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Dec 15, 2021

RDF 2021 Announcement

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...
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Dec 15, 2021

Why research intensive universities should be interested in apprenticeships

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 cent...
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Dec 15, 2021

Disaster risk governance differs for COVID-19 vs. other crises

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...
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Dec 14, 2021

Pandemic worsens inequalities at all levels

Researchers gathered last month in South Africa to consider how governments handled COVID-19 and how those choices led to deepening inequalities at al...
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Dec 14, 2021

WUN welcomes three new members to the network

We are delighted to announce that Mahidol University, the University of Pretoria, and the University of Technology Sydney have joined the Worldwide Un...
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Nov 24, 2021

Collaborative storytelling project demonstrates resilience of women in migration

A new website will educate visitors about women’s experiences of migration, including episodes of violence and stories of resilience. One in three w...
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Nov 10, 2021

No climate justice without migration justice

Small Pacific Island nations like Tuvalu have been feeling severe impacts of climate change and will eventually become uninhabitable – despite a...
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Oct 18, 2021

Research to support vulnerable migrant children

The WUN research group ‘African Child and Youth Wellbeing in the Context of Migration and Displacement’ is investigating African child and youth h...
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Sep 28, 2021

Why global carbon schemes must involve local culture

Greater consideration of local cultures could improve a United Nations programme to limit carbon emissions from tropical forest degradation, research ...