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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We have to live with Covid-19 like it’s the flu

We have to live with Covid-19 like it’s the flu

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Ooi Eng Eong | 23 December 2023

Commentary: Can Singapore afford to further subsidise public buses and trains?

Commentary: Can Singapore afford to further subsidise public buses and trains?

Speaker: Speaker: Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho | 23 December 2023

Commentary: COP — just a pointless exercise, or still a vital effort in saving the earth?

Commentary: COP — just a pointless exercise, or still a vital effort in saving the earth?

Speaker: Speaker: Ms Melissa Low | 21 December 2023

Southeast Asia’s path in an age of limited US leadership

Southeast Asia’s path in an age of limited US leadership

Speaker: Speaker: Chong Ja Ian | 19 December 2023

Commentary: COP28 raises questions about the future of Singapore’s fossil fuel-reliant industries

Commentary: COP28 raises questions about the future of Singapore’s fossil fuel-reliant industries

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Roger Fouquet | 16 December 2023

How worried should Singapore be about the current COVID-19 surge?

How worried should Singapore be about the current COVID-19 surge?

Speaker: Speaker: Ooi Eng Eong | 15 December 2023

(Re)constructing Ageing Futures: Insights from Migration in Asia and Beyond

(Re)constructing Ageing Futures: Insights from Migration in Asia and Beyond

Speaker: Speaker: Brenda Yeoh, Leng Leng Thang, Shirlena Huang | 15 December 2023

In Singapore, a great shift is happening in notions of home and commute

In Singapore, a great shift is happening in notions of home and commute

Speaker: Speaker: Sing Tien Foo | 14 December 2023

Is work after 65 a 9am-to-1pm gig?

Is work after 65 a 9am-to-1pm gig?

Speaker: Speaker: Xu Le | 5 December 2023

Commentary: Misinformation a concern as respiratory illness surge in China triggers COVID-19 memories

Commentary: Misinformation a concern as respiratory illness surge in China triggers COVID-19 memories

Speaker: Speaker: Hsu Li Yang | 5 December 2023