Past events

What does it take to join opposition politics in Singapore and enter Parliament? What is the future of politics in Singapore, especially after the Workers’ Party won the most seats for the opposition since independence at the 2020 general election? Join Yee Jenn Jong, the former Non-Constituency Member of Parliament of the Workers’ Party, and author of Journey in Blue, a new landmark book on his political journey, in conversation with the London-based political analyst Hoe-Yeong Loke. Besides sharing his personal experiences, Yee revealed the workings of Singapore’s leading opposition party, as it thrives in a landscape dominated by the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) for over six decades.

From engineers to lawyers, sociologists to epidemiologists, SSEAC is home to more than 400 researchers specialising in issues related to Southeast Asia. This year, we're proud to showcase the breadth of our research with a special webinar series focused on our key research themes.

Join us to explore Southeast Asia at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.

Early career researchers researching Southeast Asia at an Australian research institution are invited to attend a mini writing retreat at the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. This retreat is designed to provide you with some much-needed company and motivation to continue with your research in what has been a challenging year.

Being successful as a postgraduate student is about much more than just producing a good thesis. Join this workshop to meet your peers, share your knowledge, and acquire new skills!

Build your public speaking skills and present with confidence at your next online academic speaking engagement with the SSEAC public speaking workshop for postgraduate students and early career researchers at the University of Sydney.

In June-July, we’re proud to showcase the breadth of our research with a special webinar series with a focus on our key research theme - State and Society.

Today, oral histories of everyday Singaporeans are more widely circulated in the nation’s mediascape than ever before. At first glance, storytelling in Singapore appears to have lost its monolithic quality, becoming diffuse and diversified. Cheng’s research charts Singapore’s development into a storytelling state over the last decade, where the embodied performances of stories are systematically deployed as a new mode of governance. Bite-sized pieces of consumable lives are marketed as authentic windows to the private self, producing ways of being, doing and feeling. What does it mean to ‘have a life’ when the national mise-en-scène seems to be life itself?

Join us to explore Southeast Asia at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.

Postgraduate students researching Southeast Asia at an Australian or Nordic research institution are invited to attend this online workshop, which aims to create awareness and encourage students to think about the context of their research.

In May-June, we’re proud to showcase the breadth of our research with a special webinar series with a focus on our key research theme - Environment.

Join us to explore Southeast Asia at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.

Join Patrick Burgess, co-founder of Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), to explore how transitional justice can help prevent the growth of violent extremism.