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The Social Sciences Freshmen Camp 2017 revolved around a perplexing mystery: Four cordially invited friends gathered together for a friend’s wedding only to discover a pool of blood and a missing bride. With only 72 hours and the help of the groom, the four friends must come together to uncover the… more

Kenneth Tan joined the SMU School of Social Sciences as a Lecturer of Psychology in February 2017. We managed to get a chance to ask Kenneth a few questions about his research background and teaching interests. Read on to learn more about one of our newest faculty members! 1. Could you tell us… more

Tay Jie Pin BSocSc Class of 2017 Why Manitoba? “You don’t need mobile phone plans in Manitoba. They use pigeons.” This was what greeted me when I tried to purchase a mobile phone plan at a shop in downtown Montreal. It was one of many jokes directed at me whenever I told people that I was heading… more

John Donaldson is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the SMU School of Social Sciences. We managed to get a chance to ask John a few questions about his research background and teaching interests. Read on to find out more about one of our senior faculty members! 1. Could you tell us… more

On 17 April 2017, the School of Social Sciences hosted a public forum for over 50 participants at the School of Social Sciences Seminar Room 5-1 on the topic of Challenges and Opportunities in Family Care for Older Persons in ASEAN+3. Population ageing and the well-being of older persons are major… more

Sean Chin Bing Qi BSocSc Class of 2018 “We all fear what we do not understand.” – Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol Travelling to Mexico is an expensive and time consuming affair; it takes 30 hours of air travel to get there from Singapore. Naturally, many Singaporeans have never been here before, let… more

SOCG222 NATION-BUILDING IN ASIA Vera Lee Hern Hwei (BBM and BSocSc Class of 2018) Why is history told in this manner? Why are some historical events considered more important? Why do I feel this way about Singapore? These are questions I had never asked when I was studying about Singapore’s… more

Rayner Tan Kay Jin graduated from the SMU School of Social Sciences in July 2016 with a Bachelor of Social Science in Sociology. We managed to get a chance to ask Rayner a few questions about his current postgraduate experience and his journey as an SOSS undergraduate. 1. Where are you doing your… more

Track Tan Tze Tuan BSocSc Class of 2017 Settling in When I first arrived in New Zealand for my exchange, I wasn’t sure what to expect other than that the weather would be colder than in Singapore. Settling in wasn’t much of a problem as Wellington is relatively small and compact, with everything… more

Esther Lam Yu Ting (BSocSc Class of 2018) Estelle Ho Wen Xuan (BSocSc Class of 2019) Brooke Reis (Exchange Student from Babson College) During our European Union Politics course, we had the opportunity to visit the European Union (EU) Delegation in Singapore to learn more about the relationship… more