Equity and the financial costs of informal caregiving in palliative care: a critical debate
The WUN-supported research collaboration ” The economic costs of family caregiving within a palliative care context” responded to an issue the World Health Organisation has identified as one of the most significant public health challenges facing the 21st century, namely the urgent need to develop new, cost-effective, models of palliative and end of life care […]
From agency to root causes: addressing structural barriers to transformative justice in transitional and post-conflict settings
Photo by Clay Banks via UnSplash Transformative justice has emerged as a new practice agenda for addressing structural and systemic violence in post-conflict and post-authoritarian societies. The Transformative Justice Network brings together an international team of scholars interested in various aspects of transformative justice after mass violence and the role of non-governmental actors. Their article […]
The New African Urban University (NAUU) workshop synthesis report
The WUN research consortium “The New African Urban University: Building partnerships to realise the promise and potential of sustainable urban transformations” has published “The New African Urban University workshop synthesis report” which includes a set of summary briefs that describe the outcomes of three workshops that have taken place in the first quarter of 2022: […]
Studying the Other or Becoming the Other: Engaging with Indigenous Peoples in IS Research
The WUN research consortium “The trans-nationalisation of indigenous movements: The role of digital technologies” has investigated how information systems (IS) can promote social inclusion, and how Indigenous peoples use technologies such as social media and the Internet to coordinate digital activism campaigns and protests, as increasingly, Indigenous peoples from around the world no longer work […]
New insights into COVID-19 impact on society
Photo by Belinda Fewings on Unsplash The COVID-19 pandemic has had a large impact on how society is functioning. In addition to the direct impact on public health, we have also experienced indirect impacts related to broader well-being driven by factors that restrict daily living, such as home working, homeschooling, loss of livelihoods, financial concerns, […]
WUN Research Development Fund 2022
WUN is pleased to announce that the Research Development Fund (RDF) 2022 round is now open. In its fourteenth 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 2022 As the world confronts a multitude of global challenges, there […]
WUN Virtual Summer School at NCKU kicks off on Monday 8 August 2022
We are excited to announce the kick-off of the WUN Virtual Summer School 2022. The eight-day programme, organised and hosted by National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) takes place online and starts on Monday 8 August. 41 participants, including 19 students from 7 WUN member universities, will explore the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) under the guidance of 10 […]
WUN Virtual Summer School 2023
Photo: Alex Holland via the University of York Over the past few years, global figures have been speaking out about the greatest challenges the world faces. Politicians, business leaders, and academics have had to become increasingly skilled in influencing change on a global platform. As a student of a Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) member university, […]
Join us for a workshop on climate change: Reaching blue skies for a sustainable future
The WUN research consortium “Addressing the impact of heatwaves and drought on food security” led by Dr Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso from the University of Leeds is organising a hybrid workshop that addresses different topics concerning climate change, with a focus on the challenges to water supply and drastic changes in temperature and the effect on agriculture […]
WUN Virtual Summer School at NCKU: Act for Sustainability
What does algae have to do with water quality? How can cities become more sustainable? Students can learn the answers to these questions, and much more, at the 2022 Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) Virtual Summer School “Act for Sustainability”, organised and hosted by National Cheng Kung University (NCKU). WUN member universities are world leaders in […]
