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.

Climate change-fuelled heat stress could cut productivity and fertility, costing billions: NUS study

Climate change-fuelled heat stress could cut productivity and fertility, costing billions: NUS study

Speaker: Associate Professor Jason Lee, Principal Investigator 18 Mar 2024

Project HeatSafe (led by the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine) is the first large-scale study in Singapore and the region investigating the impact of rising heat levels on the health, productivity and well-being of occupational workers in tropical climates such as Singapore. 

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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