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.

Building Changi Airport Terminal 5 now gives Singapore first-mover advantage

Building Changi Airport Terminal 5 now gives Singapore first-mover advantage

Speaker: Dr Faizal Yahya 25 Aug 2022

In Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speech, he spoke about the importance of the continued development of Terminal 5 to Singapore’s long-term development plans for the aviation sector. With the uptick in Singapore’s inbound travel, the resumption of Changi Airport's expansion is timely and Singapore will have a first-mover advantage by expanding its airport now, said Dr Faizal Yahya, a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS.

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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