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We are excited to announce a networking workshop at the University of Leeds: “Opportunities and challenges in emerging technologies for healthcare” organised by WUN partners from the University of Leeds,

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

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

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 hectares of biodiversity are lost yearly

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

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 of best practice in environmental sustainability.

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. Visit the dedicated website for conference

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

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 Monitoring System for Older Adults with

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 WUN Research Development Fund (2021 round)

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 projects explore gender and global challenges

This project aims to understand the challenges in using, teaching and learning research methodologies in the field of education across WUN universities, and to address some of these challenges by

Image via University of Leeds: ACERA Principal Investigators Dr Mary Suzan Abbo, CREEC Managing Director (3rd from left), and Professor Jon Lovett, University of Leeds (centre) with researchers from Congo

Researchers in the WUN Global Research Group – SDGs in Asia are testing the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychological distress in different populations. This article originally appeared in

Image: iStock by Getty Images Worldwide Universities Network researchers used cheap and abundant starting materials to synthesize a small molecule organic electrode material and achieved a considerable performance boost with

Image via University of Leeds: An oil painting commissioned as part of the project titled: ‘Climate. Cultivation. Collaboration.’ by Dr Besiana Sinanaj  SUMMARY Plants can’t move. When the conditions around

The WUN research consortium “Mental Health Impact and Access Services for Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence” led by Parveen Ali, Professor of Nursing and Gender Based Violence at The

In the era of e-mobility, promoting electric vehicle (EV) usage is considered a policy worth incorporating into a government’s agenda. While accessibility has been broadly recognized as important for user

Photo via the University of Ghana The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Summer School, hosted by the University of Ghana, is now accepting applications. The Summer School will be held in

Photo by Joshua Lanzarini on Unsplash World Water Day 2023 is about accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis. The celebration of this year’s World Water Day coincides

WUN is pleased to announce the results of the Research Development Fund (RDF) 2022.  These awards mark a direct investment of £220,000 in international collaborative research among WUN member universities. As the

Inequality in higher education and research was the theme of the Presidents Forum at the WUN Annual General Meeting 2022. We look back on contributions from WUN leaders and researchers

SUMMARY “Networks are so important because no one university has all the skills and experts to address all the challenges of climate change,” said Bill Flanagan, President and Vice-Chancellor of

Technology has the power to democratize higher education, but it’s not a panacea, says José Escamilla. “We had forgotten how important access to technology is. The pandemic reminded us,” says

Precise goals and bold schemes are necessary to create greater equity in higher education, says Andrew Parfitt. Parfitt, Vice-chancellor and President of the University of Technology Sydney, detailed the specific

Global challenges require solutions that arise from equitable and mutually beneficial research partnerships in which the voice and agency of all are valued, says Sue Harrison, deputy vice-chancellor at the

Professor Dawn Freshwater has concluded her term as chair of the Worldwide Universities Network partnership board. Her time at the helm saw the network address immense challenges brought on by

WUN will be participating in the COP27 Climate Change Conference in November 2022 through our participation in a side event “Universities as key solutions providers: Leveraging our local and global networks for innovation”

Sherilee Harper, an expert on how climate change is affecting human health, is attending the COP27 conference to present key findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (Photo: U

The collaborative research project “A Cross-National Study of Urban Solid Waste Management: Learnings and Way Forward” has launched a book titled “SDG11, Sustainable Cities and Communities”. Abstract This book explores

Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash The WUN research consortium Women’s Mobility: Negotiating Work and Family Spheres in Asia has published the paper “Empowered in Business or Penalised in Marriage:

The CUHK Institute of Health Equity invites colleagues from WUN member universities to attend the Worldwide Universities Network Symposium: Health and Social Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents: An

The National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) is inviting colleagues from global partner universities to participate in a conference that focuses on three main areas of addressing the Sustainable Development Goals

Did you know that vast rafts of holopelagic sargassum (brown algae) – some the size of 200 adjoining football pitches – seasonally wash ashore and decompose on beaches requiring extensive

The African Child and Youth Migration Network, based in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Nursing, is hosting a free, virtual workshop on Friday 21 October from 9:30-10:30 am (Edmonton, GMT-6). Dr.

WUN will be participating in the COP27 Climate Change Conference in November 2022 through our participation in a side event “Universities as key solutions providers: Leveraging our local and global networks for

Photo by Rusty Watson on Unsplash This new paper, published in International Migration, is looking at ‘migration infrastructures’ in the UK National Health Service (NHS) following Brexit and during the

Photo by Biel Morro on Unsplash The WUN research consortium ‘Smart biosolar microgrids for sustainable communities’ held its first workshop from 25-29 July at the University of Ghana in Accra,

The WUN research consortium The design and development of appropriate MedTech products for in-country use: a regional comparison of West and East Africa invites you to their workshop “The Design

The WUN-supported research collaboration ” The economic costs of family caregiving within a palliative care context” responded to an issue the World Health Organisation has identified as one of the

Photo by Clay Banks via UnSplash Transformative justice has emerged as a new practice agenda for addressing structural and systemic violence in post-conflict and post-authoritarian societies. The Transformative Justice Network

The WUN research consortium “The New African Urban University: Building partnerships to realise the promise and potential of sustainable urban transformations” has published “The New African Urban University workshop synthesis

The WUN research consortium “The trans-nationalisation of indigenous movements: The role of digital technologies” has investigated how information systems (IS) can promote social inclusion, and how Indigenous peoples use technologies

Photo by Belinda Fewings on Unsplash The COVID-19 pandemic has had a large impact on how society is functioning. In addition to the direct impact on public health, we have

WUN is pleased to announce that the Research Development Fund (RDF) 2022 round is now open. In its fourteenth year, the RDF provides researchers at member universities with grants of

We are excited to announce the kick-off of the WUN Virtual Summer School 2022. The eight-day programme, organised and hosted by National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) takes place online and starts on

Photo: Alex Holland via the University of York Over the past few years, global figures have been speaking out about the greatest challenges the world faces. Politicians, business leaders, and

The WUN research consortium “Addressing the impact of heatwaves and drought on food security” led by Dr Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso from the University of Leeds is organising a hybrid workshop that

What does algae have to do with water quality? How can cities become more sustainable? Students can learn the answers to these questions, and much more, at the 2022 Worldwide

We are delighted to announce that Ruhr University Bochum has joined the Worldwide Universities Network.  WUN warmly welcomes Rector Martin Paul and colleagues as partners.  “Ruhr University Bochum brings valuable new

Image: UNESCO  UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC2022) aims at reshaping ideas and practices in higher education to ensure sustainable development for the planet and humanity. During this conference, on

SUMMARY In spite of pandemic-imposed travel restrictions, technology has allowed study abroad experiences to continue, and has in fact made them more accessible to less privileged students. With international travel

SUMMARY Researchers from the field of information systems held three events to discuss how their field can set aside colonial legacies and approach Indigenous peoples in new ways. Together, they

SUMMARY An analysis of existing research on adolescent sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income countries identifies several themes that warrant further investigation. Those themes include child marriage, teen

SUMMARY “Microplastics are like dust. We’re breathing them all the time and they’re accumulating in us,” says ecologist Adrian Jordaan. He and colleagues have developed a protocol for studying the

© LT/www.diapo.ch The Worldwide Universities Network Annual General Meeting is the central event in the WUN calendar, drawing together colleagues from member universities for policy discussions and business meetings to further

On 24 January 2022, on the fourth annual UNESCO International Day of Education, Ernst & Young (EY) launched their global “Future of Higher Education” report. EY is helping universities to

The Vice Chancellor-Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe (3rd left) and WUN Director Prof. Peter Lennie (4th right) with DVCAA-Assoc. Prof. Umar Kakumba (3rd right), Ag. DVCFA-Prof. Henry Alinaitwe and Members of Management

Higher education institutes have a critical role to play in driving the scientific, political, technological, and cultural change needed to avoid the worst-case climate change scenarios, and in advancing the

The University of Pretoria (UP) has launched SDSN South Africa, a national network for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The SDSN is an international initiative that marshals global

The Global Research Network on the Economic Empowerment of Women (ReNEW) seeks to examine innovative approaches to research and policy development to improve women’s economic empowerment. (Photo: Jason Goodman, Unsplash)

Professor Sue Yeandle from The University of Sheffield has been recognised for her influence on social policy, and specialises in the relationship between work and care, and how social and

As climate change renders populated areas uninhabitable, what does justice look like for those who must relocate? A forthcoming collection of papers in the journal Regional Environmental Change will address

WUN is pleased to announce the results of the Research Development Fund (RDF) 2021 round on the theme of Mobilising for a Sustainable Future.  These awards mark a direct investment in international

When people think of a university, I doubt they picture anything like our University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre. A few miles away from our central campus, it is located

A new study examines how government response to disasters differs when the risks stem from a communicable disease. The study, which will appear in the journal Frontiers in Public Health,

Researchers gathered last month in South Africa to consider how governments handled COVID-19 and how those choices led to deepening inequalities at all levels of society. “The broad topic we

We are delighted to announce that Mahidol University, the University of Pretoria, and the University of Technology Sydney have joined the Worldwide Universities Network. In welcoming the new members, Executive

A new website will educate visitors about women’s experiences of migration, including episodes of violence and stories of resilience. One in three women around the world experience violence during their

Small Pacific Island nations like Tuvalu have been feeling severe impacts of climate change and will eventually become uninhabitable – despite all small island developing countries in the Pacific combined

The WUN research group ‘African Child and Youth Wellbeing in the Context of Migration and Displacement’ is investigating African child and youth health in the context of migration and displacement.

Greater consideration of local cultures could improve a United Nations programme to limit carbon emissions from tropical forest degradation, research in Vietnam indicates. More than 300 million people around the

Work conditions at universities have eroded during the pandemic, report academics in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Australia in a recent survey. One survey respondent used the term “pandemia,” which

The COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the challenges facing migrant workers in Australia, China, and the United Kingdom, say researchers. “In each of the three countries, COVID has worsened existing inequalities

SUMMARY A multimedia set of resources called “Education in a Warming World” aims to help educators effectively address the climate crisis in undergraduate courses. The project includes short videos, a

The Worldwide Universities Network has launched a virtual study abroad programme for undergraduate and graduate students. Five universities–the University of Alberta, the University of Cape Town, Universidad Federale de Minas

Undergraduates from around the world turned their attention to the world’s most pressing issues during the 2021 Worldwide Universities Network Summer School. The two-week programme, designed and hosted by the

Healthcare policy-making is intended to improve population health and reduce health inequalities, and is most effective when informed by high quality research. This is particularly successful when academic institutions establish

WUN Hub is a database that enables WUN researchers to find and connect with WUN colleagues and WUN-supported research projects. WUN researchers join the Hub by creating a profile that

Academics increasingly recognise the need to decolonise learning, not merely by bringing in marginalised materials or perspectives but by looking more fundamentally at educational practices. In this context, mathematics has

WUN, in collaboration with the UNESCO Education Sector and UNSDSN, is holding a series of free virtual networking workshops for early career researchers (ECRs) under the theme of ‘developing the

“The WUN ECR programme is a timely example of the importance of global communication, particularly during an international crisis. Understanding the current pressures on our junior colleagues, and examining potential

The International Conference on Gender and (Im)mobility in Uncertain Times, held on March 11-12, was hosted online by The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). The conference was organised by

A global research group supported by WUN is working to boost the wellbeing of African children and young people who have migrated or been displaced. Many African communities have high

A WUN research team has investigated the efficacy of traditional Ghanaian medicines in combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and identified several such that are highly effective, at least in a

The Worldwide Universities Network recently held the third in its special program series of networking workshops for early career researchers (ECR) on the theme of Developing the next generation of research

Nursing professor Salima Meherali is leading international research looking for ways to address serious gaps the COVID-19 pandemic has created in health-care services for teen girls in low- and middle-income

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) researcher Professor Jing Song will hold an international conference on 11-12 March 2021 as part of her WUN interdisciplinary research group ‘Women’s Mobility: Negotiating