Using art to reframe the way we communicate risk and data
In collaboration with the Lloyd’s Register Foundation and ArtScience Museum, IPUR organised the inaugural Art/Science Symposium bringing together world-leading experts to share their perspectives on creative communications in the sciences and engineering. Held on 16 November 2022, the hybrid event featured themes of science, risk, fragility, beauty and imagination. The symposium was aimed at practitioners […]
Press Release: Understanding the digital resilience of Singaporeans
Contrary to popular belief, older adults are not the most susceptible to scams withthose under 25 years old being 10 per cent more susceptible to scams than those 65 years and above. This was according to a survey by UOB and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy. Asst Prof Reuben Ng, principal investigator for […]
Rumours, Myths and Misinformation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUJAjbkBL5g&t=1sProf Heidi Larson, Founding Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, discussed and summarised some of the key factors that pave the way for rumours and misinformation to spread. She also offered little nuggets of takeaways: 1. Don’t engage with a piece of information or news that you may think is false. 2. It’s okay to […]
Channeling our eco anxiety into impetus for action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhNehMSV5Xg The effects of climate change may go beyond degradation of the planet’s health and natural resources. Beyond the visible and tangible environmental impacts such as more extreme weather, climate change has a deeper, unseen impact on people’s mental wellbeing. This phenomenon, known as “eco anxiety” or the chronic fear of impending environmental doom, has made […]
IPUR inks new partnership to support public service transformation in Mongolia
IPUR signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mongolia Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs to support public service transformation in Mongolia. The MoU was inked on 8 July 2022 on the sidelines of a visit by Prime Minister of Mongolia Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai to NUS. Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene, together with Professor Tan Eng Chye, NUS […]
AI for social good: pregnancy monitoring
In collaboration with Bangaldesh Aspire to Innovate (a2i) Programme of the ICT Division and Cabinet Division of Bangladesh, IPUR will be conducting AI related research to support the Bangladeshi Government in the development of policies promoting and enabling AI policy frameworks and building AI capabilities for social good in pregnancy monitoring. Specifically, IPUR will be investigating the […]
LRF Safer World Conference and risk exhibit
The IPUR team posing with the “Risk Blindspots” exhibit. A team from IPUR travelled to London in May to attend the LRF Safer World Conference from May 10-11 2022. For some of us, it had been the first time travelling abroad since the pandemic struck Singapore’s shores. As such, the visit also provided a perfect […]
Lack of trust a reason for vaccine hesitancy
Close to a year since COVID-19 vaccines were made available to many parts of the world, we still find resistance among groups and individuals towards receiving the jabs that have proven effective in providing immunity towards the virus. This reluctance of people to receive the vaccines, known as “vaccine hesitancy” not only affects those who […]
How our food consumption habits can affect greenhouse gas emission levels
Our food consumption habits are a major contributor to climate change and in particular, greenhouse gas emission levels. Without a substantial shift in global diets, scientists predict that the world is unlikely to achieve targets set out under the Paris Agreement. Inspired by this complex yet relatively unknown issue in the fight against climate change, […]
Your expensive relationship with energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CraFzG4dPJY Without much thought, we often find ourselves turning and leaving on household appliances at home for nearly the entire day. The pandemic has seen us spend more time at home which naturally increases appliance usage, leading to increased energy consumption. In a warm and tropical country such as Singapore, air conditioners are a necessity […]