Research Topics

Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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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.
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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere

Planet — topics on preserving and improving our environment and natural resources

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

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Announcement 31 Oct 2023

New e-Learning Course: Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change

This free online course will explore forms of climate-related human (im)mobility, each with different implications for policy and impacts on people.

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FAST Annual Stakeholder Convening 2023

Sharing knowledge and practices to help eradicate modern slavery.

News 31 Oct 2023

Senior UNU-CPR Data Scientist Appointed Research Lead for New UN Advisory Body on AI

The role will involve identifying opportunities and governance solutions as the Body works towards a final advisory report in 2024.

Person Logistic Assistant.

Clara Fanega Rosas

Clara Fanega Rosas is The Logistic Assistant of UNU-BIOLAC.

Advisory Committee Member UNU-BIOLAC Cocoa Germplasm Maintenance and Improvement.

Dr. Lambert A. Motilal

Dr. Lambert A. MOTILAL

Advisory Committee Member UNU-BIOLAC Advance Biomaterials and Bioprinting.

Dr. Grissel Trujillo de Santiago

Dr. Grissel Trujillo de Santiago

Advisory Committee Member UNU-BIOLAC Soil Microbiology and Plant Physiology.

Dr. María Izaguirre Mayoral

Dra. María Luisa Izaguirre-Mayoral 

Advisory Committee Member UNU-BIOLAC Human Diseases Models in Transgenic Mice.

Dr. Martina Crispo

Dr. Martina Crispo

News 30 Oct 2023

Symposium Discusses Transforming the Global Food System for Sustainability

The online event was held as part of the UN Weeks at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan.

Staff Project Assistant

Karolina Polanski

Karolina Polanski is a Project Assistant for the Postgraduate Degree and Training Programme.