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.

Commentary: What prompts people to deliberately expose themselves to an infection?

Commentary: What prompts people to deliberately expose themselves to an infection?

Speakers: Asst Prof G Owen Schaefer and Prof Jerry Menikoff 4 May 2024

Nobody likes to get sick, whether from a relatively mild common cold or a potentially more serious condition like malaria. But sometimes, it may be quite rational and even laudable for someone to volunteer to be deliberately exposed to an infectious disease - if not for one’s own sake, then for the sake of science, write researchers from the Centre for Biomedical Ethics at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at NUS and the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.

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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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