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.

Buyers of BTO flats in prime areas need to be far-sighted

Buyers of BTO flats in prime areas need to be far-sighted

Speakers: Sing Tien Foo and Zhou Xuefeng 3 Dec 2022

Many have expressed reservations about buying Prime Location Public Housing (PLH) flats due to the more stringent restrictions attached to the purchase, including a 10-year minimum occupation period, among others. In this commentary, Professor Sing Tien Foo, Provost\'s Chair Professor at NUS Business School\'s Department of Real Estate, and Zhou Xuefeng, a Senior Research Associate at the NUS Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS), encourage potential buyers to adopt a long-term mindset when it comes to PLH flats, and to consider the advantages of building a dream home in Singapore’s city centre. They point out that if not for the PLH model, it would probably be too expensive for the average Singaporean to live in Singapore’s central areas, given exorbitantly high land costs.

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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

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