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.

This health insurance clash is a chance to fix issues in Singapore's healthcare system

This health insurance clash is a chance to fix issues in Singapore's healthcare system

Adjunct Assoc Prof Jeremy Lim from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at NUS; Dr Taufeeq Wahab from NUHS; and Ms Sheryl Ha, an incoming student at Duke-NUS Medical School 28 June 2025

Patients will be the ultimate losers if the ongoing kerfuffle between insurer Great Eastern and the operator of Mount Elizabeth hospitals is not handled well.

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When brands sue people for posting bad reviews

When brands sue people for posting bad reviews

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Samer Elhajjar | 16 April 2024

Commentary: Does too much competition hurt cooperation? How S'pore can find the right balance

Commentary: Does too much competition hurt cooperation? How S'pore can find the right balance

Speaker: Speaker: Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho | 16 April 2024

Why is Well-being Declining in Singapore Despite Rising Income Levels?

Why is Well-being Declining in Singapore Despite Rising Income Levels?

Speaker: Speaker: Siok Kuan Tambyah | 15 April 2024

Are our Singaporean youths ready for the working world?

Are our Singaporean youths ready for the working world?

Speaker: Speaker: Jonathan Sim | 9 April 2024

Qualifications v skills: Is one just paper, the other the real deal?

Qualifications v skills: Is one just paper, the other the real deal?

Speaker: Speaker: Tan Ern Ser, Hanniel Lim | 3 April 2024

Research projects to study impact of climate change on diseases in Singapore

Research projects to study impact of climate change on diseases in Singapore

Speaker: Speaker: Borame Dickens | 1 April 2024

Commentary: Why some seniors’ expectations of care by their children have changed and what this means for an ageing Singapore

Commentary: Why some seniors’ expectations of care by their children have changed and what this means for an ageing Singapore

Speaker: Speaker: Menusha De Silva | 25 March 2024

ASEAN's role in the evolving regional architecture

ASEAN's role in the evolving regional architecture

Speaker: Speaker: Kao Kim Hourn | 25 March 2024

You think AI will render coding redundant? Not so fast

You think AI will render coding redundant? Not so fast

Speaker: Speakers: Professor Hahn Jungpil | 19 March 2024

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: Speaker: Associate Professor Jason Lee, Principal Investigator | 18 March 2024