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.

Nap time on the job helps shift workers to stay alert

Nap time on the job helps shift workers to stay alert

Speaker: Assoc Prof Joshua Gooley 23 May 2024

Most night workers experience sleepiness on the job, and this can lead to falling asleep unintentionally. Assoc Prof Joshua Gooley, from the Neuroscience and Behavioural Disorders Programme at the Duke-NUS Medical School comments that the best solution to the problem of sleepiness in night workers may be to fight fire with fire: let them sleep during work hours.

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Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Singapore can’t afford to let sudden layoffs become the norm

Speaker: Asst Prof Ng Weiyi, Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School 13 Nov 2024