The Singapore Paradox: Going Forward and Standing Still - All at Once

NUS Deputy President for Innovation & Enterprise Professor Freddy Boey (Engineering ’87) looks at key trends in the start-up scene in the post-COVID-19 era.

In this special commentary, NUS Health and Wellbeing Team examines the impact of sexual objectification on social media.

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything, and yet it has changed nothing, say Dr Adrian W. J. Kuah and Ms Katrina Tan (Arts and Social Sciences ’98).

Rather than being a drain on resources, the phenomenon of ‘cyber-loafing’ by workers can actually pay dividends, says Professor Vivien Lim  (Arts and Social Sciences ‘85).

Dr Adrian W. J. Kuah and Ms Katrina Tan (Arts and Social Sciences ’98) reflect on how the higher learning experience of the future may transcend the campus setting — and why it should.

It is said that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Thus, efforts to create a society that promotes diversity need to be carefully thought out — or may end up doing more harm than good, argues Dr Justin Lee (Arts and Social Sciences ’99).

In the aftermath of arguably the most divisive election in US history, a new White House Administration seeks to usher in an era of change. But what does it spell for the relationship between the world’s two biggest powers — and the countries in our region? Professor Kishore Mahbubani (Arts and Social Sciences ’71) looks at the complexities.

Often hidden from view, abuse within households is an issue that bears more attention. Ms Kristine Lam (Arts and Social Sciences ’12), Lead Social Worker at Project StART, Care Corner Singapore Ltd, looks at the characteristics of this phenomenon, and how the community can support victims.