WUN consortium publishes book: SDG11, Sustainable Cities and Communities
The collaborative research project “A Cross-National Study of Urban Solid Waste Management: Learnings and Way Forward” has launched a book titled “SDG11, Sustainable Cities and Communities”. Abstract This book explores Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11, providing insights into viable pathways and policy designs for a transition towards sustainable, inclusive, and resilient cities. The volume discusses […]
Empowered in Business or Penalised in Marriage: Experiences of Single Female Entrepreneurs in China
Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash The WUN research consortium Women’s Mobility: Negotiating Work and Family Spheres in Asia has published the paper “Empowered in Business or Penalised in Marriage: Experiences of Single Female Entrepreneurs in China” in Work, Employment and Society (Sage Journals). Principal investigator Prof. Jing Song is an Associate Professor in the Gender […]
Worldwide Universities Network Symposium: Health and Social Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents: An International Perspective
The CUHK Institute of Health Equity invites colleagues from WUN member universities to attend the Worldwide Universities Network Symposium: Health and Social Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Adolescents: An International Perspective. This symposium is part of the project Health & Social Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Young People across the Socioeconomic Ladder: A […]
Conference “Shaping the future agenda of SDGs in Asia: The Innovative & Transformative Approach”
The National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) is inviting colleagues from global partner universities to participate in a conference that focuses on three main areas of addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia: International research collaboration Practical solutions to the community University social responsibility In 2021, NCKU initiated the WUN Global Research Group – SDGs in […]
How to use and manage the problematic brown algae that are washing up on the shores across the tropical Atlantic?
Did you know that vast rafts of holopelagic sargassum (brown algae) – some the size of 200 adjoining football pitches – seasonally wash ashore and decompose on beaches requiring extensive clearing or management? The seaweed causes social, environmental, and economic damage in affected areas from Mexico to Ghana. The WUN-supported research consortium “Building capacity to […]
Creating and curating practical knowledge with traditional health practitioners & Indigenous knowledge holders
The African Child and Youth Migration Network, based in the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Nursing, is hosting a free, virtual workshop on Friday 21 October from 9:30-10:30 am (Edmonton, GMT-6). Dr. Ramadimetja Shirley Mooa from the University of Pretoria in South Africa will share about creating sustainable research partnerships with traditional health practitioners and Indigenous knowledge holders. […]
Students invited to submit a video testimonial for COP27 Climate Change Conference
WUN will be participating in the COP27 Climate Change Conference in November 2022 through our participation in a side event “Universities as key solutions providers: Leveraging our local and global networks for innovation.” As part of this event, the organisers are inviting students to submit a brief video testimonial (1-2 minutes max.) so that the voice of […]
The UK National Health Service’s migration infrastructure in times of Brexit and COVID-19: Disjunctures, continuities and innovations
Photo by Rusty Watson on Unsplash This new paper, published in International Migration, is looking at ‘migration infrastructures’ in the UK National Health Service (NHS) following Brexit and during the COVID-19 crisis. It looks at changing recruitment strategies for nursing staff in the NHS and the impact of travel restrictions, Brexit, and the changing migration […]
WUN Workshop “Smart Biosolar Microgrids for Sustainable Communities”
Photo by Biel Morro on Unsplash The WUN research consortium ‘Smart biosolar microgrids for sustainable communities’ held its first workshop from 25-29 July at the University of Ghana in Accra, Ghana. The WUN partner institutions involved in this project are University of Ghana, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), The University of Sheffield, and Makerere […]
Workshop – Design & Development of appropriate MedTech products in West and East Africa
The WUN research consortium The design and development of appropriate MedTech products for in-country use: a regional comparison of West and East Africa invites you to their workshop “The Design and Development of appropriate MedTech products for in-country use: A regional comparison of West and East Africa”. Click here for details and registration. Date: 29 […]
