23 January 2018
MSc defence by Moneer Alnethary
Moneer Fathel Alnethary, MSc Fellow in geology at the University of Iceland will give a presentation on his MSc project on Friday 26 January, 2018 at 14:00 at University of Iceland, Askja building, room N-36.
23 January 2018
17 Goals to Achieve a Better World: New Campaign Highlights UNU’s Work on the Sustainable Development Goals
Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015, the SDGs unite global action to overcome the world’s biggest challenges, from hunger and poverty to equality and peace. UNU’s work is uniquely comprehensive, spanning the full breadth of the SDGs. Some 400 UNU researchers worldwide are engaged in more than 180 research projects
23 January 2018
UNU launches Sustainable Development Explorer
On 22 January, United Nations University (UNU) launched its Sustainable Development Explorer, a new campaign highlighting UNU’s work to support the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
22 January 2018
UNU's SD Explorer launched today
On 22 January, UNU launched its Sustainable Development Explorer, a new campaign highlighting UNU’s work to support the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015, the SDGs unite global action to overcome the world’s biggest challenges, from hunger and poverty to equality and peace.
12 January 2018
UNU-GEST welcomes the class of 2018!
The United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (UNU-GEST) welcomed the 11th cohort to its annual post-graduate programme in international gender studies in Iceland this week. This spring term, a record number of 24 fellows from 14 countries participates in the programme.
8 January 2018
“Unspeakable Wrongs” - a new course offered in spring semester
UNU-GEST, in collaboration with the University of Iceland, offers a course on women and violence: how it is specific to women, how each kind is distinct from the other, the stories women tell about it, and the ways in which collective identities are constructed upon those narratives. Titled ‘“Unspeakable wrongs”: Violence, Narrative, and Collective Identities’, it is a 10 credit course taught by Dr Giti Chandra