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The recording for SSR's July 2026 seminar is now available!

Hear from the IPS team as they present findings from Hunger Report 3, which examines the landscape of local food support, drawing on food providers’ perspectives and insights.

Watch it here:

SSR Seminar (Aug 2026) | An Overview of the Local Food Support Landscape Hear from the speakers from IPS as they present findings from Hunge...

Registration for SSR's July Seminar, held next Wednesday, is still ongoing!

Click here to register: https://tinyurl.com/foodlocalsupport

Sign up for SSR's July 2026 seminar to hear from the team behind the Hunger Report 3, which examines the local food support landscape and draws on insights from food support service providers.

Find out more and register here: https://tinyurl.com/foodlocalsupport

Sign up for SSR's July 2026 seminar to hear from the team behind the Hunger Report 3, which examines the local food support landscape and draws on insights from food support service providers.

Find out more and register here: https://tinyurl.com/foodlocalsupport

The June 2026 issue of SSR Snippet is published!

Read on to learn about good practices for Positive Youth Development programmes at Fei Yue Community Services for NEET youths (not in education, employment, and training).

Access the article here: https://fass.nus.edu.sg/ssr/snippet-2026-issue-2/

New research by NUS Department of Social Work highlights an emerging divide - lower-educated young Singaporean workers are falling behind in AI proficiency compared to their higher-educated peers, widening the bifurcation between white and blue-collar jobs.

These workers face barriers: limited workplace exposure to AI, less access to devices conducive for learning, and jobs where the technology doesn't yet feel relevant. The real risk isn’t immediate job loss but being locked out of future advancement opportunities.

Breaking this cycle requires action at multiple levels, say researchers Prof Irene Y.H. Ng, Tan Zhi Han, V. Deepa and Aaron Lim. Employers can integrate AI into frontline workflows; community organisations can support AI literacy through coaching and peer learning; and we must recognise the value of blue-collar work itself.

As Singapore pushes to become an AI leader, broad-based AI literacy is both an economic imperative and social mobility imperative. NUS Social Service Research Centre

Read more at: news.nus.edu.sg/the-singaporean-workers-who-feel-ai-has-nothing-to-do-with-them/

Young people who faced childhood adversities like abuse more likely to struggle at work: Study There is a need for employers to address the potential impact that adverse childhood experiences have in the workplace. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Registration for SSR's next online seminar on 17 June is still ongoing!

Find out more and sign up now: https://tinyurl.com/skoreaecoswk

SSR's next webinar is happening on 17 June, 10 a.m. (Singapore time)!

Come hear from Dr Kang Joonmo, Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas, as he speaks about climate justice and social work based on his research on Jjokbang-chon, a slum neighbourhood in Seoul. This event will be moderated by Dr Tan Shin Bin, Assistant Professor at LKYSPP, NUS.

Find out more and register here: https://tinyurl.com/skoreaecoswk

SSR's May 2026 seminar recording is now available on YouTube!

Hear from A/P Paul Wong from the University of Hong Kong, examining the issue of youth mental health - in particular, whether there is a link between suicidality and social withdrawal tendencies/behaviours.

This seminar session took place over Zoom on 20 May 2026.

Access the seminar here:

SSR Seminar | Youth mental health – suicidality, social withdrawal tendencies and behaviour Watch the recording of the presentation portion of SSR's May 2026 s...

SSR's next webinar is happening on 17 June, 10 a.m. (Singapore time)!

Come hear from Dr Kang Joonmo, Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas, as he speaks about climate justice and social work based on his research on Jjokbang-chon, a slum neighbourhood in Seoul. This event will be moderated by Dr Tan Shin Bin, Assistant Professor at LKYSPP, NUS.

Find out more and register here: https://tinyurl.com/skoreaecoswk

The recording for SSR's April 2026 seminar is now available on YouTube!

Hear from Dr Harry Tan from the Institute of Policy Studies, NUS, as he presented on the issue of ending long-term homelessness. The session was moderated by Mr Abraham Yeo from the Homeless Hearts of Singapore, whose opening remarks are available in the recording.

Learn more here:

NUS Social Service Research Centre SSR Seminar (April 2026) | Ending Long-term Homelessness in Singapore