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Daniel Amponsah and Nana Oye Lithur during the submission of Mr. Amponsah‘s final assignment titled ‘Sexuality in transition: Examining the changing sexual orientation and behavior among Ghanaians‘, alongside the District Chief Executive of Shama District Assembly.
11 July 2016

2016 alumnus Daniel Amponsah submits UNU-GEST final assignment to Ministry of Gender and Social Protection in Ghana

Mr. Amponsah submitted his completed project to Nana Oye Lithur, a human rights lawyer and leading advocate on sexual and gender equality in Ghana, as well as Minister of Gender and Social Protection.
9 July 2016

MSc defence by Selamawit Worku Sisay

Selamawit Worku Sisay, MSc Fellow in Geology at the University of Iceland will give a lecture on her MSc project on Monday 11 July, 2016 at 14:00 at University of Iceland, Askja building.
4 July 2016

Climate change focus in field excursion

Last week the UNU-LRT fellows went on a three day excursion to the south and southeast of Iceland. The focus of the trip was on climate change and how it affects ecosystems and societies in the area. In the trip, the fellows got a good overview of how glaciers can tell us about past climate and be used as indicators of climate change. The Vatnajökull National Park was visited where the fellows walked up to the outlet glacier Skaftafellsjökull and observed how the glacier has retreated during the last century and how the rate of retreat has increased in the last decades.
28 June 2016

Internship opportunities for spring semester 2017

UNU-GEST is seeking applicants for an internship period during the spring semester of 2017. The goal of the internship placement is to offer students in related fields of study an opportunity to get acquainted with applied approaches to work towards gender equality.
28 June 2016

UNU-GEST and Makerere University offer scholarships

UNU-GEST collaboration with Makerere University in Uganda continues and the partners are pleased to offer full scholarships to two master´s students of Makerere University School of Women and Gender studies to attend the UNU-GEST diploma programme 2017. The scholarships are partially funded by the Erasmus + grant scheme.
23 June 2016

UNU-GEST receives 10 million ISK grant for ‘Go for No‘ documentary project

UNU-GEST has been granted funding from the Icelandic Gender Equality Fund for ‘Go for No - Tackling gender-based discrimination within the geothermal industry’ international documentary project, in collaboration with Women in Geothermal (WinG) and Bless Bless Productions