Research Topics

Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere

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Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies

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UNU Council Member

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

Bavo Stevens

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

Journal Article 11 Dec 2025

EU Energy Security amid Geopolitical Change

Journal article on EU energy security authored by UNU-CRIS PhD Fellow

Book Chapter 11 Dec 2025

Enhancing Transboundary Water Security via a Participatory Negotiation Support Framework Spotlight on the Congo Basin

Publication of book on theories of international water and conflict management with chapter authored by UNU-CRIS Senior Research Fellow and PhD Fellow

Brief 11 Dec 2025

Beyond Integration: UNU-CRIS’s Multidimensional Approach to Global Regionalism

This Insight Brief is based on the author's experience at UNU-CRIS 25th Anniversary Roundtable on the Past, Present and Future of Regionalism Studies

Collection 09 Dec 2025

Global Governance of Low Earth Orbit Satellites

UNU-CRIS Associate Research Fellow Berna Akcali Gur edits volume on global governance of Low Earth Orbit satellite broadband infrastructure

Article 11 Dec 2025

Promoting Children’s Psychological Agency through Balanced Engagement with Climate

Article on children's psychological agency published in Communications Psychology

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COP30 Debrief: One Health as SDG Accelerator

Virtual panel discussion on COP30's One Health governance advances

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ECOWAS Beyond the States: Rethinking How Civil Society Is Shaping Regional Governance in West Africa

Dr. Kogbe discusses regional engagements of civil society actors in Africa, drawing from his recently published book.