{"id":16331,"date":"2026-06-03T02:45:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/engage\/?page_id=16331"},"modified":"2026-06-03T03:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T03:10:06","slug":"place","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/engage\/current-research\/place\/","title":{"rendered":"PLACE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2026\/06\/PLACE_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-engage-research\"><li id=\"menu-item-15823\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/engage\/research\/\">Research<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-15547\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/engage\/ageing-in-place\/\">Ageing in Place in Asia<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-15550\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/engage\/design-for-brain-health\/\">Design for Brain Health<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-15554\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/engage\/climate-change-and-ageing\/\">Climate Change and Ageing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15858\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/engage\/current-research\/\">Current Research<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-15860\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/engage\/current-research\/ah-tentacles\/\">AH Tentacles<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-15859\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/engage\/current-research\/senior-housing-typologies\/\">Senior Housing Typologies<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16352\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/engage\/current-research\/ageism\/\">Ageism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t<h2>\n\t\tPatterns of Living and Ageing in Community Environments (PLACE): A Spatial-Behavioural Study of Older Persons in Singapore\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<h5>Lead PI: Emi Kiyota<\/h5>\n<h5>Co-I: Thang Leng Leng<\/h5>\n<h5>Researchers: Chuan Ma, Naomi Chan<\/h5>\n<p>Duration: April 2025 to April 2027<\/p>\n\tThis study investigates the role of informal, community-led gathering spaces in supporting ageing in place within Singapore&#8217;s public housing neighbourhoods. 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