UNESCO Chairs & UNITWIN Networks

Launched in 1992, the UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN Networks programme seeks to foster international cooperation and knowledge sharing between higher education institutions.

A UNESCO Chair is a team within a higher education or research institution that partners with UNESCO on a project to advance knowledge and practice in an area of common priority.

A UNITWIN Network is a partnership between UNESCO and a network of higher education or research institutions (at least three institutions in different countries, at least two of which must be located in the Global South) which pool their competencies and resources around particular theme(s).

Each UNESCO Chair or UNITWIN Network in the UK has a formal ‘Lead’ academic who must be a Professor within the higher education establishment.

Explore UNESCO Chairs & UNITWIN Networks

  • Chair in Sport, Physical Activity and Education for Development at Loughborough University, led by Professor Richard GiulianottiChevron-right
    Chair in Adult Literacy and Learning for Social Transformation at University of East Anglia, led by Professor Anna Robinson-PantChevron-right
    Chair in Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University, led by Professor Roger ConinghamChevron-right
    Chair in Education for Peacebuilding and Human Rights at University of Ulster, led by Professor Kelsey ShanksChevron-right
    Chair in Global Health and Education and UNITWIN Network in Health and Education: Innovating for Sustainable Development at University of Huddersfield / Université Clermont Auvergne, co led by Dr Nicola Gray and Professor Didier JourdanChevron-right
    Chair in Higher Education Management at University of BathChevron-right
    Chair in International Education and Development at University of Nottingham, led by Professor Juliet ThondhlanaChevron-right
    Chair in Masculinities and Gender Equality at School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, led by Professor Maria LohanChevron-right
    Chair in Ocean Governance at University of Portsmouth, led by Professor Pierre FailerChevron-right
    Chair in Shared Education for Peacebuilding and Social Justice at Queens University Belfast, led by Professor Joanne Hughes MBEChevron-right
    Chair in Silk Roads Studies at King’s College Cambridge, led by Professor Peter FrankopanChevron-right
    Chair in Sustainable Energy Technologies at Swansea University, led by Professor Matthew DaviesChevron-right
    Chair in the Development of a Sustainable Geoenvironment at Cardiff University, led by Professor Devin SapsfordChevron-right
    Chair in Transforming Knowledge and Research for Just and Sustainable Futures at University of Bristol, led by Professor Leon TiklyChevron-right
    Chair in Water Science at University of Birmingham, led by Professor David HannahChevron-right
    Chair on Analytics and Data Science at University of Essex, led by Professor Maria FasliChevron-right
    Chair in Artificial Intelligence at University College London, led by Professor John Shawe-TaylorChevron-right
    Chair on Building Peaceful Societies through Research on Gender Equality at City, University of LondonChevron-right
    Chair on Cultural Property Protection and Peace at Newcastle University, led by Professor Peter StoneChevron-right
    Chair on Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Engineering (DRR&RE) at University College London, led by Professor Dina D’AyalaChevron-right
    Chair on Global Creative Economy at City, University of London, led by Professor Andy PrattChevron-right
    Chair on Informatics and Multi-hazard Risk Reduction at Loughborough University, led by Professor Qiuhua LiangChevron-right
    Chair on Innovative Informal Digital Learning in Disadvantaged and Development Contexts at University of Wolverhampton, led by Professor John TraxlerChevron-right
    Chair on Geoscience and Society at University of Plymouth, led by Professor Iain Stewart MBEChevron-right
    Chair on Media Freedom, Journalism Safety and the Issue of Impunity at University of Sheffield, led by Professor Jackie HarrisonChevron-right
    Chair on Refugee Integration through Education, Language, and Arts (RIELA) at University of Glasgow, led by Professor Alison PhippsChevron-right
    Chair on Responsible Foresight for Sustainable Development at University of Lincoln, led by Professor Ted FullerChevron-right
    Chair on the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, and Expansion of Political Space at University of York, led by Professor Paul GreadyChevron-right
    UNITWIN Network for Underwater Archaeology at University of Southampton, led by Dr Helen FarrChevron-right
    UNITWIN Network in Culture, Tourism and Development at Nottingham Trent University, led by Professor Mike RobinsonChevron-right
    UNITWIN Network in Global Pharmacy Education Development at UCL School of Pharmacy, led by Professor Ian BatesChevron-right
    UNITWIN Network on Ecohydrological Interfaces Under Change at University of Birmingham, led by Professor David Hannah and Professor Stefan KrauseChevron-right
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