Research
UGlobe supports collaborative endeavors that engage numerous researchers, students and international partners on a global scale. These initiatives engage numerous international stakeholders and students to address key global challenges.
Open Cities
The Open Cities project aims to contribute to making cities more open and equal places around the world. On the level of the city, we encounter intersection of various socio-economic, ecological and spatial challenges.
Global Education Lab
The Global Education Lab flagship partners with societal partners from around the world to address inequalities in education globally. We collaborate closely with Utrecht University’s Dynamics of Youth strategic theme.
Inclusive AI
The Inclusive AI Group is a global public and private sector consortium dedicated to fostering collaboration and co-design between critical changemakers who are design experts in the technology industry, AI ethicists, civic actors, and digital anthropologists.
Navigating Deep Transitions
A team of researchers and support staff is investigating how research and innovation practices can contribute to transformative system change. The team designs, launches and carries out projects leveraging a range of methods and techniques.
Just Transitions
Climate change is not purely a technical and environmental issue. It is just as much a social and economic challenge. As the world seeks to address climate change and transition to new ways of life, there is an increasing demand for what is called a ‘just transition’.
Entrepreneurship-led Sustainable Development in Africa
Cultivating home-grown solutions driven by locally embedded entrepreneurs, that contribute to sustainable development in Africa and across the globe.
Other projects
In the past years, we have supported several so called ‘platform projects’, consisting of multidisciplinary project teams of researchers from Utrecht University.