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Visual continuous time preferences. Frontiers in Behavioral Economics, 2, 1206679. https://doi.org/10.3389/frbhe.2023.1206679 The adventure of running experiments with teenagers. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 102048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2023.102048

Instead of benchmarking their achievements against universities elsewhere, our institutions should start focusing on research and partnerships that can make a difference to the region. In her op-ed published on The Straits Times, Prof Lily Kong (SMU President) mentions the Create4Good challenge which is jointly organised by SMU and SUTD.

CAAS’ memoranda of understanding with SUTD, the National Youth Council and Singapore Scout Association, will provide more avenues for young people to secure aviation jobs.

The public art initiative “Benchmarks” invites us to rediscover the Civic District. Assistant Professor Immanuel Koh (Architecture and Sustainable Design) designed a two-sided bench using AI trained with imagery of furniture and sampans from Singapore’s National Collection,

PBS (Public Broadcasting) produced a six-part series called the ‘Human Footprint’, hosted by Princeton evolutionary biologist Shane Campbell-Staton to explore how human activity impacts the planet. Episode 5 featured a segment on Singapore and was aired in USA on 2 Aug 2023. Prof Cheong Koon Hean was interviewed on how Singapore embraced biophilic design, and its success in balancing housing and development with greening and biodiversity. The architect of Kampong Admiralty, Pearl Chee, was also featured.

Always wanted to code? This might be for you. Prospective students have to undergo ‘piscine’, a four-week intensive training course where students get together and learn to code – for 26 days straight.

AISG received 16 quality research proposals from multidisciplinary teams in response to their grant calls. The teams comprise lead Principal Investigators and Co-PIs from institutions including SUTD.

Phys.org published a research article on the use of chitinous polymers as a sustainable material for engineering applications. This research is led by Associate Prof Javier Fernandez. See here: https://phys.org/news/2023-07-butterfly-flight-electricity.html

FTIR of chitinous films

SUTD researchers delve into how language diversity can enrich children’s social-cognitive development.

To strengthen its international network, Prasetiya Mulya University has established collaborations with various educational institutions around the world, including the Singapore University of Technology and Design.