UNU Experts

Expert Policy Research Associate

Thandazile Sibindi

Thandazile Sibindi is a nurse educator, midwife, and policy research associate working at the intersection of climate justice and health.

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Melissa Siegel

Melissa Siegel is a Professor of Migration Studies at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University and Head of Migration Studies at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Research Associate

Jerome Sardido Silla

Jerome Sardido Silla is a Research Associate for the Innovation and Education (IVE) Programme at UNU-IAS.

Expert Adjunct Assistant Professor

João Marco Silva is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the United Nations University (UNU-EGOV) and an Assistant Professor at the University of Minho's Department of Informatics. He is also a Senior Researcher at INESC TEC’s High Assurance Software Laboratory (HASLab), specializing in information security, network security, and energy-aware networking.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. Ronald Skeldon

Prof. Ronald Skeldon is a Professorial Fellow in the Department of Geography at the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex.

Expert Assistant Professor

Dr. Tatiana Skripka

Tatiana Skripka is an Assistant Professor in Governance at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University

Expert Financial consultant

Ralph Sleijpen

Ralph Sleijpen is Financial consultant at UNU-MERIT

Expert Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Engineering to Face Climate Change

Prof. Irina Smirnova

Prof. Irina Smirnova is a distinguished chemical engineer and academic leader conducting research on sustainable process engineering - particularly in the development of bio-based materials and green technologies.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Stefaan Smis

Stefaan Smis has collaborated with UNU-CRIS for many years focusing his work on regional integration in Africa.

Expert Public Engagement Liaison and Personal Assistant to the Director

William Smyth

Mr. William Smyth is an Outreach and Partnership Assistant with experience in advancing the fundamental rights of Indigenous peoples, stakeholder engagement, and community service.

Expert Director of UNU-EGOV

Delfina Soares

Dr. Delfina Soares is the Director (D1) of the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) since 2015.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Fredrik Söderbaum

Fredrik Söderbaum is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Emeritus Professor

Prof. Dr. Luc Soete

Until September 2016 Luc Soete (15 September 1950, Brussels) was Rector Magnificus of Maastricht University. Before that he was Director of the United Nations University research and training institute: UNU-MERIT located in Maastricht, The Netherlands and Professor of International Economic Relations and Director-Dean of the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG) at Maastricht University. He is a member of the Advisory Council for Science and Technology Policy (AWT) and the Royal Dutch Academy of Science (KNAW).

Expert PhD Fellow

Rashid Sohail Khan

Rashid Sohail Khan is a PhD Fellow at Ghent University and at UNU-CRIS within the Migration and Social Policy Cluster

Expert Visiting Scientist

Dr. Anoosh Soltani

Anoosh Soltani

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 Research Intern

Ebenezer Sosu

Ebenezer Sosu is currently a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS

Expert Team Lead, MCII Climate Risk Analytics Team

Dr. Maxime Souvignet

Dr. Maxime Souvignet is the Climate Risk Analytics Team Lead and a senior scientist at UNU-EHS. His expertise ranges from climate risk modelling, climate risk insurance, disaster risk management and climate adaptation.

Expert Senior Research Associate

Edward Sparkes

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.