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UNU Council Member UNU Council Member; Raffles Professor of Social Sciences, National University of Singapore

Prof. Brenda Yeoh

Professor Brenda S.A. Yeoh is a Singaporean scholar and expert in the fields of migration, social geography, and the politics of space in colonial and post-colonial cities.

Expert Junior Research Fellow

Bavo Stevens

Bavo Stevens was a Junior Research Fellow at the UNU Institute on Globalization, Culture and Mobility (UNU-GCM).

News 05 May 2026

UNU Macau 2026 Training for Teachers Concludes Successfully

UNU Macau wraps up the teacher-focused training, marking a new cooperation model with Northwestern Polytechnical University.

Feature 05 May 2026

Rethinking Mining Governance and Africa’s Critical Minerals Opportunity

Kah Walla reflects on lessons from the Kimberley Process and the future of mineral governance in Africa.

Article 12 Apr 2026

Diplomacia presidencial y política exterior: los gobiernos de Milei y Lula en Argentina y Brasil

Tanto Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva en Brasil como Javier Milei en Argentina proponen una reorientación de la política exterior de sus países.

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Science Talk: From Volumetric to Vectoral Geopolitics

Rethinking Extractive Politics in the Critical Mineral Era

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Presidential Diplomacy and Foreign Policy: The Governments of Milei and Lula in Argentina and Brazil

This is an in-person research seminar, taking place at the UNU-CRIS premises in Bruges.

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Science Talk: Reframing Water, Reclaiming Equity

A Water Quality Vulnerability Index for Inclusive Development

Article 01 May 2026

From Black Box to Watchtower: Governing AI in the Age of Conflict

The ambition of AI in conflict management should not be to eliminate uncertainty, but to make it legible, contestable and governable.