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.

How Singapore should tackle food resilience after dropping '30 by 30' goal

How Singapore should tackle food resilience after dropping '30 by 30' goal

Speaker: Mr Bjorn Low 14 Nov 2025

The familiar “30 by 30” target is being replaced with more focused goals: 20 per cent for fibre and 30 per cent for protein by 2035. Mr Bjorn Low, part-time lecturer at the NUS College of Design and Engineering and founder of Edible Garden City, an urban farming social enterprise, shares his insights on how, beyond consumer behaviour, we need to treat food resilience as part of our national safety net and galvanise a deeper shift from food security to food sovereignty, which is not only about supply, but participation, dignity and agency.

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Why are Singapore-made shows unappealing to many Singaporeans?

Why are Singapore-made shows unappealing to many Singaporeans?

Speaker: Speaker: Mr Ben Chester Cheong | 8 November 2025

Singapore's multibillion-dollar events industry has a hidden cost

Singapore's multibillion-dollar events industry has a hidden cost

Speaker: Speaker: Assoc Prof Zhang Weina and Mr Yannis Yuan | 6 November 2025

Singlish is so much more than ‘broken English’

Singlish is so much more than ‘broken English’

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Daniel Chan | 6 November 2025

Cashless but confusing: Can Singapore fix its digital payments system?

Cashless but confusing: Can Singapore fix its digital payments system?

Speaker: Speaker: Asst Prof Daniel Rabetti | 3 November 2025

Chatbots could be first responder for mental health issues, but with limits

Chatbots could be first responder for mental health issues, but with limits

Speaker: Speaker: Asst Prof Nur Hani Zainal | 28 October 2025

Conversations on kids’ screen time focus too much on quantity

Conversations on kids’ screen time focus too much on quantity

Speaker: Speaker: By Dr Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Governance and Economy Cluster at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS; and Prof Lim Sun Sun, Vice President for Partnerships and Engagement and Lee Kong Chian Professor of Communication and Technology at the College of Integrative Studies at SMU | 27 October 2025

AI in healthcare a game changer for Singapore, if we get the rules right first

AI in healthcare a game changer for Singapore, if we get the rules right first

Speaker: Speaker: By Assoc Prof Liu Nan from the Centre for Quantitative Medicine and Director of the Duke-NUS AI + Medical Sciences Initiative at Duke-NUS Medical School; and Ms Jasmine Ong from SingHealth | 14 October 2025

Hidden power of a smooth career start

Hidden power of a smooth career start

Speaker: Speaker: By Dr Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Governance and Economy,  from the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS; and Assoc Prof Vincent Chua from the Dept of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at NUS | 14 October 2025

Neighbour disputes: What more can we do for parties to come to the table?

Neighbour disputes: What more can we do for parties to come to the table?

Speaker: Speaker: By Mr Nicholas Thomas, Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS | 13 October 2025