The University shall devote its work to research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies.
People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere
Planet — topics on preserving and improving our environment and natural resources
Prosperity — topics on building a sustainable and fulfilling future
Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies
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Drago Župaric-Iljic
Drago Župarić-Iljić is a sociologist based at the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies in Zagreb, Croatia, as a research associate.
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Doerte Weig
Doerte Weig is a social anthropologist with an interest in uncovering the different facets of mobility and migration, and how the physicality of movement relates to social-political change and urban transformation.
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Dirk Kohler
Dirk P. Kohler is an Insurance Advisor at UNU-EHS.
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Denise Misleh
Denise Misleh is currently working at UNU-FLORES as a Consultant part of the Barriers to Sustainable Infrastructure in Chile project, which focuses on the identification of the hurdles obstructing sustainable infrastructure and supporting the formulation of practical plans to overcome these obstacles.
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Prof. Daniel Karthe
Prof. Daniel Karthe currently heads UNU-FLORES’s research programme on the ‘Resource Nexus for Sustainability Transformations” (NEXtra)’.
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Christina Froemder
Ms Christina Froemder is an Associate Programme Officer for Capacity Development in Sustainability and Innovation Management at UNU-FLORES.
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Christine Heinzel
Christine Heinzel is a Research Associate for the NOWATER project at UNU-EHS.
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Catharina Nickel
Catharina Nickel is a Research Officer at the United Nations University for Center for Policy Research (UNU-CPR), where she is leading a project on the future of UN peace operations.
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Cara Antonaccio
Cara Antonaccio is a researcher at the UNU Institute in Macau.
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Bruce McDougall
Bruce McDougall is a data developer at UNU-WIDER, where he helps facilitate the National Treasury’s secure data facility.