In Memoriam: John Hearn, WUN Executive Director 2009-2018
Professor John Hearn concludes his work as WUN’s Executive Director on 31 July 2018
Workshop “Opportunities and challenges in emerging technologies for healthcare”
We are excited to announce a networking workshop at the University of Leeds: “Opportunities and challenges in emerging technologies for healthcare” organised by WUN partners from the University of Leeds, Tecnológico de Monterrey, and the University of Southampton as part of their WUN-supported project “Novel robust computer vision methods and synthetic datasets for minimally invasive […]
WUN Research Development Fund 2023
WUN is pleased to announce that the Research Development Fund (RDF) 2023 round is now open. In its fifteenth year, the RDF provides researchers at member universities with grants of up to £10,000 to foster research collaborations across the network. WUN Research Development Fund 2023 Since 2009 the WUN Research Development Fund (RDF) has directly […]
WUN Executive Director visits NCKU to enhance international cooperation
Text and Image: the Office of Strategic Planning of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). Professor Peter Lennie, the Executive Director of the Worldwide Universities Network (left in photo), arrived at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) on June 9th for a special visit to President Meng-Ru Shen and to engage in face-to-face discussions with representatives from various […]
Humanity is experiencing an ‘unprecedented’ environmental crisis: OECD Director Lacy Tamayo
Rodolfo Lacy Tamayo, Director for Climate Action and Environment for Latin America at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), states that 6.5 million hectares of biodiversity are lost yearly and that 85% of the planet’s wetlands have disappeared since 1970. In the opening keynote at the WUN Presidents Forum, Lacy explained the importance of […]
“Universities compete for talent, but we also collaborate”: David Garza
David Garza, Rector and executive president of Tec, highlighted the importance of cooperation during the WUN 2023 rectors’ gathering. (Photo: Udell Jiménez / TecScience) WUN AGM event report via TecScience. “WUN is like the Olympics because it brings together all continents… but The Olympics is a competition. Universities do compete: for talent, for resources. But this […]
WUN Presidents Forum 2023
Universities’ Contributions to Environmental Sustainability was the theme of the Presidents Forum at the WUN Annual General Meeting 2023: the role of universities as exemplars of best practice in environmental sustainability. Addressing key themes of ‘Leadership in Research,’ ‘Leadership in Education and the Curriculum,’ and ‘Leadership in Policy and Practice,’ three panels of WUN principals discussed […]
WUN AGM: 22-24 May 2023
Location: Monterrey, Mexico Dates: 22-24 May 2023 The Worldwide Universities Network Annual General Meeting 2023, hosted by Tecnológico de Monterrey, is happening this week. Visit the dedicated website for conference information and regular updates. WUN would like to thank Tecnológico de Monterrey for hosting the AGM 2023.
Global comparison of Clinical Practice Strategies (CliPS) in Juvenile Inflammatory Diseases (JIR) attracts major funding
The JIR network is an international network of specialists taking care of patients with Juvenile Inflammatory Disease. The network was created in 2013 by a group of paediatric rheumatologists from Belgium, France, and Switzerland. Since then, the network has grown exponentially and is now active in 87 centers in 11 countries. The network is built […]
WUN-supported project “Mesh WiFi-based In-Home Health Monitoring System for Older Adults” gains traction
A team of researchers led by Professor He Chen from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has developed a Mesh WiFi-based In-Home Health Monitoring System for Older Adults with seed-funding support from the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN). The project has gained traction with additional funding of HK$ 796,000 (£85k) from the Shun Hing Institute […]
