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.

Beauty and the beast: When our obsession with looks gets out of hand

Beauty and the beast: When our obsession with looks gets out of hand

Speaker: Adjunct Prof Chong Siow Ann 29 Dec 2023

With most societies placing a premium on physical beauty, there is a link between appearance and worth, where physical beauty is a sign of inner beauty and overall worth and a form of measurement as to whether we deem ourselves to be a success or a failure. While studies have shown that physical attractiveness is a privilege, the other side of it is lookism, a prejudice or discrimination against the unattractive says Adjunct Prof Chong Siow Ann, from the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.

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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

To raise the birth rate, the middle ground is fertile ground

To raise the birth rate, the middle ground is fertile ground

Dr Kalpana Vignehsa, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS 3 Mar 2025

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