Psychology
The NUS psychology programme was first introduced during the 1986-87 academic year and is the oldest psychology programme in Singapore.
NUS offers a full undergraduate programme, including an honours course, as well as Masters and Ph.D. programmes. Since its inception, the psychology programme has attracted a strong response from students in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Psychology contributes to society by providing behavioural scientists who are equipped with the skills to use empirical research methods to seek an account of human behaviour and experience. It has been only a little over a hundred years that psychology has been a discipline in its own right.
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We Need to Talk: Youth Mental Health Takes Centre Stage at the NUS SSR Conference 2024
The hybrid conference, attended by 800 social work practitioners, healthcare professionals, policymakers and researchers, shone a spotlight on the various approaches to help youths cope with social media pressures – from digital initiatives to providing more support at school and at home.
Equal Rights: From Workplace to Marriage
Column in Lianhe Zaobao by Psychology undergraduate Li Zhijun.
Older Adults Are More Approving of Blunt Honesty Than Younger Adults: A Cross-Cultural Study
April Fools’ Day, which customarily falls on the first of April every year, is a day when one might expect to prank or be pranked. In other words, harmless lies are embraced and normalised, albeit for a day, on April Fools’. Lies and deception are not far removed from everyday life as well. On some …
The Importance of an Early Start
Column in Berita Minggu by Adjunct Associate Professor Sharifah Mariam Aljunied (NUS Psychology).
Mental Well-being App for Employees Claims Top Prize at Annual FASS Social Incubator Challenge
A mobile app that seeks to transform workplace culture by fostering peer support and empathy was the winning idea that saw a multidisciplinary team of NUS students walk away with S$10,000 in seed funding and mentorship opportunities at the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Social Incubator Programme (SIP) Pitch Competition held on 2 March 2024.
NUS Researchers Honoured for Early Career Contributions by the Association for Psychological Science
The four NUS Psychology researchers join other NUS faculty members who have been recognised by APS in the past including Associate Professor Eddie Tong (also of NUS Psychology), Professor Sam Yam and Assistant Professor David Peter Daniels from NUS Business School, and Assistant Professor Reuben Ng from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS.
Suiting Up for an Ageing Society: Students Walk a Mile in the Shoes of the Elderly
Dr Kuan Yee Han (NUS Tembusu College) created the Elderly Life Simulation Attire (ELSA) – a body suit with earmuffs, a hydration backpack, weights, gloves and goggles – to help students of his Technologies and Ageing in Singapore course understand the needs of the elderly.
Effects of face masks on language comprehension in bilingual children
Singapore saw a surge in the rate of COVID-19 infections towards the end of 2023 and residents were encouraged to start wearing masks again in crowded places to prevent the spread of the disease. Mask-wearing has normalised in the past few years, becoming commonplace in schools and workplaces. As a result, children have had to …
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NUS Faculty and Alumni Honoured at 2023 Outstanding Social Worker Awards
This year saw NUS Social Work’s Deputy Head Associate Professor Peace Wong receiving the Outstanding Social Worker Award, and alumni Ms Nisha Sanjay Verma (NUS Social Work and NUS Psychology) and Ms Flora Tan (NUS Social Work both conferred Promising Social Worker Award honours.
Thriving in Best Form
Creating — and maintaining — a safe, caring environment for the students and staff of NUS is a collective effort undertaken at all levels of the University.