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.

Net-zero energy buildings for sustainability and well-being

Speaker: Professor Lam Khee Poh, Dean, NUS Design and Environment 26 Feb 2019

Professor Lam Khee Poh, Dean of NUS Design and Environment, was at the 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos and presented on how sophisticated computational tools can help designers get towards zero-emissions buildings by, for example, simulating air flow and temperature distribution.

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