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WUN Research Development Fund 2025 Results

The Worldwide Universities Network is pleased to announce the results of the WUN Research Development Fund (RDF) 2025 round. These awards mark a direct...

AI in Chemical Engineering: Why Trust Matters as Much as Technology

This article was originally published by The Chemical Engineer here, written by Mo Zandi , Brent Young and Gihan Kuruppu. When a worker at...

Global Mental Health Webinar Series: Bridging Research, Innovation, and Equity

You are invited to join the next webinar in a series focused on mental health, led by a collaboration of WUN member university researchers. The webinar is titled,...

International Workshop on Virtual Clinic Systems for Supporting Mental Health Service

Register here for the upcoming International Workshop on Virtual Clinic Systems for Supporting Mental Health Service. Find the event's program here. The International Workshop on Virtual Clinic Systems...

WUN AGM 2026: 20-22 May

AGM 2026, which will run from 20-22 May, is generously hosted by the University of Bristol. The WUN Annual General Meeting is the central event in the WUN...

Global Mental Health Webinar Series: Bridging Research, Innovation, and Equity

You are invited to join the first in a series of webinars focused on mental health, led by a collaboration of WUN member university researchers. The webinar is titled,...

WUN Early Career Researcher Webinar Series 2025 – Research Culture: What is it and why does it matter?

Register for the upcoming webinars in WUN's Early Career Researchers series, facilitated by the Researcher Development and Research Culture team at the University of...

Participate in Real-time Delphi survey on Nurses’ Role in Addressing Upstream Social Determinants of Health

A WUN-funded research project, aimed at strengthening nurses’ capacity to address the upstream social determinants of health in their practice, and conducted by the...

WUN Robotics Doctoral Summer School – York and Maastricht Partnership

The University of York and Maastricht University partnered to host a summer school in August for robotics doctoral researchers. The summer school was led...

WUN Student Mental Health Working Group Chairs visit UFMG

Student mental health is a central priority for higher education institutions. In recent years, students have navigated COVID-19, the delivery of remote education/support, isolation...

A new book highlights the benefits of sustainable transport in Asia

Sylvia He, director of the Urban Studies Program at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, is a champion of sustainable transport—she thinks that it...

Investigating the impacts of AI on workers in the manufacturing sector

A WUN project is investigating the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) on workers in the manufacturing sector. Like many industries, manufacturing is increasingly influenced...