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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Rossella Marino
As a PhD Fellow, Rossella Marino will be attached to the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy of Ghent University and UNU-CRIS and will be carrying out her research on the political dimension of the return of migrants from Europe to West Africa.
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Thelma Arko
Thelma Arko is a Research Fellow at the United Nations University Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA) wokring on a Bosch-funded Sustainable Cities project.
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Sally Janzen
Sally is an Ecologist with a passion for the environment and its sustainable management to ensure the resilience of people and planet. She is a Research Associate at UNU-EHS and currently works on the FURIFLOOD project, looking at flood risk and ecosystem-based solutions in West Africa.
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Sayako Koyama
Sayako Koyama is a Research Associate at UNU-IAS.
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Sebastian Oberthür
Sebastian Oberthür is a part-time Professorial Fellow at UNU-CRIS where he was involved in the project “Parliamentary Deliberation in Inter-Regional Relations: an Analysis of Climate Change Debates in the EU’s Parliamentary Assemblies with the ACP, the Mediterranean, Latin America and the Eastern Neighbourhood Regions” (PADIRE).
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Alice Eckstein
Alice Eckstein is Programme Manager for the Modern Slavery Programme at United Nations University Centre for Policy Research in New York.
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Akwasi Sarpong
Akwasi Owusu Sarpong is a Visiting Scientist in the One Health and Urban Transformation Graduate School, hosted by the Center for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn.
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Alexey Alekseenko
Alexey V. Alekseenko is currently an Adjunct Professor at UNU-FLORES and an Associate Professor at the Saint Petersburg Mining University
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Andrea Ortiz Vargas
Andrea is a research associate at the EVES Division, where she supports the FloodAdapt project and UNU-EHS Flagship Report project, in both being the focus of her research: Nature-based solutions for flood risk reduction in central Viet Nam.
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Andy Shen
Andy Shen is the Government & Multilateral Organizations Lead for the Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking (FAST) initiative, a project based at UNU-CPR.