Turning plastic waste into green paving material, invention by 2 uni students to be tested at Jurong Lake Gardens

Magorium is a start-up company founded by SMU student, Hu Chu Xian and Huang Zhi Jie. They spent three years developing a green paving material from…

Commentary: What a delay in Singapore’s political succession portends

In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan discussed what a delay in Singapore’s political succession arising from the COVID-19…

Commentary: Singapore could be a model for cooler cities in a world heating up

In a joint commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Science, Technology and Society Winston Chow, who is also principal investigator of Cooling…

Better management of volunteers needed in social sector, experts tell a panel discussion

Non-profit organisations can utilise their manpower, including staff, more effectively with better management of volunteers, a panel discussion heard…

Commentary: Cruise workers would rather be onboard ships in a pandemic than home

In a commentary, SMU Assistant Professor of Sociology Yasmin Ortiga discussed about the experiences of Filipino cruise workers repatriated to the…

Late bloomer Richard Siaw

In an interview, SMU alumnus Richard Siaw, discussed the academic struggles he had faced during his younger days, and why at the age of 41 years old…

Commentary: Loan sharks - who’s still borrowing from them in this day and age?

In a commentary, SMU Associate Professor of Law Christopher Chen discussed the unauthorised money lending phenomenon in Singapore and suggested…

Why have Indonesian politicians increasingly been rallying ethnic and religious support?

In a commentary, SMU Assistant Professor of Political Science Colm Fox discussed his research findings on ethnicity politicisation in Indonesia and…

Through virtual interaction with SMU students, migrant workers had a more fulfilling quarantine period

The SMU Rotaract Club and SMU Uni-Y jointly piloted Project Yokefellow in August, where 40 student volunteers went online every Friday to…

Technology platform which is positive for doing businesses, people and environment

SMU student Nurin Qistina, a second-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Science (Information Systems) and specialising in Smart-City Management and…