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Global warming and climate change have created an unprecedented global interest in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, especially in energy production. Biomass, or…
Biomass commercialisation - economic &…
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Technology is playing an increasingly important role in improving the quality of care for the elderly, be it enhancing aged care patient experience, developing home-care…
Improving the quality of care for the elderly…
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Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR in short, is an evolving business practice that incorporates sustainable development or ‘doing good’ into a…
CSR behaviour of firms & its ripple effect
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Associate Professor of Humanities Winston Chow from SMU’s School of Social Sciences has researched on the areas of urban vulnerability to climate change;…
Adopting sustainable urban development measures…
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Assistant Professor of Humanities Aidan Wong from SMU’s School of Social Sciences has researched on the areas of development and sustainability, in particular on…
Electronic waste recycling and sustainability in…
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The issues facing a growing silver population are gaining ground. Singapore’s baby boomers are now exiting the workforce. Would those approaching retirement have…
Capturing insights into ageing Singapore
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Crowd work or crowdsourcing, an emerging form of online contracting work, is growing. About 600,000 workers participate in the online gig economy annually and the number…
The Challenges and Future of Digital Work
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Over the last few decades, the overall health status of people around the world has significantly improved. What helps people to live longer than ever before? What…
Public & Private Health Spending —…
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Leaders and those in positions of power call the shots as to how resources are allocated. Past research have shown that leaders tend to behave selfishly, keeping more…
Speaking truth to power: the effect of candid…
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Assistant Professor and Lee Kong Chian Fellow Sterling Huang from SMU’s School of Accountancy holds a Master of Science and Ph.D. in Management from INSEAD…
Zombie Board: Board Tenure & Firm Performance
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The Public Cleanliness Satisfaction Survey was led by Professor Paulin Tay Straughan, Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology at the Singapore Management University…
Public Cleanliness and Our Well-being
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Renewable energy sources – such as wind and solar power, have made it possible for us to generate electricity in more environmentally-friendly ways. With the…
The Downside of Renewable Energy
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The advent of social media has seen large volumes of information generated on social media channels such as Twitter and Facebook every day. Such information presents…
Online Sensing of Public Sentiments
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As computing services play an ever bigger role in our lives, the design of compelling applications require deeper insight into people’s thinking, behaviour and…
Using mobile technology and sensors to infer…
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Sustainable agriculture aims at growing food in an ecologically and ethically responsible manner by using practices that enhance environmental quality and natural…
Crop Planning in Sustainable Agriculture
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Professor Cheng Shih-Fen Taxi service and availability is a perennial bugbear with commuters in Singapore. It is not uncommon to hear of people complaining about the…
Improving Taxi Fleet Efficiency in Singapore
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