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.

Impact of ABSD hike on housing market could go two ways

Impact of ABSD hike on housing market could go two ways

Speaker: Prof Sing Tien Foo 3 May 2023

Since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, private residential prices in Singapore have continued to surge. The latest round of cooling measures by the Government include an increase in the additional buyer’s stamp duty (ABSD). According to Provost’s Chair Professor Sing Tien Foo from the Department of Real Estate at NUS Business School, the goals of the ABSD hikes are twofold – slow capital inflows that make Singapore residential property a hot investment asset and impose higher costs on price-sensitive local investors buying second and subsequent properties.

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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