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.

COVID-19: Lessons learned? What comes next?

Speakers: Professor Teo Yik Ying, Professor Tikki Pangestu, Associate Professor Joanne Yoong, Associate Professor James Crabtree 15 Apr 2020

The LKYSPP Asia Thinker Series featured NUS experts - Professor Teo Yik Ying, Dean, the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health; Professor Tikki Pangestu, Visiting Professor, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy; Associate Professor Joanne Yoong, Senior Economist & Director, Center for Economic and Social Research University of Southern California. Together with the moderator, Associate Professor James Crabtree, Associate Professor in Practice, at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, they discussed public health lessons from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis while looking forward to how to manage its next stages.
Teaching undergraduates the art of survival in unsettled times

Teaching undergraduates the art of survival in unsettled times

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Simon Chesterman, Associate Professor Daniel PS Goh, Associate Professor Loy Hui Chieh | 9 May 2026

How to manage Gen Z workers when you don’t always see them

How to manage Gen Z workers when you don’t always see them

Speaker: Speaker: Associate Professor Sarah Cheah | 29 April 2026

When the gates close designing the resilient city

When the gates close designing the resilient city

Speaker: Speaker: Associate Professor Nirmal Kishnani , Professor (Practice) Wong Mun Summ | 17 April 2026

Turning AI factories into climate assets

Turning AI factories into climate assets

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Lee Poh Seng | 10 April 2026

A gentler climb with shorter steps for our most vulnerable families

A gentler climb with shorter steps for our most vulnerable families

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Wong Chin Yi | 5 April 2026

How to redirect the ‘responsible parent’ script in Singapore’s education system

How to redirect the ‘responsible parent’ script in Singapore’s education system

Speaker: Speaker: Dr Mathew Mathews and Dr Melvin Tay | 25 March 2026