RDF 2021 Announcement
WUN is pleased to announce the results of the Research Development Fund (RDF) 2021 round on the theme of Mobilising for a Sustainable Future. These awards mark a direct investment in international collaborative research among WUN member universities. As the world invests to overcome and move beyond the COVID-19 pandemic, there are major opportunities for research to inform […]
Why research intensive universities should be interested in apprenticeships
When people think of a university, I doubt they picture anything like our University of Sheffield AMRC Training Centre. A few miles away from our central campus, it is located on the now transformed site of the infamous Battle of Orgreave at the heart of an Advanced Manufacturing Park. Its students do not study in […]
Disaster risk governance differs for COVID-19 vs. other crises
A new study examines how government response to disasters differs when the risks stem from a communicable disease. The study, which will appear in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, centers on questionnaires aimed at “central government, local government, scientific researchers, academia, and the community population,” explains principal investigator Hsaio-Wen Wang, professor at National Cheng […]
