WUN International Network Development Program Launch

08 Oct 2020

WUN International Network Development Program Launch 

Featuring Professor Jeffrey Sachs:

"Developing the Next Generation of Research Leaders for Sustainable Development"

UCD Global is delighted to announce that the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) in collaboration with the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), will hold a series of free virtual workshops for early career researchers, each thematically focused on a UN Sustainable Development Goal. These workshops will bring together early career researchers from all around the world interested in establishing connections to colleagues in their field.  

Information about the WUN ECR workshops is being distributed to Early Career Researchers now by UCD Graduate Studies and the UCD Careers Network.

Of particular interest to staff, the first session (11am, 28 October) is open to all and will feature guest speaker Professor Jeffrey Sachs, President of the UN SDSN, Chair of the Lancet COVID-19 Commission, economics professor and global leader in sustainable development.

Register here for the inaugural event. The deadline for registration is 27 October at 12 noon.

For more information on WUN, please contact Roslyn Reddy, directorucdglobal@ucd.ie