In the spirit of celebrating achievements, this past year has seen a handful of Singapore Management University (SMU) School of Social Sciences (SOSS)’ psychology undergraduate students demonstrating…
The River Valley High School incident has put the mental well-being of students under the spotlight and brought attention to their needs and how society needs to band together to be more…
Commenting on the reasons for the fall in births last year, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan said the Covid-19 pandemic played a part, as couples may put…
There are said to be 50 million people living with dementia globally and this is expected to triple by 2050. Research conducted by SMU Associate Professor of Psychology Yang Hwajin and colleagues,…
On the Ministry for Social and Family Development’s concerns over the legalising of social egg freezing, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan said the wider…
In an article discussing young people’s political preferences as Indonesia slowly gears up for the 2024 elections, it cited a 2018 study by political scientists Dirk Tomsa at La Trobe University,…
SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan said that while there has been a gradual decline in marriages over the years, 2020 was a “very difficult year” particularly…
According to a study conducted by the SMU Centre for Research on Successful Ageing (ROSA), older adults in Singapore, aged 71 to 75, were still reluctant to get vaccinated for COVID-19, despite the…
A recent survey conducted by marketing communications agency Wunderman Thompson revealed that Singaporeans are leading healthier lives but experiencing more mental health issues. In an interview, SMU…
Commenting on the debate on the India-Singapore Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, SMU Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology (Practice) Paulin Straughan said, "The transparency of…
