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Sep 26, 2019

CROP-FS tackles gritty issues of global food security

The WUN-sponsored project Crop-FS (Climate-resilient open partnership for food security) is a consortium of 24 highly reputed international resear...
healthyageingkalin
Sep 26, 2019

Smart research, smart policy, smart care

By 2050, the world’s population of people over the age of 60 will double, which has significant implications for sustainable development. The World...
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Sep 26, 2019

WUN’s legume research – a lynchpin to global food security

WUN’s Legume Network is building a global reputation for research excellence – paving the way for pulses to be embraced as crucial allies in th...
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Sep 26, 2019

New paper probes data diplomacy’s expanding role

The convergence of data and diplomacy and its far-reaching effects are the focus of a new academic paper by WUN-affiliated researchers published in ...
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Sep 19, 2019

University of Bergen awarded large EU project on migration

University of Bergen researcher Hakan G. Sicakkan will lead a new EU-backed project on migration. The PROTECT project has been awarded EUR 3.3 mill...
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Sep 13, 2019

Fostering Energy Leadership: UAlberta provides global perspectives in 2019 WUN Summer School

The University of Alberta set the stage for student discovery in the areas of traditional energy development, future energy systems, environment, and...
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Aug 01, 2019

Strengthening the science-policy nexus at the United Nations

Image: United Nations The University of Bergen visited the High-level Political Forum at the United Nations in July to strengthen the science-policy a...
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Jul 31, 2019

Launch of the 2019 WUN Research Development Fund

WUN is pleased to announce that the Research Development Fund (RDF) 2019 round is now open.   In its eleventh year, the RDF provides resear...
global_innovation_networks
Jul 08, 2019

Maastricht University leading alliance to create one of the very first “European Universities”

WUN member Maastricht University, which leads the Young Universities for the Future of Europe alliance, has recently been awarded a large grant by th...