Improving palliative care nursing education
A WUN-supported project to enable better quality of life for dying people is addressing the global divide in access to palliative care. It’s also notable for the equity of its approach. It involves six WUN members[i] and six external partners[ii] and will support nurses, and those who educate them, to deliver appropriate, sensitive and life-enhancing […]
Plug-in pioneers: electric vehicle revolution needs big, cheap chargers
A lack of vehicle charging facilities In Mexico and other emerging markets is preventing the switch to electric vehicles (EVs). A WUN-supported project could make EV uptake more feasible all over the world – and enable EVs themselves to become a power source for cities. Jesús Elias Valdez-Resendiz, assistant professor at Tecnológico de Monterrey and […]
Ghana hosts WUN Summer School
The 2023 WUN Summer School in Ghana offered an integrated look at history, climate change, conservation efforts, and both old and new ways of life in Ghana through a focus on the country’s biocultural heritage. Undergraduates from around the world considered the effects of climate change on Ghana’s cultures and ecosystems during the Worldwide Universities […]
University leaders convene to discuss sustainability
Leaders from institutions in the Worldwide Universities Network gathered in Mexico to discuss higher education’s role in combating the climate crisis. Their conversations during the Presidents Forum highlighted the ways in which university research and operations can advance sustainability. Addressing the complex and multifaceted climate crisis requires the collaboration of experts from an array of […]
