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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.

Rise above blame games to meet common challenge of future pandemics

Wang Linfa 2 Aug 2022

The global community needs to treat new virus outbreaks as a common challenge without allowing blame and politics to hamper its response, says Professor Wang Linfa, Director, Programme in Emerging Infectious Disease at Duke-NUS Medical School. He outlines how Covid-19 has highlighted the urgency of regional and international collaboration at a high level, and requires sustainable funding and real transparency across communities.

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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