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.

Clean energy, climate and the Artic

Speaker: His Excellency Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland 16 Mar 2016

H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson spoke at a public lecture as part of Yale-NUS College's President's Speaker Series where he highlighted the importance of fighting climate change and shared on Iceland’s success in harnessing geothermal energy and move towards lowering carbon dioxide emissions.

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Many seriously ill patients end up living for treatment

Many seriously ill patients end up living for treatment

Speakers: Assoc Prof Alethea Yee, Asst Prof Shirlyn Neo and Asst Prof Gillian Phua from the Lien Centre for Palliative Care at Duke-NUS Medical School 18 Jul 2024