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.

I know my children love me. They slip handwritten notes into my phone case

Speaker: Adjunct Assoc Prof (Practice) Terence Ho 4 January 2026

Psychology research suggests that the more we pursue joy as a goal in itself, the more elusive and fleeting it becomes. The writer finds this “happiness paradox” to be true, in relationships as much as in other areas of life.

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Solving issues together

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Heng Swee Keat, Singapore’s Minister for Finance | 22 January 2018

Communicating risk in a complex world

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Peter Ho, NUS Trustee and Senior Advisor, Centre for Strategic Futures | 17 January 2018

The Indian Civil Service: Has it delivered?

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Vinod Rai, Distinguished Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies, NUS; and 11th Comptroller and Auditor-General of India | 16 January 2018

Coercion in the New Nuclear Age

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Toby Dalton, Co-Director of the Nuclear Policy Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | 10 January 2018

Asia’s growing impact on global higher education

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, former NUS President | 28 December 2017

Siri goes to Medical School

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Jeffry Mann, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP | 28 November 2017

ASEAN Economic Integration: Myth or Reality

Speaker: Speaker: Tan Sri Datuk Dr Rebecca Fatima Sta. Maria, Senior Policy Fellow, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia | 27 November 2017