UNU Experts

Expert Researcher

Renée Speijcken

Renée currently works as a researcher and project manager in the area of governance and accountability at UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance of Maastricht University.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Samuel Standaert

Samuel Standaert is an assistant Professor at Ghent University and UNU-CRIS.

Expert Fellow, Environmental Policy and Governance

As the Environmental Policy and Governance Fellow, Michael Stanley-Jones supports research that addresses the future of global environmental governance, with a focus on climate justice, rightsholders’ participation in environmental decision-making, and sustainable development. He also contributes to fostering synergies between the Rio conventions (CBD, UNCCD, UNFCCC) and discussions on the post-2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and other UN processes.

Expert Finance assistant

Mitie Stenders

Mitie Stenders is Finance Assistant at UNU-MERIT

Expert Head of Research

Serge Stinckwich

Serge Stinckwich is a computer scientist and the Head of Research at the United Nations University Institute in Macau.

Expert Senior Researcher

Jaimee Stuart

A Senior Researcher and Team Lead at United Nations University Institute in Macau (UNU Macau), Jaimee Stuart is an applied cultural and developmental psychologist who specialises in digital health and wellbeing.

Expert Research Fellow

Dr. Suneetha M Subramanian

Suneetha M Subramanian is a Research Fellow in the Biodiversity and Society Programme at UNU-IAS.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Rayyan Sulieman

Rayyan Sulieman is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint Ph.D. Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universitaet Dresden and UNU-FLORES

Expert Visiting Research Fellow

Arthit Suriyawongkul

Arthit Suriyawongkul is a Visiting Research Fellow at the United Nations University Institute in Macau.

Expert Co-Head of GLOMOS Division

Dr. Joerg Szarzynski

Prof. Dr. Joerg Szarzynski is the Co-Head of GLOMOS Programme at UNU-EHS.

Expert Lead, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction

Dr. Hossein Tabari

Dr. Hossein Tabari is a hydrologist with expertise in developing hybrid models to advance the understanding of regional-to-global climatic and socioeconomic drivers, space-time variability, and the impacts of extreme events under uncertainty.

Expert Research Associate

Abrams M.E. Tagem

Abrams Mbu Enow Tagem is a research associate with UNU-WIDER.

Expert Head of Programme and Administration

Dr. Akio Takemoto

Akio Takemoto is a Head of Programme and Administration at UNU-IAS.

Expert PhD Fellow

Martina Tallarita

Martina Chiara Tallarita is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS and at the Department of Political Sciences at Ghent University.

Expert Communications Officer

Holly Tammik

Holly Tammik currently works as Communications Officer at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Adjunct Associate Professor

António Tavares

António Tavares is Adjunct Associate Professor at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV).

Expert Research Consultant

Lucille Tetley-Brown

Lucille Tetley-Brown is a Research Consultant at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) since 2020.

Expert Senior Researcher

Dr. Lisa Thalheimer-Prezyna

Lisa Thalheimer is a climate economist with a focus on the impacts of climate change and resulting human responses including migration and conflict.

Expert Manager, Food, Land and Ecosystem Program

Dr. Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas is a globally recognized expert in natural resources management with broad research interests in integrated soil, water and nutrient management in crop-livestock systems in Latin America, Africa, West and Central Asia.

Expert Research Assistant

Quynh Tieu

Quynh Tieu is a Research Assistant at UNU-WIDER, where she works on taxation.