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.
Charter of the United Nations University

People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere

Education

Gender

Health and well-being

Hunger

Poverty

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

Climate change

Consumption and production

Life below water

Life on land

Water

Prosperity — topics on building a sustainable and fulfilling future

Economic growth

Energy

Industrial policy

Inequality

Infrastructure

Jobs (decent work)

Sustainable cities and communities

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

Institutions

Justice

Peace

SDG partnerships
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Person UNU Council Member; President, University of Hamburg; Spokesperson of the Landeshochschulkonferenz Hamburg (LHK Hamburg), the association of the presidents of Hamburg's member universities in the German Rectors' Conference (HRK)

Prof. Dr. Hauke Reiner Heekeren

Prof. Dr. Hauke Reiner Heekeren is President of the University of Hamburg.

Person UNU Council Member; President, Chinese Association of Sciences of Science and S&T Policy

Prof. Mu Rongping

Prof. Mu Rongping is President of the Chinese Association of Sciences of Science and Science and Technology (S&T)Policy Research

UNU Council Member UNU Council Member; Executive Director, African Leadership Centre

Shuvai Busuman Nyoni

Ms. Shuvai Busuman Nyoni is Executive Director of the African Leadership Centre (ALC) and a gender, peace and security practitioner and researcher. 

UNU Council Member UNU Council Member; Executive Director, African Foundation for Women & Youth in Education & STI

Dr. Jane Catherine Ngila

Prof. Ngila is the Executive Director of the African Foundation for Women and Youth in Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) whose main focus is to provide mentorship to women and youth in education and STEM fields.

UNU Council Member Vice-Chair of UNU Council; Amartya Sen Professor of Inequality Studies, Director of the International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics

Prof. Francisco H.G. Ferreira

Prof. Francisco H. G. Ferreira is the Amartya Sen Professor of Inequality Studies and Director of the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics (LSE). 

UNU Council Member UNU Council Member; Professor of International Relations, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Relations, and Fellow of St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford

Prof. Louise Fawcett

Prof. Louise Fawcett is Professor of International Relations and Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford. 

Person Youth Fellow, Diplomacy and Sustainable Development

Jenna Elshurafa

Ms. Jenna Elshurafa is a Youth Fellow in Diplomacy and Sustainable Development at UNU-INWEH, supporting initiatives on sustainable water management, water diplomacy, and youth engagement in the UN processes. 

Expert Research Fellow, Artificial Intelligence and Disaster Risk Analytics

Dr. Mohammad Alobaidi

Dr. Mohammad Alobaidi specializes in developing scalable AI frameworks and tensor informatics for robust modeling, extreme event analytics, and decision making in natural and built infrastructure systems under uncertainty.

Announcement 03 May 2025

Studio Bonn event “Deep Change – Cultural Foundations for a Desirable Future”

Why isn’t change happening, even when we know what’s needed? Join us to explore the cultural shifts behind real change.

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New Frontiers in Global Security: Emerging Technologies and Outer Space

On 19 May 2025, UNU will co-host a symposium exploring global security in an era of rapid technological advancements, focusing on AI and outer space.