FASSTalk

Professor Irene Y.H. Ng hosts a discussion on the breadth and depth of our undergraduate programme – the social work curriculum, the unique NUS experience, and more – with her students Donna Choy, Amalia Ariffin, and Keane Ong, all in Year 3 at NUS.   Key points in this episode 01:53     How you decided to major in Social Work 06:02    Your social work learning experience 12:22     The breadth of...

Professor Irene Y.H. Ng hosts a discussion on the breadth and depth of our undergraduate programme – the social work curriculum, the unique NUS experience, and more – with her students Donna Choy, Amalia Ariffin, and Keane Ong, all in Year 3 at NUS.   Key points in this episode 01:53     How you decided to major in Social Work 06:02    Your social work learning experience 12:22     The breadth of...

Dr Alex Mitchell hosts a discussion of fandom and audiences – their evolution and differing impact on society throughout history – with his co-educators at NUS Communications and New Media , Associate Professor Zhang Weiyu (also Director of the Civic Tech Lab ) and Dr Bertha Chin . Key Points 01:00  The definition of fandom 02.20  Who studies fandom and audiences? 04:56  The present and future of...

In this special edition of The CNM Podcast – produced by Create N iMpact, a group of NUS Communications and New Media (CNM) undergraduate students currently enrolled in NM4207 (Managing Communications Campaigns) –  CNM alumni Xie Jingyi (Creative Director of BREAVACO and Master's by Research student) and Ken Ng (Director of Operations at Parkway East Hospital) talk about their careers in developme...

Host Dr. Soh Kai Ruo , Lecturer at NUS Communications and New Media  (CNM), together with Assistant Professors Dr. Hong Soo Jung and Dr. Ivy Fong discuss the differences between risk and crisis communication in health and corporate communication. Key Points 01:56 Differences between risk and crisis communication 10:09 Public perception and risk assessment 17:45 Impact of digital technologies in ri...

Dr Shobha Avadhani , Dr Eunbi Lee and Dr Michelle Ho  discuss the study of the intersection of gender and communication matters, their approaches to researching and teaching gender at NUS Communications and New Media , and share some of the insights they gain from this work. Key Points 1:10 What does gender have to do with media and communication? 4:30 The methods and theories used in the study of...

Assistant Professors Kokil Jaidka , Chao Yu and Subhayan Mukerjee of NUS Communications and New Media review the state of algorithmic bias today and discuss approaches to mitigating its impact on the real world. Key Points 01:20 The definition of algorithmic bias, the different types of algorithmic bias, and the factors that could cause or amplify algorithmic bias. 06:40 The effects of algorithmic...

Platforms are ubiquitous in this age of social media, and we are increasingly reliant on them for our everyday needs. Yet, when platforms are overlaid on existing practices, they often change them in particular ways. This episode, hosted by Dr Jinna Tay , explores these new changes with two researchers at NUS Communications and New Media , Assistant Professor Hong Renyi and Assistant Professor Jun...

Educator: Dr Nina Laurel Powell ( NUS Psychology ) Dr Nina Powell has a Ph. D. in the psychology of human behaviour and decision-making (Social and Cognitive Developmental Psychology). She has more than 10 years of experience in grant and research publication writing and reviewing, and consultation for best approaches to assessing and measuring human behaviour and decision-making with respect to c...

Educator: Associate Professor Jasjit Singh , CSGB (Central Sikh Gurdwara Board) Visiting Chair of the Sikh Studies programme at NUS South Asian Studies Associate Professor Jasjit Singh served as inaugural CSGB Visiting Professor in Sikh Studies from August through December 2023. He taught an undergraduate course titled "Introduction to Sikhism", and delivered guest lectures on the Sikhs for underg...

Educator: Associate Professor Peace Wong ( NUS Social Work ) This year's recipient of Singapore's top accolade for her field – the Outstanding Social Worker Award – Associate Professor Peace Wong (NUS Social Work) discusses her path to becoming a dedicated social worker and decision to teach at her alma mater, the evolution of social work and her aspirations for her students, as well as the challe...

ALUMNA: Shirley Wang (NUS Theatre Studies and NUS Innovation & Design Programme (IDP) FASS Alumna Shirley Wang ( NUS Theatre Studies and NUS Innovation & Design Programme (IDP) '21) discusses the interdisciplinary path she has taken all through school and now in her career, with Associate Professor Robin Loon (NUS Theatre Studies). Shirley is notable for her ability to thrive academically...

Host Dr Rosemary Overell, Senior Lecturer at NUS Communications and New Media (CNM) leads this discussion – at “the intersection between media technology, computational technology and the human” – about the impact of AI tool ChatGPT on academics, research and teaching with Dr Subhayan Mukerjee ( CNM ) and Mr Jonathan Sim (NUS Philosophy ). Key Points in this Episode 04:00    What is ChatGPT? 07:45...

Educator: Associate Professor Kamalini Ramdas ( NUS Geography ) In this first episode of Educator Series of podcasts, Associate Professor Robin Loon ( NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies ) chats with Associate Professor Kamalini Ramdas (Kamal), Senior Lecturer (NUS Geography) on her journey as an educator. Taking us through her beginnings as an undergraduate majoring in Geography to her r...

Alumna: Sneha Sanjay (Theatre Studies and Business Management, '21) Associate Professor Robin Loon  ( NUS English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies )speaks with Sneha Sanjay, an Offshore Wealth Management Associate at Citi and a driven entrepreneur competent in both creative, analytical and interpersonal capacities. She graduated with a First Class Honours from NUS with a double major in Theatre an...