Thought Leadership

Some of the world’s leaders, and leading thinkers from NUS and overseas, regularly gather and add to the rich diversity of thoughts and ideas on our campuses, in Singapore and across the globe.
Here’s what they had to share.

How Asian businesses can endure like diamonds

Many seriously ill patients end up living for treatment

Many seriously ill patients end up living for treatment

Speaker: Speakers: Assoc Prof Alethea Yee, Asst Prof Shirlyn Neo and Asst Prof Gillian Phua from the Lien Centre for Palliative Care at Duke-NUS Medical School | 18 July 2024

Parents and kids can be better off if we widen concept of merit

Parents and kids can be better off if we widen concept of merit

Speaker: Ms Tan Poh Lin, Senior Research Fellow from the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS | 15 July 2024

More S’pore women may skip marriage. Are gender relations behind this?

More S’pore women may skip marriage. Are gender relations behind this?

Speaker: Speaker: By Dr Kalpana Vignehsa, Senior Research Fellow from the Governance and Economy Department at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS | 12 July 2024

Maybe JB: Can Johor’s infrastructure cope with its rising popularity?

Maybe JB: Can Johor’s infrastructure cope with its rising popularity?

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Serina Abdul Rahman, Lecturer from the Dept of Southeast Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, at NUS | 5 July 2024

Singapore is right to be tough on Airbnb-style short stays

Singapore is right to be tough on Airbnb-style short stays

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Sing Tien Foo, Provost’s Chair Professor at the Dept of Real Estate at NUS Business School | 4 July 2024

Will the social media battle sway voters?

Will the social media battle sway voters?

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Teo Kay Key, Research Fellow at the IPS Social Lab, Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NU | 4 July 2024

When someone close to you is happy – and it eats away at you

When someone close to you is happy – and it eats away at you

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Chong Siow Ann, Adjunct Professor, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Vice Chairman, Medical Board (Research) and Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Insititute of Mental Health | 1 July 2024

The unintended consequences of property cooling policies

The unintended consequences of property cooling policies

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Qian Wenlan, Ng Teng Fong Chair Professor in Real Estate at NUS Business School and Director of the Institute of Real Estate & Urban Studies at NUS | 28 June 2024

The world is not prepared for the next pandemic. Here’s why

The world is not prepared for the next pandemic. Here’s why

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Teo Yik Ying | 24 June 2024