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Sep 04, 2020

Global study on the pandemic’s impact on university staff and student wellbeing

An international consortium of WUN member universities along with WUN+ partners is examining the experiences of staff members and students at univers...
covidrobotics
Sep 01, 2020

Advancing telerobotics to make hospitals safer for health workers

With health care workers across the world taking on extreme risks during the COVID-19 pandemic, WUN is supporting a team of engineers and scientists ...
webinarcopy
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...
forsey
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...
onlinestudentengagementwebinar
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...