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Fourth SDG–UP Workshop Shares Japanese Universities' Contributions to the SDGs by Addressing Social Issues
On 27 January 2021, UNU-IAS organized the fourth workshop of the UNU SDG–University Platform (SDG-UP).
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Black Voices Matter: Does Systemic or Implicit Bias Freeze the Careers of Black Academics?
With staggeringly low representation of black staff among academics, how can we ensure constructive change and a ‘mindshift’ across the system?
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Apply Now for 2021 UNU-IAS Master’s and Doctoral Programmes
UNU-IAS is now accepting applications for September 2021 admission to its two postgraduate degree programmes.
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Technological Innovation to Support Formalisation and Reduce Exploitation
Apprise and Apprise Audit support formalisation by providing a voice to workers who experience varying degrees of informality.
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Third SDG–UP Workshop Highlights SDGs-focused Research & Teaching for Japanese Universities
The workshop discussed university efforts to contribute to the SDGs by solving social issues as well as developing human resources.
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Ageing Dams Pose Growing Threat
By 2050, most people on Earth will live downstream of tens of thousands of large dams already operating at or beyond their design life.
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Apply Now for 2021 JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme
UNU-IAS is now accepting applications for the 2021 JSPS–UNU Postdoctoral Fellowship programme. The application deadline is 21 Feb. 2021.
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Now Accepting Applications for the 2021 UNU-IAS Master’s and Doctoral Programmes
The application deadlines are 12 March 2021 for the master’s programme, and 9 April 2021 for the doctoral programme.
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Women’s Health and Gender Inequalities
This collection, launched at the World Health Summit 2020, aims to provide insights into how to advance women’s health and gender equality.
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What is the Main Source of Unresolved Machine Learning Ethical Concerns?
System and algorithmic bias, misrepresentation and transparency issues are some of the ethical concerns in machine learning that need to be addressed.