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.

Past, present or future? Deciding who pays for our public goods and services

Past, present or future? Deciding who pays for our public goods and services

Speakers: Christopher Gee and Yap Jia Hui 24 Aug 2023

An important and tangible way in which we can strengthen our social compact is through rethinking Singapore’s fiscal’s policies. Mr Christopher Gee, Deputy Director (Research) and Senior Research Fellow, and Ms Yap Jia Hui, Research Assistant, both from the Governance and Economy Department at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS, opined that how we fund our public services and what we spend on demonstrate our social compact to each other and different generations in Singapore.

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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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