Upcoming research seminar on best practices for engaging individuals and communities in climate communication
In an upcoming research seminar on 27 March, Dr Robyn Wilson will discuss best practices for engaging individuals and communities both emotionally and cognitively. Specifically, she will discuss the climate-related beliefs that must be the focus of climate communication, as well as the strategies that can reduce polarization, help shift beliefs, and trigger action. REGISTER […]
A journey of learning and cultural discovery
Yaqi with Prof Leonard Lee, IPUR Director. My name is Yaqi Chen, and I am a PhD candidate at the School of Business, Sun Yat-sen University. From February 2024 to February 2025, I was a visiting student at the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (IPUR) at the National University of […]
Upcoming Workshop on 31 Jan: The Social Science of the Protein Transition
Co-hosted by the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein and the LRF Institute for Public Understanding of Risk at the National University of Singapore, this half-day event brings researchers and experts to present and explore the future of alternative proteins. The keynote speaker is Dr Michael Siegrist, Professor in Consumer Behavior at the Institute for Environmental […]
IPUR Seed Grant Call 2025
IPUR is launching its 2025 seed grant call for proposals on 13 January 2025. IPUR’s current research effort spans across three main areas: Data and Technology, Environment and Climate and Health and Lifestyle. Proposals are invited in the three research areas articulated above, including (but not limited to) the following themes: Risk perception and communication […]
IPUR welcomes Marla Orenstein
IPUR is pleased to welcome a new visiting scholar as of January, 2025. Marla Orenstein recently finished a six-year tenure as Director of Resources, Environment and Economy at the Canada West Foundation, a public policy think tank based in Calgary, Canada. In this role, she focused on using policy to maximise sustainability and prosperity as […]
Making Connections at SRA Austin
“Beyond the Horizon: Strategies for Managing Unseen Risks.” This was the theme of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) annual conference where IPUR members Prof Leonard Lee, Dr Olivia Jensen, and David Reid presented key research projects. At the conference in in Austin, Texas, from December 8-12, 2024, Prof Lee, IPUR Director, presented ongoing work on developing “phenotypes” […]
The carbon intensity of food items: What you need to know
From left to right: Prof Leonard Lee (IPUR Director), Dr Olivia Jensen (IPUR Deputy Director) and Associate Prof Alberto Salvo (Department of Economics, NUS). Dr Jensen took participants for a “tour” of Singapore’s food history. Did you know that consuming 1 kg of beef results in a staggering 30 kg of CO2e emissions? That’s like […]
Risk know-How Presented at Resilience Conference in Singapore
Dr Olivia Jensen and Prof Leonard Lee (IPUR Deputy Director and Director respectively) and Risk know-how initiative lead Dr Leonor Sierra presented a summary of our work at the International Conference on Resilient Systems 2024. The session covered the support we offer communities in assessing claims and data about risk to make informed decisions, the Risk know-how […]
An IB student’s rewarding internship at IPUR
Joy Zhang (Dulwich College Singapore) recently interned at IPUR and conducted research for two projects. The first project’s objective was to raise awareness about how people’s consumption habits are connect to their individual carbon emissions, while the second project involved Joy in gathering information on the upcoming Long Island project to get a better understanding […]
Building their understanding of risk communication practices
Anna Fritz (University of Iowa) and Mattias Brohl (University of Kansas) recently interned at IPUR for two months as part of the CIEE Summer Global Internship program. During their time at the institute, they delved into research on various projects and each embarked on a case study to analyse and present examples of successful and […]