Highlights

Willems, Thijs., Hotan, Darion Jin., Tang, Jiawen Cheryl., Norhashim, Norakmal Hakim bin., Poon, King Wang., Goh, Zi An Galvyn., & Vinod, Radha. (In press). Assessing employment and labour issues implicated by using AI. In Yaghmaei, E., et al. (forthcoming 2025) Global Perspectives on AI Impact Assessment. Oxford University

LKYCIC is pleased to announce that Dr Thijs Willems et al’s paper titled ” Learning from Deliberate Failure: A Holistic Approach Using the CDIO Framework” won the Best Paper Award at the 21st CDIO International Conference (CDIO 2025), Melbourne, Australia.

LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Dr Ick-Hoi Kim (Rick) and his delegates from Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements.

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 Much of this analysis depends on prior market data and expert surveys, which may already be outdated by the time the study begins.

LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Dr Thomas Achen, Development Strategist and head of Unit for Projects and Development, Lund University on 22 April 2025.

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.

SUTD signed an MOU with the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) of the Ministry of National Development. In this MOU CLC and SUTD seek to foster deeper collaboration in key areas, including Innovative Cities, Healthy Cities, Regenerative Cities, Mobility and Urban Liveability. SUTD’s cutting-edge research in design, artificial intelligence and technological solutions aligns closely with CLC’s focus on future-oriented urban research. The LKYCIC is a key collaborator in many areas of this research and looks forward to its partnership with CLC.

Chan, Sarah Hian May., Qiu, Lin., & Yong, Jose. (2025). Urban-Themed Mobile Phone Wallpapers Reduce Connectedness with Nature Compared with Nature-Themed Wallpapers: Evidence from Two-Field Studies. Ecopsychology. https://doi.org/10.1089/eco.2024.0055

LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by Urban Land Institute (ULI) led by Ms Zheng Wanshi, Group Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Fraser Property, Urban Land Institute (ULI) Exco Chair and delegates on 18 February 2025.

LKYCIC was delighted to host a visit by National Parks Board led by Ms Hwang Yu-Ning, Chief Executive Officer and delegates on 13 February 2025.