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Tj Boisseau
15 April 2017

UNU-GEST Professor TJ Boisseau on the Icelandic National Radio station on contemporary gender and race politics in the U.S.

TJ Boisseau, U.S. Fulbright Scholar to the University of Iceland and UNU-GEST Professor featured in the Icelandic National Broadcast in series of programmes on US politics.
12 April 2017

First UNU-GEST collaboration with Our World web Magazine by United Nations University

Pétur Waldoff's article on his research on Gendered Value Chain Analysis in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania has been featured in Our World Magazine.
Open Call fellowships Makerere University and UNU-GEST
11 April 2017

UNU-GEST and Makerere University offer scholarships for spring term 2019

UNU-GEST collaboration with Makerere University in Uganda continues. The partners are pleased to offer full scholarships to two master´s students of Makerere University to attend the UNU-GEST diploma programme 2018 in international gender studies. The scholarships are partially funded by the Erasmus + grant scheme.
Photo by UNICEF/ Josh Estey
4 April 2017

New book by UNU-EHS experts, "Disaster Risk Reduction in Indonesia: Progress, Challenges and Issues" released!

From global agreements to grassroots initiatives: a new book co-edited by UNU-EHS experts assesses the progress made in disaster risk reduction in Indonesia, and the challenges the country still faces.
4 April 2017

Next Lecture series event with Tamara Shefer on "Gender and sexual justice in South Africa: Young people making a change" 6th April, 12h

Next event of our collaboration with RIKK Háskóli Íslands this Thursday 6th April with Tamara Shefer on "Gender and sexual justice in South Africa: Young people making a change". From 12.00-13.00h at the National Museum of Iceland.
Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania
30 March 2017

New blog entry by Pétur Waldorff, "Left Out to Dry? Gender and Fisheries on Lake Tanganyika"

New ‘Gender Full Spectrum‘ Blog entry by UNU-GEST Researcher Dr. Pétur Walfdorff on his Gendered Value Change Analysis research in Tanzania.