COVID-19, science and politics

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.

Speaker: Dr Edison Liu 23 Nov 2020

Dr Edison Liu, Honorary Joint Professor at the Dept of Biochemistry at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, examines the interaction between science and politics amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The best example leaders can set is well-being

Speaker: Speaker: By Asst Prof Reuben Ng from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at NUS and Lead Scientist at the Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk at NUS | 8 October 2025

Vietnam-Singapore carbon credit pact: A defining test for Asean green finance

Speaker: Speaker: Nguyen Tran Bao Phuong, Research Fellow, and Tran Thi Ngoc My, Asia Competitiveness Institute, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy | 7 October 2025

Documentary celebrates Professor Wang Gungwu’s life and scholarship on Chinese identity

Speaker: Speaker: Professor Wang Gungwu | 2 October 2025

What Vers really means: Trade-offs, not jackpots

Speaker: Prof Sing Tien Foo, Provost’s Chair Professor from the Dept of Real Estate at NUS Business School | 26 September 2025

Showing sustainability impact will silence the sceptics

Speaker: Speaker: By Prof Lawrence Loh, Director and Ms Ang Hui Min, Senior Manager (Research and Communications); both from the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at NUS Business School | 26 September 2025