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Older adults more likely to embrace environmental actions with low costs
According to a survey report on Singaporeans’ understanding of net-zero emissions, while 65% of respondents support Singapore’s aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, and 17% advocate for an even earlier target, only 15% are aware of the government’s commitment for 2050.
Only 15% of people surveyed are aware of S’pore’s net-zero emission target: Study
Conducted by Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (Ipur) at NUS, the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at SUTD, and the Environmental Behavioural Sciences and Economics Research Unit of the MSE, the study was done in 2023 among some 2,300 people aged 15.
Set aside space for people to use spontaneously to create ‘magic’ in the city: Chan Heng Chee
Sustaining a city’s magic is among the urban issues explored in a new book launched on April 26. The City Rebooted: Networks, Connectivity And Place Identities In Singapore was edited by Prof Chan, from the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), and geographer Harvey Neo.
Tampines is Singapore’s most well-connected regional centre, says new book on urbanisation
How successful Singapore’s regionalism project has been, the future of city centre office spaces post-pandemic, and how cities recover post-crisis are among the key urban issues tackled in a new book. The City Rebooted: Networks, Connectivity And Place Identities In Singapore was edited by Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) honorary professor Chan Heng Chee and professorial research fellow Harvey Neo. The Straits Times unpacks some of the book’s key ideas and insights, as well as those raised during a panel discussion at the book’s launch on April 26.
The future of Singapore in Asean 3.0
An op-ed by Professor Chan Heng Chee on The Straits Times. As the regional economies grow, Singapore must work harder to keep the same spot. We should also learn to understand the Asean psyche better.
How to land a place in university – here’s a tip: Don’t use ChatGPT
SUTD’s director of admissions, Mr Jonathan Kua, says all shortlisted students need to attend a 30-minute one-on-one interview that he refers to as a conversation. It is an opportunity for the university officials to figure out if the student is the right fit for the university; similarly an opportunity for the student to understand what SUTD can offer and if it suits him or her.
Announcement of “Reinventing Destiny” – A Conference on the Occasion of Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s 100th Birth Anniversary
The Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at SUTD, and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and Institute of Policy Studies at NUS, are jointly organising the conference on 14 August 2023, to mark the 100th birth anniversary of Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Can we rely on foreign maids alone for eldercare?
Many options, suiting different budgets, have sprung up to help families care for the elderly. LKYCIC’s Dr Belinda Yuen is quoted in this article by The Straits Times.
When there’s wayang in the workplace
Dr Samuel Chng, who heads the Urban Psychology Lab at SUTD’s Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, was quoted in this opinion piece by The Business Times.
Commentary: Can customers be trusted to pay for their plastic bags at Singapore supermarkets?
Some Singapore supermarkets are counting on customers to pay for the bags they take at self-checkout counters. SUTD researchers Samuel Chng and Harvey Neo look at whether this honour system will work and what its real goal should be.
