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.

The antibiotics crisis isn’t the fault of science – it’s market failure

The antibiotics crisis isn’t the fault of science – it’s market failure

Speaker: Prof Hsu Li Yang 18 November 2025

Against a background of rising drug-resistant infections, Singapore has just leveraged its scientific, regulatory and implementation strengths to update its National Strategic Action Plan on antimicrobial resistance. Professor Hsu Li Yang, Director of the Asia Centre for Health Security at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, underscores how long-term progress, however, will depend on collective regional and global resolve to ensure antibiotics, as well as other complementary strategies, keep pace with antimicrobial resistance.

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Kpods are in the headlines, but vaping was always the crisis

Kpods are in the headlines, but vaping was always the crisis

Speaker: Assistant Professor Yvette van der Eijk, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, Jared Ng Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk | 5 August 2025

Indonesia: Seizing the demographic bonus amid a shrinking middle class

Indonesia: Seizing the demographic bonus amid a shrinking middle class

Speaker: Professor Sumit Agarwal, Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor | 1 August 2025

Cinemas struggle in a world that cannot sit still

Cinemas struggle in a world that cannot sit still

Speaker: Dr Samer Elhajjar, Senior Lecturer from the Dept of Marketing at NUS Business School | 24 July 2025

China’s shadow falls between India and Asean. It shouldn’t

China’s shadow falls between India and Asean. It shouldn’t

Speaker: Professor C. Raja Mohan, Visiting Research Professor from the Institute of South Asian Studies at NUS | 16 July 2025

What we can do to fight the insidious threat of ‘zombie vapes’

What we can do to fight the insidious threat of ‘zombie vapes’

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Teo Yik Ying, NUS Vice President (Global Health) and Dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at NUS | 15 July 2025

In the age of AI, it’s our human traits that will help us thrive

In the age of AI, it’s our human traits that will help us thrive

Speaker: Assoc Prof (Practice) Carol Soon from the Dept of Communications and New Media, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at NUS | 10 July 2025

The tussle over retail rents in Singapore cannot go on like this

The tussle over retail rents in Singapore cannot go on like this

Speaker: Prof Kwan Ok Lee, Deputy Head of the Dept of Real Estate at NUS Business School | 8 July 2025

Banning #SkinnyTok won’t fix the problem of viral harm

Banning #SkinnyTok won’t fix the problem of viral harm

Speaker: Dr Chew Han Ei, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies at NUS | 30 June 2025

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

Speaker: 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

Indonesia must play its cards smartly in the face of Trump’s tariffs

Indonesia must play its cards smartly in the face of Trump’s tariffs

Speaker: Speaker: Prof Lawrence Loh | 24 June 2025