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.

ASEAN and India at 30: The way forward

ASEAN and India at 30: The way forward

Speakers: Tommy Koh, Hernaikh Singh and Moe Thuzar 12 Oct 2022

2022 marks 30 years of dialogue between ASEAN and India. Co-editors of the book ASEAN and India: The Way Forward, Professor Tommy Koh, Mr Hernaikh Singh and Dr Moe Thuzar, take stock of the current situation and propose a new agenda of cooperation between ASEAN and India in the areas of the digital economy and e-commerce, smart cities, climate change and the green economy, cyber security and financial technology, to re-energise the relationship and to raise it to a much higher peak. 

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NSmen and mental health: Our soldiers don’t need to suffer in silence

NSmen and mental health: Our soldiers don’t need to suffer in silence

Speakers: Dr Chew Han Ei, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, and Ms Isabelle Tan, Research Assistant, both at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 20 Mar 2025

If Singapore decides to invest in nuclear energy, floating power plants deserve a closer look

If Singapore decides to invest in nuclear energy, floating power plants deserve a closer look

Speaker: Dr Stefan Huebner, Senior Research Fellow from the Asia Research Institute at NUS 14 Mar 2025

Will new electoral boundaries affect voting patterns in GE2025?

Will new electoral boundaries affect voting patterns in GE2025?

Dr Teo Kay Key, Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 14 Mar 2025

Many of us use screens for stress relief, but it's actually making us worse

Many of us use screens for stress relief, but it's actually making us worse

Dr Samer Elhajjar, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing at NUS Business School 6 Mar 2025