New content available on IPUR’s “Understanding and Communicating Risk” online course
New and exciting content now available on our edX “Understanding and Communicating Risk” online course! Brought to you by our collaborators over at Risk know-how, Maricarmen Climént, Research and Editorial Officer at Sense About Science, and Alfie Hoar, Project and Engagement Officer at Risk know-how, introduce and discuss three concepts surrounding risk and decision making. UncertaintyIn a […]
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 […]
IPUR partnering with Diabetes Singapore to promote growth mindsets, improve care and management
Mr Satyaprakash Tiwari (left), Director of Diabetes Singapore, and Prof Leonard Lee, IPUR Director, pose for a photo. A health screening event at Silat Road Sikh Temple on 7 July to collect data for the “Mind Over Diabetes” partnership. IPUR is excited to announce a partnership with Diabetes Singapore to enhance public awareness and understanding […]
How the “Getting to Net Zero” guide has helped me reduce my carbon footprint
A combination of information awareness and guided actions
Remembering Pablo Suarez
It is with profound sadness that the Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (IPUR) has learnt about the passing of Pablo Suarez, artist-in-residence at IPUR. Pablo Suarez was a one of a kind communicator. What some may have found boring or simplistic, he could ignite and imbue with excitement. What others would feel was […]
A look back at IPUR’s participation at UR24
Over the course of the Understanding Risk Global Forum held in Himeji, Japan, from 16-21 June, IPUR organised and participated in a series of sessions discussing a range of topics relating to disaster risk. Below are summaries of the events the Institute participated in: From left to right: Dr Anh Cao, Dr Olivia Jensen, Mr […]
Getting to Net Zero in Singapore: Strong support for government policies; many already taking action to reduce their carbon footprint
Singaporeans want to support the national target to achieve Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050. This was despite the current low levels of awareness where only 15% of the respondents knew of the national commitment. However when provided with information about Singapore’s goal, 65% of respondents from a recently completed survey expressed support for Singapore’s […]