Optigram 2018: Student Data Visualisation Competition
Evidence and data is crucial for risk communication, but it can come across as intimidating or even boring. IPUR organised an inaugural student data visualisation competition – Optigram, where youths were invited to share their ideas on how to visualise scientific data to communicate risks, patterns and trends. The top prize of S$1,000 was awarded to […]
Effective Communications: A Behavioural Research Approach
People face daily decisions about their health, finances, and environmental footprint. Well-meaning medical doctors, financial advisors, climate scientists and other experts may attempt to develop communications aimed at improving people’s judgments and decisions about specific topics. Such communication efforts may fail due to experts lacking insights about the wants and needs of their audience. Professor […]
Risk Communication in the Real World
“The lesson from Typhoon Haiyan was that candour, transparency and statements supported by facts are valuable when communicating risk.” – Ms Lesley Cordero On 17 January 2018, IPUR invited three distinguished industry practitioners to share their insights on risk and crisis communication through real life applications. They were Mr Peter Ho, NUS Trustee and Senior […]
IPUR Inaugural Conference on Risk
IPUR held its inaugural conference on risk on 27 October 2017. The one-day conference was a significant step made by the institute on its journey to establish itself as an open, trusted, independent and authoritative voice on the public understanding of risk. It saw over 100 attendees and gathered many eminent speakers from around the […]
Consultation on foresight review on the public understanding of risk
IPUR will be examining the impact of new technology, as well as cultural differences, on the way people perceive risks and safety issues. It will also develop new data using digital sources, as well as visuals to help decision makers better communicate risks to the public. These were recommendations outlined in the Lloyd’s Register Foundation […]
Launch of the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk
Established through a generous gift of £10 million from Lloyd’s Register Foundation and £11 million in funding from the National University of Singapore, the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk (IPUR) is a first in Asia to enhance public understanding of risk. In its academic role, IPUR will spearhead transformative research […]