Writing in Sinophone Malaya, 1920s to 1950s (7 November 2024)
Dr Show Ying Xin (Australian National University) will present an examination of the literary contributions in Malaya, 1920s through 1950s, and their potential to reshape Malaysian Chinese literary history. https://tinyurl.com/v4eazx72
7. RESEARCH TALK | The Politics of Food (8 November 2024)
Chef Jenny Dorsey, who leads nonprofit Studio ATAO, and is currently researching hawker centres in Singapore as a Fulbright-National Geographic Explorer, will discuss the impact of food on our individual group and political identities, and how “we make meaning of the world”, in this NUS Communications and New Media presentation. https://tinyurl.com/yt34ds9h
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📢📢📢SPECIAL PRESENTATION🎭🎭🎭 | ✨🐸Genggong: The Frog Prince of Bali (9 November 2024)✨🐸
Do not miss this! NUS Southeast Asian Studies proudly presents this Balinese cultural experience like no other, a mesmerizing performance featuring students of SE2224: Unmasked! and other talented performers from Bali and Singapore.
🎟️Get your tickets via email to seajic@nus.edu.sg or message to mobile phone: +65 9878 5874.🎟️
Do not miss this! NUS Southeast Asian Studies proudly presents this Balinese cultural experience like no other, a mesmerizing performance featuring students of SE2224: Unmasked! and other talented performers from Bali and Singapore.
🎟️Get your tickets via email to seajic@nus.edu.sg or message to mobile phone: +65 9878 5874.🎟️
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We are seeking outstanding Year 2 to Year 5 FASS students with excellent academic standing as well as an active student life.
If you are prepared to be part of the Faculty's cadre of outstanding students committed to being the spokespeople of the FASS student community at public engagements, large and small, apply to be a FASS Student Ambassador now!
https://tinyurl.com/fass-sa-2025
We are seeking outstanding Year 2 to Year 5 FASS students with excellent academic standing as well as an active student life.
If you are prepared to be part of the Faculty's cadre of outstanding students committed to being the spokespeople of the FASS student community at public engagements, large and small, apply to be a FASS Student Ambassador now!
https://tinyurl.com/fass-sa-2025
Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. What a Trump Win Means for Singapore
Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian (NUS Political Science) and his counterpart from NTU’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Dr Adrian Ang offer insights on how another Trump presidency in the US will impact Singapore and Asia. https://tinyurl.com/umk97zay
2. A Unique Taste of Academic Life!
Undergraduate Wayne Sing (NUS Communications and New Media) seized the opportunity – afforded by the NUS Research Experience (REx) programme – to learn from researchers, and explored how technology can advance health communication at the 2024 International Association for Media and Communication Research conference held in New Zealand. https://tinyurl.com/ycxbwtbz
3. RESEARCH | The Power of Everyday Networks: The Case of Inter-Ethnic Ties
In their paper, Associate Professor Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology & Anthropology), Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser (NUS Institute of Policy Studies), and Dr Mathew Mathews (also of NUS Institute of Policy Studies) discuss inter-ethnic networks and posit that they are uniquely productive in fostering a sense of nationhood. https://tinyurl.com/22d5anfu
4. From an Unforgettable Bali Trip to a Magical Stage Performance
Twenty-one students from NUS Southeast Asian Studies recently immersed themselves in the traditional art of Genggong: The Frog Prince of Bali. Guided by local dancers and musicians in the village of Batuan, they learned intricate frog-inspired dances, crafted masks, and discovered the beauty of Balinese rural culture rarely seen by outsiders. Now they’re ready to bring this magical tradition to Singapore! https://tinyurl.com/f2zmhnyu
5. SRN POLICY OUTREACH EVENT: Ageing, Health and Policy in Singapore (8 November 2024)
This Singapore Research Nexus event features speakers from FASS and NUS Medicine discussing projects tied to ageing, health and healthcare, and how issues around them – such as heightened risks to a variety of diseases faced by older Singaporeans, and challenges associated with a growing population of senior citizens faced by the country – can be addressed through policy. https://tinyurl.com/334ssd8h
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1. What a Trump Win Means for Singapore
Associate Professor Chong Ja Ian (NUS Political Science) and his counterpart from NTU’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Dr Adrian Ang offer insights on how another Trump presidency in the US will impact Singapore and Asia. https://tinyurl.com/umk97zay
2. A Unique Taste of Academic Life!
Undergraduate Wayne Sing (NUS Communications and New Media) seized the opportunity – afforded by the NUS Research Experience (REx) programme – to learn from researchers, and explored how technology can advance health communication at the 2024 International Association for Media and Communication Research conference held in New Zealand. https://tinyurl.com/ycxbwtbz
3. RESEARCH | The Power of Everyday Networks: The Case of Inter-Ethnic Ties
In their paper, Associate Professor Vincent Chua (NUS Sociology & Anthropology), Associate Professor Tan Ern Ser (NUS Institute of Policy Studies), and Dr Mathew Mathews (also of NUS Institute of Policy Studies) discuss inter-ethnic networks and posit that they are uniquely productive in fostering a sense of nationhood. https://tinyurl.com/22d5anfu
4. From an Unforgettable Bali Trip to a Magical Stage Performance
Twenty-one students from NUS Southeast Asian Studies recently immersed themselves in the traditional art of Genggong: The Frog Prince of Bali. Guided by local dancers and musicians in the village of Batuan, they learned intricate frog-inspired dances, crafted masks, and discovered the beauty of Balinese rural culture rarely seen by outsiders. Now they’re ready to bring this magical tradition to Singapore! https://tinyurl.com/f2zmhnyu
5. SRN POLICY OUTREACH EVENT: Ageing, Health and Policy in Singapore (8 November 2024)
This Singapore Research Nexus event features speakers from FASS and NUS Medicine discussing projects tied to ageing, health and healthcare, and how issues around them – such as heightened risks to a variety of diseases faced by older Singaporeans, and challenges associated with a growing population of senior citizens faced by the country – can be addressed through policy. https://tinyurl.com/334ssd8h
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. Touching the Lives of Those Young and Old
Embodying the University’s spirit of service to country and society, members of the NUS Community Service Club (NUS CSC) – such as Hope Sng (NUS Political Science), Lim Si En (NUS Psychology and Economics) and Dewi Murni Bte Musa (NUS Life Sciences) – have been key drivers of volunteerism among our student population over the past 22 years. https://tinyurl.com/57uj9e55
2. FASS Faculty Take Honours at Singapore Open Research Awards 2024
Recipients of the awards recognising Singapore researchers using open research “to make their scientific content, tools, and processes open, accessible, transparent and reproducible, or integrated it in their practice” include NUS Theatre Studies’ Associate Professor Miguel Escobar Varela with a Special Mention, and NUS Psychology’s Dr Cynthia Siew and Wong Jin Jye. https://tinyurl.com/pxsdcjwb
3. EVENT COVERAGE | “From Heritage to New Frontiers: Celebrating the Past and Reimagining the Future of Social Work”
NUS Social Work’s symposium and Ann Wee NUS Social Work Alumni Award ceremony on 11 November 2024, featured a powerful keynote address by Desmond Lee, Singapore’s Minister-in-Charge of Social Services integration. https://tinyurl.com/nusswk-symp-annweeawd24
4. NUS Graduates 9th Most Sought-after by Companies Worldwide
The Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS) 2025 ranks NUS among the top 10 universities best at developing career- and workplace-ready graduates. https://tinyurl.com/4fwbubps
5. Emeritus Professor S. Vasoo Receives Leaders of Good (Adult) Award at PVPA 2024
Dr Vasoo (NUS Social Work) has been honoured by the President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards 2024 for his contributions to Singapore’s social service landscape over five decades. https://tinyurl.com/nus-winner-vasoo-pvpa2024
6. SPECIAL SHOWCASE | Video Symposium: Making Sense of Our Neighbourhoods
This week, make your way to Level 4 of NUS Central Library to enjoy viewing more than 200 videos produced by students of the integrated NUS College of Humanities and Sciences course 𝘏𝘚𝘈1000: 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, this multimedia showcase is not to be missed! https://tinyurl.com/hsa1000-vidsymp24
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1. Touching the Lives of Those Young and Old
Embodying the University’s spirit of service to country and society, members of the NUS Community Service Club (NUS CSC) – such as Hope Sng (NUS Political Science), Lim Si En (NUS Psychology and Economics) and Dewi Murni Bte Musa (NUS Life Sciences) – have been key drivers of volunteerism among our student population over the past 22 years. https://tinyurl.com/57uj9e55
2. FASS Faculty Take Honours at Singapore Open Research Awards 2024
Recipients of the awards recognising Singapore researchers using open research “to make their scientific content, tools, and processes open, accessible, transparent and reproducible, or integrated it in their practice” include NUS Theatre Studies’ Associate Professor Miguel Escobar Varela with a Special Mention, and NUS Psychology’s Dr Cynthia Siew and Wong Jin Jye. https://tinyurl.com/pxsdcjwb
3. EVENT COVERAGE | “From Heritage to New Frontiers: Celebrating the Past and Reimagining the Future of Social Work”
NUS Social Work’s symposium and Ann Wee NUS Social Work Alumni Award ceremony on 11 November 2024, featured a powerful keynote address by Desmond Lee, Singapore’s Minister-in-Charge of Social Services integration. https://tinyurl.com/nusswk-symp-annweeawd24
4. NUS Graduates 9th Most Sought-after by Companies Worldwide
The Global Employability University Ranking and Survey (GEURS) 2025 ranks NUS among the top 10 universities best at developing career- and workplace-ready graduates. https://tinyurl.com/4fwbubps
5. Emeritus Professor S. Vasoo Receives Leaders of Good (Adult) Award at PVPA 2024
Dr Vasoo (NUS Social Work) has been honoured by the President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards 2024 for his contributions to Singapore’s social service landscape over five decades. https://tinyurl.com/nus-winner-vasoo-pvpa2024
6. SPECIAL SHOWCASE | Video Symposium: Making Sense of Our Neighbourhoods
This week, make your way to Level 4 of NUS Central Library to enjoy viewing more than 200 videos produced by students of the integrated NUS College of Humanities and Sciences course 𝘏𝘚𝘈1000: 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, this multimedia showcase is not to be missed! https://tinyurl.com/hsa1000-vidsymp24
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. Philosophy, AI, and Mental Health: Perspectives on World Philosophy Day
On World Philosophy Day 2024 (21 November), NUS Philosophy faculty and students reflect on the study of Philosophy and its role and currency in the world today. https://tinyurl.com/5ff5jz5u
2. New Course Charts Interdisciplinary Paths to Effective Altruism
HS2921 by Assistant Professor Martin Mattsson (NUS Economics) and Dr Joel Chow (NUS College) prepares students to craft and execute interdisciplinary solutions “to help others as much as possible.” https://tinyurl.com/bckpychc
3. Understanding User Interactions and Perceptions of AI Risk in Singapore
In their comprehensive study, Assistant Professor Taberez Neyazi, Ms Cheryl Ng and Professor Audrey Yue of NUS Communications and New Media, and Dr Mitchell Hobbs (University of Sydney) delve into the complex concerns and attitudes that Singaporeans hold towards artificial intelligence and uncover a spectrum of perspectives, highlighting both Singaporeans’ apprehension and acknowledgment of AI’s potential. https://tinyurl.com/mtvhbwsa
4. WEBINAR | Information Session for the Master of Arts/Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Southeast Asia (26 November 2024)
An online information session by NUS Southeast Asian Studies on the programme tailored for executives looking to add regional expertise and international networks to their professional portfolio. https://tinyurl.com/bddbexe3
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1. Philosophy, AI, and Mental Health: Perspectives on World Philosophy Day
On World Philosophy Day 2024 (21 November), NUS Philosophy faculty and students reflect on the study of Philosophy and its role and currency in the world today. https://tinyurl.com/5ff5jz5u
2. New Course Charts Interdisciplinary Paths to Effective Altruism
HS2921 by Assistant Professor Martin Mattsson (NUS Economics) and Dr Joel Chow (NUS College) prepares students to craft and execute interdisciplinary solutions “to help others as much as possible.” https://tinyurl.com/bckpychc
3. Understanding User Interactions and Perceptions of AI Risk in Singapore
In their comprehensive study, Assistant Professor Taberez Neyazi, Ms Cheryl Ng and Professor Audrey Yue of NUS Communications and New Media, and Dr Mitchell Hobbs (University of Sydney) delve into the complex concerns and attitudes that Singaporeans hold towards artificial intelligence and uncover a spectrum of perspectives, highlighting both Singaporeans’ apprehension and acknowledgment of AI’s potential. https://tinyurl.com/mtvhbwsa
4. WEBINAR | Information Session for the Master of Arts/Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Southeast Asia (26 November 2024)
An online information session by NUS Southeast Asian Studies on the programme tailored for executives looking to add regional expertise and international networks to their professional portfolio. https://tinyurl.com/bddbexe3
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Catch up with our highlights for the week:-
1. A Legacy of Excellence: Celebrating 95 years of Research and Educational Innovation at FASS
More than 350 distinguished guests comprising university and faculty members, donors, cherished alumni, students and friends came together to celebrate FASS95 at a gala dinner. In support of social responsibility, the FASS community collectively raised close to $66,000 for Club Rainbow, a charity that supports children with chronic illnesses and their families. https://tinyurl.com/fass95
2. FASSTALK | The CNM Podcast: Risk Communication
In the latest episode of the series by NUS Communications and New Media faculty, Dr Soh Kai Ruo discusses the differences between risk and crisis communication in health and corporate communications with Assistant Professors Dr Hong Soo Jung and Dr Ivy Fong. https://tinyurl.com/FASSTalk-CNM-RiskCommunication
3. NEW BOOK | ‘After Work: Japanese Silver Backpackers in Malaysia’
The ethnography of “silver backpackers” offering a feminist perspective on what makes a good retirement in contemporary societies by Asia Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, and FASS-ARI Book Manuscript intensive programme recipient, Shiori Shakuto is set for release in January. https://tinyurl.com/4r7797pj
4. CONFERENCE | 10th Centre for Language Studies International Conference, CLaSIC (5-6 December 2024)
The theme of this year’s event is ‘Evolving Trends in Foreign Language Education: Past Lessons, Present Reflections, Future Directions’. https://tinyurl.com/4pzbukuz
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1. A Legacy of Excellence: Celebrating 95 years of Research and Educational Innovation at FASS
More than 350 distinguished guests comprising university and faculty members, donors, cherished alumni, students and friends came together to celebrate FASS95 at a gala dinner. In support of social responsibility, the FASS community collectively raised close to $66,000 for Club Rainbow, a charity that supports children with chronic illnesses and their families. https://tinyurl.com/fass95
2. FASSTALK | The CNM Podcast: Risk Communication
In the latest episode of the series by NUS Communications and New Media faculty, Dr Soh Kai Ruo discusses the differences between risk and crisis communication in health and corporate communications with Assistant Professors Dr Hong Soo Jung and Dr Ivy Fong. https://tinyurl.com/FASSTalk-CNM-RiskCommunication
3. NEW BOOK | ‘After Work: Japanese Silver Backpackers in Malaysia’
The ethnography of “silver backpackers” offering a feminist perspective on what makes a good retirement in contemporary societies by Asia Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, and FASS-ARI Book Manuscript intensive programme recipient, Shiori Shakuto is set for release in January. https://tinyurl.com/4r7797pj
4. CONFERENCE | 10th Centre for Language Studies International Conference, CLaSIC (5-6 December 2024)
The theme of this year’s event is ‘Evolving Trends in Foreign Language Education: Past Lessons, Present Reflections, Future Directions’. https://tinyurl.com/4pzbukuz
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In 1959, the University of Malaya Art Museum received a donation of 55 objects and 100 photographs from the Government of India. Archival sources hint at the donation’s expression of a growing India-Malaya partnership in a new third world order. But amid the overlapping political, institutional, and personal contexts of the mid-twentieth century, what else might have motivated the donation?
Join us on 23 Jan, 6.30pm for the book launch of Transcultural Imaginations: Revisiting the 1959 Donation from the Government of India to Malaya.
Hear from Priya Jaradi from the NUS Department of History, Kathleen Ditzig from National Gallery Singapore and Gyanesh Kudaisya from the NUS South Asian Studies Programme as they explore the many threads woven into the complex fabric of the 1959 donation in this third published edition of NUS Museum’s Anniversary Lecture series.
The publication will be on sale at the programme at a special launch price.
Sign up now at bit.ly/NUSM-TSI
Join us on 23 Jan, 6.30pm for the book launch of Transcultural Imaginations: Revisiting the 1959 Donation from the Government of India to Malaya.
Hear from Priya Jaradi from the NUS Department of History, Kathleen Ditzig from National Gallery Singapore and Gyanesh Kudaisya from the NUS South Asian Studies Programme as they explore the many threads woven into the complex fabric of the 1959 donation in this third published edition of NUS Museum’s Anniversary Lecture series.
The publication will be on sale at the programme at a special launch price.
Sign up now at bit.ly/NUSM-TSI
Calling all NUS undergraduates! 🧋🎉 Ready to level up your Lifelong Learning game? ⏫
Score epic prizes like $5 bubble tea vouchers*, NUS goodies (swag alert!) and more 😉 when you drop by the Lifelong Learning booth at NUS Career Fest 2025.
📍Utown SRC Level 3, Dance Atelier 2
📅18 – 20 Feb 2025
🕙10am – 5pm
👉Follow Instagram.com/nus.scale
* Limited redemptions daily. Ts&Cs apply.
Score epic prizes like $5 bubble tea vouchers*, NUS goodies (swag alert!) and more 😉 when you drop by the Lifelong Learning booth at NUS Career Fest 2025.
📍Utown SRC Level 3, Dance Atelier 2
📅18 – 20 Feb 2025
🕙10am – 5pm
👉Follow Instagram.com/nus.scale
* Limited redemptions daily. Ts&Cs apply.
Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! We’re back to serving up our highlights to you every week!
1. Peatlands and Mangroves Key to Reducing Carbon Emissions in Southeast Asia
A research study conducted by an international team of scientists from NUS, including NUS Geography, with contributions from Nanyang Technological University and James Cook University, highlights the significant climate benefits of conserving and restoring peatlands and mangroves. https://tinyurl.com/5n7fcymx
2. The TV Shows That Made Us
Dr Jinna Tay (Senior Lecturer at NUS Communications and New Media and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies at FASS), and Dr Ivan Kwek (Senior Lecturer at NUS Sociology and Anthropology) help frame a sprawling exploration and discussion of television in Singapore from Television Singapura’s first official pilot broadcast on 15 February 1963 through to the present in a recent episode of CNA’s On The Red Dot: Icons That Made Us series. https://tinyurl.com/ycxyvft2
3. Honouring Our Promising Researchers!
Assistant Professors Adela Isvoranu (NUS Psychology) and W. Nathan Green (NUS Geography) have each won a FASS Award for Promising Researcher for the 2024/25 Academic Year! Find out more about Dr Isvoranu’s pathbreaking research on network psychometrics and other studies examining mental health here: https://tinyurl.com/yc5nvyf6. Dr Nathan discusses his latest study on impact investment for sustainable development in Southeast Asia here: https://tinyurl.com/yhtexjvr
4. Ghost, Supernatural Class at NUS Receives Positive Response
Alumnus, FASS’ Assistant Dean (External Relations & Student Life), and Senior Lecturer at NUS Sociology and Anthropology and NUS Malay Studies, Dr Noorman Abdullah (BSocSci ’02, MSocSci ’05) shares with readers of Berita Harian the experiences and insights he has gained from teaching 𝘎𝘌𝘏1062/𝘎𝘌𝘊1024: 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, a popular course seeing high enrolment since its launch eight years ago. https://tinyurl.com/ghostsspirits-societyculture
5. ‘Online Harms: Can App Stores be Effective Gatekeepers?”
In her recent thought piece for The Straits Times, Vice-Chair of the Media Literacy Council, Associate Professor Carol Soon (also of NUS Communications and New Media and the NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community) discusses the efforts made globally by app developers, social media platforms, tech companies and governments to protect children from harmful digital content and their effectiveness — and advances an approach to more holistically tackle the challenge. Read it on the Singapore Law Watch site: https://tinyurl.com/439yjmek
6. Martial Arts Classes at NUS Provide a Deeper Appreciation of Southeast Asia
Dr Mohamed Effendy (NUS Southeast Asian Studies explains what motivated him to initiate the course, SE3233, Martial Arts in Southeast Asia in 2015, and how he conducts hands-on sessions such that his students can better understand the complex historical, sociological and cultural dimensions of various combat systems, and the people and nations they stem from, across the region. https://tinyurl.com/4rr9njwk
7. Book on Sensory Anthropology by Associate Professor Kelvin Low Receives Prestigious American Library Association Publication Accolade
Head of NUS Sociology and Anthropology Assoc Prof Low’s current research projects include human-non-human relations and sensory encounters in the city, as well as sensory craft in relation to ceramic artists and learners in Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/czd25hfs
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1. Peatlands and Mangroves Key to Reducing Carbon Emissions in Southeast Asia
A research study conducted by an international team of scientists from NUS, including NUS Geography, with contributions from Nanyang Technological University and James Cook University, highlights the significant climate benefits of conserving and restoring peatlands and mangroves. https://tinyurl.com/5n7fcymx
2. The TV Shows That Made Us
Dr Jinna Tay (Senior Lecturer at NUS Communications and New Media and Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies at FASS), and Dr Ivan Kwek (Senior Lecturer at NUS Sociology and Anthropology) help frame a sprawling exploration and discussion of television in Singapore from Television Singapura’s first official pilot broadcast on 15 February 1963 through to the present in a recent episode of CNA’s On The Red Dot: Icons That Made Us series. https://tinyurl.com/ycxyvft2
3. Honouring Our Promising Researchers!
Assistant Professors Adela Isvoranu (NUS Psychology) and W. Nathan Green (NUS Geography) have each won a FASS Award for Promising Researcher for the 2024/25 Academic Year! Find out more about Dr Isvoranu’s pathbreaking research on network psychometrics and other studies examining mental health here: https://tinyurl.com/yc5nvyf6. Dr Nathan discusses his latest study on impact investment for sustainable development in Southeast Asia here: https://tinyurl.com/yhtexjvr
4. Ghost, Supernatural Class at NUS Receives Positive Response
Alumnus, FASS’ Assistant Dean (External Relations & Student Life), and Senior Lecturer at NUS Sociology and Anthropology and NUS Malay Studies, Dr Noorman Abdullah (BSocSci ’02, MSocSci ’05) shares with readers of Berita Harian the experiences and insights he has gained from teaching 𝘎𝘌𝘏1062/𝘎𝘌𝘊1024: 𝘎𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, a popular course seeing high enrolment since its launch eight years ago. https://tinyurl.com/ghostsspirits-societyculture
5. ‘Online Harms: Can App Stores be Effective Gatekeepers?”
In her recent thought piece for The Straits Times, Vice-Chair of the Media Literacy Council, Associate Professor Carol Soon (also of NUS Communications and New Media and the NUS Centre for Trusted Internet and Community) discusses the efforts made globally by app developers, social media platforms, tech companies and governments to protect children from harmful digital content and their effectiveness — and advances an approach to more holistically tackle the challenge. Read it on the Singapore Law Watch site: https://tinyurl.com/439yjmek
6. Martial Arts Classes at NUS Provide a Deeper Appreciation of Southeast Asia
Dr Mohamed Effendy (NUS Southeast Asian Studies explains what motivated him to initiate the course, SE3233, Martial Arts in Southeast Asia in 2015, and how he conducts hands-on sessions such that his students can better understand the complex historical, sociological and cultural dimensions of various combat systems, and the people and nations they stem from, across the region. https://tinyurl.com/4rr9njwk
7. Book on Sensory Anthropology by Associate Professor Kelvin Low Receives Prestigious American Library Association Publication Accolade
Head of NUS Sociology and Anthropology Assoc Prof Low’s current research projects include human-non-human relations and sensory encounters in the city, as well as sensory craft in relation to ceramic artists and learners in Singapore. https://tinyurl.com/czd25hfs
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Come down to 𝐍𝐔𝐒 𝐔𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 (𝟖 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓) to engage our faculty, students and alumni in deep discussion about CHS’
• extensive range of academic programmes across the hard sciences, social sciences, humanities and languages
• comprehensive set of career preparation initiatives and internship opportunities
• unfettered access to Faculty-wide and University-wide support and services
• vibrant student body ready to welcome, guide and work with you through your learning and growing journey
For all details – booth locations, activity and talk schedules and venues – go to:
https://chs.nus.edu.sg/nus-oh2025/
See you this Saturday!
• extensive range of academic programmes across the hard sciences, social sciences, humanities and languages
• comprehensive set of career preparation initiatives and internship opportunities
• unfettered access to Faculty-wide and University-wide support and services
• vibrant student body ready to welcome, guide and work with you through your learning and growing journey
For all details – booth locations, activity and talk schedules and venues – go to:
https://chs.nus.edu.sg/nus-oh2025/
See you this Saturday!
𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻
Date & Time: 3 to 6pm, Thursday, 27 March, 2025
Venue: NUS FASS RD Seminar Room (#6-42)/Zoom
Registration
In-person: Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/1043382233347/
Online: Zoom - https://shorturl.at/dC63L
Programme: https://fass.nus.edu.sg/.../Climate-Change-Programme...
This hybrid event, organised by the Singapore Research Nexus at NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Division, spotlights NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Yale-NUS academics’ research and insights on environment, climate change, and policy in Singapore.
Date & Time: 3 to 6pm, Thursday, 27 March, 2025
Venue: NUS FASS RD Seminar Room (#6-42)/Zoom
Registration
In-person: Eventbrite - https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/1043382233347/
Online: Zoom - https://shorturl.at/dC63L
Programme: https://fass.nus.edu.sg/.../Climate-Change-Programme...
This hybrid event, organised by the Singapore Research Nexus at NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Research Division, spotlights NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Yale-NUS academics’ research and insights on environment, climate change, and policy in Singapore.
Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are some recent highlights on campus and off!
1. New Minor in Southeast Asian Arts and Heritage Launched
Offered by NUS Southeast Asian Studies, the new Minor is ideal for candidates looking to gain practical experience, develop strong critical thinking skills and acquire cultural competency in one of the world’s most diverse and dynamic regions. https://tinyurl.com/nusseas-artsandheritageminor
2. Baseline Study for HD@QT unveils key insights on residents’ well-being
A well-rounded approach is key to achieving healthy longevity – this is one of the key takeaways from the on-going Baseline Study for Health District @ Queenstown (HD@QT), conducted by an NUS research team led by Assoc Prof Jia Lile (NUS Psychology). https://tinyurl.com/study-hltdis-queenstown
3. FASS Undergraduate crowned champion of Mediacorp’s Indian talent hunt competition
Yugesh Kannan – double major in Political Science and South Asian Studies – took top honours in V Supreme, earning praise from judges and the audience for “his dynamic stage presence and exceptional performances.” https://tinyurl.com/5hy6ez3v
4. What’s the point of an Arts degree?
FASS alumni – of Economics, English Language and Linguistics, English Literature, Film Studies, Global Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology – share their thoughts about how their arts and social sciences education has supported their careers, and offer valuable advice for prospective students. https://tinyurl.com/357p4bpb
5. FASS Programmes rank in top 10 of QS WUR by Subject
History of Art, Geography, Linguistics and Politics & International Studies at NUS are in the Global Top 10 of the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings. https://tinyurl.com/562jshhb
6. SIGN UP NOW! | IPSA-NUS Summer School for Social Science Research Methods 2025
The annual programme – developed and administered by NUS Political Science and the International Political Science Association – is back in session and the 14th edition is set to run 30 June – 11 July. The deadline for registration is 31 May and if you sign up by 31 March, you are eligible for an early bird discount on course fees. https://tinyurl.com/methods-school
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1. New Minor in Southeast Asian Arts and Heritage Launched
Offered by NUS Southeast Asian Studies, the new Minor is ideal for candidates looking to gain practical experience, develop strong critical thinking skills and acquire cultural competency in one of the world’s most diverse and dynamic regions. https://tinyurl.com/nusseas-artsandheritageminor
2. Baseline Study for HD@QT unveils key insights on residents’ well-being
A well-rounded approach is key to achieving healthy longevity – this is one of the key takeaways from the on-going Baseline Study for Health District @ Queenstown (HD@QT), conducted by an NUS research team led by Assoc Prof Jia Lile (NUS Psychology). https://tinyurl.com/study-hltdis-queenstown
3. FASS Undergraduate crowned champion of Mediacorp’s Indian talent hunt competition
Yugesh Kannan – double major in Political Science and South Asian Studies – took top honours in V Supreme, earning praise from judges and the audience for “his dynamic stage presence and exceptional performances.” https://tinyurl.com/5hy6ez3v
4. What’s the point of an Arts degree?
FASS alumni – of Economics, English Language and Linguistics, English Literature, Film Studies, Global Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology – share their thoughts about how their arts and social sciences education has supported their careers, and offer valuable advice for prospective students. https://tinyurl.com/357p4bpb
5. FASS Programmes rank in top 10 of QS WUR by Subject
History of Art, Geography, Linguistics and Politics & International Studies at NUS are in the Global Top 10 of the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings. https://tinyurl.com/562jshhb
6. SIGN UP NOW! | IPSA-NUS Summer School for Social Science Research Methods 2025
The annual programme – developed and administered by NUS Political Science and the International Political Science Association – is back in session and the 14th edition is set to run 30 June – 11 July. The deadline for registration is 31 May and if you sign up by 31 March, you are eligible for an early bird discount on course fees. https://tinyurl.com/methods-school
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Greetings from the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences! Here are some recent highlights on campus and off!
1. NUS Singapore History Prize doubles from S$50,000 to S$100,000
The 2027 NUS Singapore History Prize – for which the call for submissions has just been made by NUS History – will, for the first time, recognise a non-print media work that engages deeply with Singapore’s history under the new ‘Arts and Multimedia’ category, and moving forward, the Prize will alternate between the ‘Books’ and ‘Arts and Multimedia’ categories every three years. https://tinyurl.com/trtwf6wj
2. Think before you click, check before you share
NUS Communications and New Media students act out an educational scenario on how we should be on the alert with messages we receive online, continually up our media literacy and stay informed to counter fake news coming through our digital channels — in four languages. Start with English: https://tinyurl.com/5yz9bjhv.
3. The modern polymath
Associate Professor Maiya Murphy (NUS English, Literature and Theatre Studies) and Dr Chng Hui Ting (NUS Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences) have brought together their seemingly disparate disciplines under the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences course, HS2912: Polymaths: Innovating Between Art and Science, creating a successful training platform for interdisciplinary thinking and learning. https://tinyurl.com/yr3dx4v6
4. “NUS students reveal their expected salaries? Their secret tips for interview?”
FASS students who are close to graduation answer difficult questions in mock interviews and share how they are preparing for the unexpected challenges they may face as they set out to build their future careers in this special Mediacorp Entertainment presentation featuring NUS Theatre and Performance Studies and Communications and New Media (CNM) alumna Hazelle Teo and NUS CNM alumna Joey Tay — both of radio station YES 933. https://tinyurl.com/sa5uc9ch
5. Working toward a career in scents
Meet Yang Shiying (major in Chemistry, minor in Korean Language Studies), who made the most of her training and internship opportunities under the Yonsei International Summer School Programme in South Korea to develop valuable marketing skills in the beauty and fragrance industry. https://tinyurl.com/ycht34mj
6. #NUS120 | Public Art on the NUS Campus
Some participants were most fortunate to explore the more than 40 pieces of public artwork spread out around the NUS campus through a tour specially curated by NUS English Literature major Viola Chee recently as part of her Public Art Internship at NUS Museum. Their tour covered the Shaw Foundation Alumni House, University Cultural Centre and the campuses of NUS FASS and College of Design and Engineering. https://tinyurl.com/525et53u
7. EVENT | Songkran Festival (6 April 2024)
The Thai language programme at the NUS Centre for Language Studies (CLS) is excited to invite all to its annual Songkran event at Town Plaza, UTown, NUS, this Sunday, 6 April 2025, 4 - 8 pm. The event features performances of Thai pop and rock music by talented students as well as celebrity singers from Thailand, graceful traditional dances by professional dance artists, fun games with attractive prizes, a wide spread of Thai food and drink and more! About CLS: https://tinyurl.com/3djrdpfm
8. SRN BOOK TALK | Temple Tracks: Labour, Piety, and Railway Construction in Asia (25 April 2025)
Professor Vineeta Sinha (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) will be discussing her book critically outlining the interlink of railway construction in colonial and post-colonial Asia, as well as the anthropology of infrastructure and transnational mobilities with religion in the region during this talk organised by the Singapore Research Nexus. https://tinyurl.com/yhkmkadh
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1. NUS Singapore History Prize doubles from S$50,000 to S$100,000
The 2027 NUS Singapore History Prize – for which the call for submissions has just been made by NUS History – will, for the first time, recognise a non-print media work that engages deeply with Singapore’s history under the new ‘Arts and Multimedia’ category, and moving forward, the Prize will alternate between the ‘Books’ and ‘Arts and Multimedia’ categories every three years. https://tinyurl.com/trtwf6wj
2. Think before you click, check before you share
NUS Communications and New Media students act out an educational scenario on how we should be on the alert with messages we receive online, continually up our media literacy and stay informed to counter fake news coming through our digital channels — in four languages. Start with English: https://tinyurl.com/5yz9bjhv.
3. The modern polymath
Associate Professor Maiya Murphy (NUS English, Literature and Theatre Studies) and Dr Chng Hui Ting (NUS Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences) have brought together their seemingly disparate disciplines under the NUS College of Humanities and Sciences course, HS2912: Polymaths: Innovating Between Art and Science, creating a successful training platform for interdisciplinary thinking and learning. https://tinyurl.com/yr3dx4v6
4. “NUS students reveal their expected salaries? Their secret tips for interview?”
FASS students who are close to graduation answer difficult questions in mock interviews and share how they are preparing for the unexpected challenges they may face as they set out to build their future careers in this special Mediacorp Entertainment presentation featuring NUS Theatre and Performance Studies and Communications and New Media (CNM) alumna Hazelle Teo and NUS CNM alumna Joey Tay — both of radio station YES 933. https://tinyurl.com/sa5uc9ch
5. Working toward a career in scents
Meet Yang Shiying (major in Chemistry, minor in Korean Language Studies), who made the most of her training and internship opportunities under the Yonsei International Summer School Programme in South Korea to develop valuable marketing skills in the beauty and fragrance industry. https://tinyurl.com/ycht34mj
6. #NUS120 | Public Art on the NUS Campus
Some participants were most fortunate to explore the more than 40 pieces of public artwork spread out around the NUS campus through a tour specially curated by NUS English Literature major Viola Chee recently as part of her Public Art Internship at NUS Museum. Their tour covered the Shaw Foundation Alumni House, University Cultural Centre and the campuses of NUS FASS and College of Design and Engineering. https://tinyurl.com/525et53u
7. EVENT | Songkran Festival (6 April 2024)
The Thai language programme at the NUS Centre for Language Studies (CLS) is excited to invite all to its annual Songkran event at Town Plaza, UTown, NUS, this Sunday, 6 April 2025, 4 - 8 pm. The event features performances of Thai pop and rock music by talented students as well as celebrity singers from Thailand, graceful traditional dances by professional dance artists, fun games with attractive prizes, a wide spread of Thai food and drink and more! About CLS: https://tinyurl.com/3djrdpfm
8. SRN BOOK TALK | Temple Tracks: Labour, Piety, and Railway Construction in Asia (25 April 2025)
Professor Vineeta Sinha (NUS Sociology and Anthropology) will be discussing her book critically outlining the interlink of railway construction in colonial and post-colonial Asia, as well as the anthropology of infrastructure and transnational mobilities with religion in the region during this talk organised by the Singapore Research Nexus. https://tinyurl.com/yhkmkadh
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