Who We Are

Advisory Board Member Member of Advisory Board

Prof. Yonghua Song

Prof. Yonghua Song is a member of the UNU Macau Advisory Board. He is the Rector of the University of Macau.

Expert Student Assistant

Katyayini Sood

Katyayini is a young climate enthusiast willing to contribute in the fields of climate change and disaster risk reduction.

Expert PhD Fellow

Ebenezer Sosu

Ebenezer Sosu is currently a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS

Expert Senior Research Associate

Edward’s multi-disciplinary research expertise covers complex risk analysis, pathways approaches for risk management and adaptation, and monitoring, evaluation and learning. He is passionate about bottom-up and transboundary knowledge co-creation to tackle complex global challenges linked to the climate crisis.

Expert Senior Lecturer

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 Associate Research Fellow

Ueli Staeger

Ueli Staeger is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Regions and Cities Governance Lab Cluster (Re-LAB)

Expert Professorial Fellow

Samuel Standaert

Samuel Standaert is a Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS and an Assistant Professor at Ghent University.

Expert Fellow, Environmental Policy and Governance

Michael Stanley-Jones

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 Visiting Scientist

Jakob Steiner

Expert Finance assistant

Mitie Stenders

Mitie Stenders is Finance Assistant at UNU-MERIT