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Pathways to Progress: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia

Pathways to Progress, Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia: international research collaboration, practical solutions to the community, and university social responsibility.

Workshop “Opportunities and challenges in emerging technologies for healthcare”

We are excited to announce a networking workshop at the University of Leeds: "Opportunities and challenges in emerging technologies for healthcare" organised by WUN...

WUN Research Development Fund 2023

WUN is pleased to announce that the Research Development Fund (RDF) 2023 round is now open. In its fifteenth year, the RDF provides researchers...

WUN Executive Director visits NCKU to enhance international cooperation

Text and Image: the Office of Strategic Planning of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). Professor Peter Lennie, the Executive Director of the Worldwide Universities...

Humanity is experiencing an ‘unprecedented’ environmental crisis: OECD Director Lacy Tamayo

Rodolfo Lacy Tamayo, Director for Climate Action and Environment for Latin America at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), states that 6.5 million...

“Universities compete for talent, but we also collaborate”: David Garza

David Garza, Rector and executive president of Tec, highlighted the importance of cooperation during the WUN 2023 rectors' gathering. (Photo: Udell Jiménez / TecScience)...

WUN Presidents Forum 2023

Universities’ Contributions to Environmental Sustainability was the theme of the Presidents Forum at the WUN Annual General Meeting 2023: the role of universities as exemplars...

WUN AGM: 22-24 May 2023

Location: Monterrey, Mexico Dates: 22-24 May 2023 The Worldwide Universities Network Annual General Meeting 2023, hosted by Tecnológico de Monterrey, is happening this week....

Global comparison of Clinical Practice Strategies (CliPS) in Juvenile Inflammatory Diseases (JIR) attracts major funding

The JIR network is an international network of specialists taking care of patients with Juvenile Inflammatory Disease. The network was created in 2013 by...

WUN-supported project “Mesh WiFi-based In-Home Health Monitoring System for Older Adults” gains traction

A team of researchers led by Professor He Chen from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has developed a Mesh WiFi-based In-Home Health...

Stinky seaweed blooms: Turning an ecological risk into an opportunity

Photo by Thor Tryggvason on Unsplash The University of Southampton published this story on the SARCAP project. The Southampton-led research project –funded through the...

Celebrating International Women’s Day: WUN gender equality projects in the spotlight

8 March 2022 is International Women’s Day – a day of celebrating women's achievements, and raising awareness about discrimination and inequalities. Many WUN research...