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.

Commentary: Singapore’s AI push must not come at the cost of meaningful work

Speaker: Dr Jonathan Sim, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 21 August 2025

In Singapore’s AI push, what truly matters is how it enhances – rather than erodes – the meaning and purpose we derive from our work.

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Will new electoral boundaries affect voting patterns in GE2025?

Speaker: Dr Teo Kay Key, Research Fellow at IPS Social Lab at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS | 14 March 2025

Many of us use screens for stress relief, but it's actually making us worse

Speaker: Dr Samer Elhajjar, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Marketing at NUS Business School | 6 March 2025

To raise the birth rate, the middle ground is fertile ground

Speaker: Dr Kalpana Vignehsa, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS | 3 March 2025

When seniors fall, it’s more than a personal accident

Speaker: Speakers: Dr Goh Jing Wen, Research Fellow, and Dr Lia Troeung, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Ageing Research & Education at Duke-NUS Medical School | 26 February 2025

Budget 2025: How far can financial support push the third-child dream?

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Tan Poh Lin, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS | 26 February 2025