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News
Turning Cells into Tools for a Sustainable Future
The 3rd Synthetic Biology Symposium explored using cells as biosensors for contaminant detection, advancing technological capabilities in LAC
Book Chapter
Global Connectivity and State Authority: Legal and Policy Perspectives on Information Control
Book chapter on legal and policy perspectives on information control published by Bloomsbury
Edited Volume
Global Governance and the Political South: Continuity and Change In and Beyond the BRICS
Publication discussing Global South perspectives on the international order with UNU-CRIS Associate Fellow Andrew F. Cooper serving as an editor
Expert
Michael Kilumelume
Michael Kilumelume is a Data Developer at UNU-WIDER for the Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SA-TIED) programme.
Expert
Joseph Gozoya
Joseph Gozoya is a Research Assistant at UNU-WIDER based at South Africa’s National Treasury Secure Data Facility (NT-SDF).
Expert
Hanna Berkel
Hanna Berkel is a Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER based in Mozambique and working on the Inclusive growth in Mozambique – scaling-up research and capacity programme.
News
In Conversation with Dipesh Chapagain About Why Glaciers Matter Now More Than Ever
Our expert Dipesh Chapagain explains how the impacts of losing glaciers will be felt by everyone, whether you live by a stream or a shoreline.
Staff
Yan Sun
Yan Sun is a Consultant in the Office of the Rector
Journal Article
EU Energy Security amid Geopolitical Change
Journal article on EU energy security authored by UNU-CRIS PhD Fellow
Book Chapter
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