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Aug 28, 2020

WUN Webinar on ‘Restarting Research During the Pandemic’ to be held on 10 September – Register Now

On 10 September, we will explore what strategies have emerged from both an institutional and researcher perspective, and in response to challenges pr...
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Aug 25, 2020

Launch of the WUN 2020 Research Development Fund: Sustainable Recovery

WUN is pleased to announce that the Research Development Fund (RDF) 2020 round, focused on the theme of Sustainable Recovery, is now open. As the w...
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Aug 24, 2020

CUHK Study Suggests Hot Nights Pose Greater Threat to Public Health

A study done by the Institute of Future Cities at CUHK reveals that hot nights pose greater threat to public health than hot days and better urban p...
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Aug 24, 2020

Adaptive sociality: WUN-funded research explores student learning during COVID-19

It will take years to understand the impacts, positive and negative, of the mass experiment in distance learning catalysed by COVID-19. Supported by ...
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Jul 29, 2020

WUN Executive Director presents to high-level UN meeting on universities and the SDGs

Peter Lennie discusses the importance of collaborative networks at the Sustainable Development Solutions Network ‘University Sector Support to UN S...
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Jul 28, 2020

Maintaining student engagement and attention online: insights from the latest WUN webinar

In the second of the WUN webinars on challenges universities are facing during the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching and learning experts shared their expe...
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Jul 09, 2020

Awards Announcement: Addressing Research Needs Triggered by the Pandemic

WUN is pleased to announce the results of its 2020 special initiative to address research needs triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight awards w...
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Jul 08, 2020

Maintaining Student Engagement and Attention During Remote Course Delivery

WUN is hosting a series of webinars to help member universities benefit from each other's experience in addressing some of the unprecedented pandemic...
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Jun 19, 2020

University of Lausanne joins WUN

We are delighted to announce that the University of Lausanne (UNIL) has become the newest member of WUN. Rector Nouria Hernandez noted that “UNIL...