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CoHabit: Eco-social artmaking for sustainable human-nature co-existence
How do we live alongside nature—not as distant observers, but as co-inhabitants sharing space, resources, and daily encounters?
Inside Punggol’s Autonomous Shuttle Trial: A First-Hand Look from LKYCIC
Autonomous shuttle services are starting public service in Singapore soon, and researchers from the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC) had an early opportunity to preview the services in Punggol.
LKYCIC Convenes Regional Workshop Ahead of Release of Landmark Five-Year Study in Collaboration with ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute on Southeast Asian Attitudes Toward Climate Change
On 27th November 2025, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities (LKYCIC) convened a regional workshop bringing together urban researchers, policymakers, and emerging city leaders from across Southeast Asia to co-develop new approaches to tackle the amplifying effects of climate change on existing urban issues currently faced by the region’s rapidly growing cities.
Building Resilience Together: Citizen Dialogue on Urban Heat and Climate Change
On 5th October 2025, we held a Citizen Dialogue which brought over 100 residents and experts together to discuss how we experience heat in our homes and how we can stay cool, comfortable and resilient in a warming Singapore.
From Smart to Trusted Mobility: Why Trust in AI Matters for Singapore’s Transport Future
As Singapore advances toward smarter urban mobility, the next leap isn’t just technological—it’s trust-based. In our latest blog post, we explore how experimental research on trust in AI can inform transport policies that are not only efficient but also inclusive, transparent, and human-centered.
AI Job Disruption Forecasting — Issue #2: What Jobs Are Really Made Of: A Closer Look at Task-Based Forecasting
In this issue, we explore the value of focusing on job tasks rather than job titles when forecasting how work may evolve. We also examine the limitations of this task-based approach and why it may offer only a partial view of the future of work.
AI Job Disruption Forecasting — Issue #1: Conventional Job Forecasting vs LLMs-Powered Models
Traditional job forecasting often requires extensive research cycles that can take two years or more to complete. Much of this analysis depends on prior market data and expert surveys, which may already be outdated by the time the study begins.
Well-being in the City: Innovating Healthy Living Exhibition
Two LKYCIC research projects—designing walkable neighbourhoods and co-creating with the community, were part of the Urban Redevelopment Authority Urban Lab exhibition on Well-being in the City: Innovating Healthy Living launched on 1 April 2025 by Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State for National Development & Digital Development and Information.
VIASTA!: Changi Simei Viaduct Fiesta
Researchers from LKYCIC’s Urban Psychology Lab and DesignZ’s Positive City Lab co-curated VIASTA! 2 held on 30 November 2024 in Changi Simei.
COP29 at Baku, Azerbaijan
Professor Cheong Koon Hean was invited to attend COP 29 at Baku Azerbaijan to deliver a statement at the High-Level Opening on the Multilevel Climate Action of the Ministerial Meeting on Urbanisation and Climate Change.