By Alistair JonesSMU Office of Research – Should corporations speak out on social causes? And if so, when, how and why? These are questions at the heart of recent research co-authored by Samuel…
By Alvin LeeSMU Office of Research – When Professor Li Jia was appointed as the Dean of the SMU School of Economics (SOE) on July 1, 2024, the first thing he did was to set up several rounds of…
By Vince ChongSMU Office of Research– With the surfeit of trackable, wearable devices in modern life, there is little problem locating things and people outdoors by leveraging Global…
By Christie LohSMU Office of Research – When his parents heard that he had won an award at his workplace, they were naturally delighted, showering their son with a confetti of questions like…
By Alistair JonesSMU Office of Research – Even by the standards of medical terminology, photoplethysmography (PPG) is a mouthful. Yet it is widely used in clinical settings as a non-invasive,…
By Vince ChongSMU Office of Research– It was during the Covid period in 2021 when SMU Assistant Professor of Marketing (Education) Lim Leon Gim first thought to turn a popular refrain –…
By Vince ChongSMU Office of Research– The Singapore Court of Appeal ruled significantly in a recentcase that, among other things, deposits paid in property transactions must be…
In East Asia, high marriage rates coexist with some of the world’s lowest fertility rates. So, why are so few children born in these societies? And how is this related to the…
Memory is a problem for many people as they age. To combat this, wearable devices may help older adults recall precious memories through what is called ‘life-logging’, despite these…
Prestigious honour highlights Professor Kong’s contributions to geography and Asian urban researchAn Article from SMU NewsroomProfessor Lily Kong, President of Singapore Management University (SMU),…