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Feb 19, 2013

Bergen Summer Research School 2013

The Bergen Summer Research School takes place 17-29 June 2013. The theme for this year s edition is "Food as a Global Development Challenge"....
Feb 15, 2013

2013 WUN Conference & AGM registration open!

Registration is now open for the 2013 WUN Conference and AGM taking place in Washington DC from 21-23 May 2013....
Feb 04, 2013

New study highlights impact of environmental change on older people

Recent natural disasters illustrate vulnerability of older people: majority of deaths from the Great East Japan Earthquake (2011) and Hurricane Katrin...
Feb 02, 2013

How do corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet?

Coral reefs are predicted to decline under the pressure of global warming. However, a number of coral species can survive at seawater temperatures eve...
Feb 01, 2013

University of Southampton announces new project to engage young people in research

The University of Southampton has successfully bid for funding to launch a new project aimed at getting secondary school students enthusiastic about r...
Feb 01, 2013

The Power of Partnership

The Boao Review recently published an article on higher education reform by WUN Chief Executive Professor John Hearn. ...
Jan 29, 2013

New research facility designed to improve patient ca

Researchers in Southampton now have the benefit of a dedicated, brand new facility to develop and support pioneering research into patient safety and ...
Jan 21, 2013

WUN expands its European presence

The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) welcomed 2013 with exciting news – the joining of Maastricht University to the global network....
Jan 17, 2013

Neon lights up exploding stars

An international team of nuclear astrophysicists has shed new light on the explosive stellar events known as novae....