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How cities can avoid costly lockdowns with smart use of big data
Instead of locking down an entire city, officials can shut down or reconfigure specific locations with a high potential to trigger outbreaks by tapping big data
Limited supply of 5-room BTO flats in central region in last five years
Dr Jeffrey Chan, Assistant Professor at SUTD, said larger flats may become more popular if working from home becomes a permanent trend.
Rebuilding Cities Better In The Post-Covid-19 World
Covid-19 and its means of transmission have created unprecedented challenges for urban planning. How will cities and their residents cope if present standards of architectural design and creating cityscapes are inadequate or unsafe…
Confronting viral resurgences: are lockdowns the only solution?
Much as combating the scourge of Covid-19 is a global priority, lockdowns are a bitter pill to swallow, given their harsh side effects…
Student Huang Qiuhong’s article on Endau Settlement published in Emory Journal of Asian Studies
We interviewed student Huang Qiuhong who published her article “The Japanese Occupation of Singapore: Examining the Success of the Endau Settlement” in the Emory Journal of Asian Studies.
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ISTD Senior Caleb Lee’s Short Film “The Broken Circuit” is an Official Selection for the Essex DocFest
Graduating ISTD Senior Caleb Lee has been receiving some recognition for his short film, “The Broken Circuit”, a moving, personal account of how he experienced the ‘circuit breaker’ – Singapore’s nationwide lockdown of two months to contain the spread of Covid-19.
A vocabulary of our own
Nazry Bahrawi, senior lecturer at SUTD, and member of the international advisory board of Critical Muslim, a UK-based quarterly of global Muslim cultures, argues for blending global and organic vocabularies to tackle issues of race and religion in Singapore.
Singapore GE2020: Race – New views and conversations on an age-old societal divide
Singapore’s ethnic diversity has been viewed both as a strength and a fault line to be navigated. Time to be more open about it?
Singapore GE2020: Lessons learnt from Singapore's first true Internet election
Online engagement, authenticity are vital, but may not always translate into votes