Academic showcase

In this phone interview published by “The Oriental Daily News”, a Chinese language newspaper in Malaysia, Dr Teo commented about “Shared Prosperity Vision 2030”, a vision launched by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad on 9 May 2019. The interview is presented in Chinese.

The policy brief discusses the importance for the British government to consider developing its own Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI) strategy in light of the new post-Brexit reality it is confronted with.

Steve Stewart-Williams appears on the Two For Tea Podcast with Iona Italia. They discuss Steve's book The Ape That Understood the Universe, evolutionary psychology, cultural evolution, altruism, mate choice, and much more.

Popular-science article by Steve Stewart-Williams in the BBC's Focus Magazine. It’s all about the romantic jealousy: Is it part of human nature or human culture – or a little of both?

In response to recent government measures to kick-start the creative industries in Malaysia, we look at the policy environment for the creative industries at a national level and previous funding programs. We investigate their flaws and discuss how the new programs are funding orientated without attention to broader structural and institutional problems. We note how digital is becoming synonymous with creative in many instances.

On 15 April, Thomas Barker appeared on Astro Awani “Consider This” talking about the challenges that this pandemic is posing for universities and other institutions of higher learning. Thomas discussed both the impact on the higher education sector internationally as well as here in Malaysia and the ways universities and students can cope with the disruption and possible depression.