The UK National Commission for UNESCO

The UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs projects deal with training and research activities in UNESCO major programmes sectors. Since its creation in 1992, the Programme has developed from some 17 Chairs to over 600 established Chairs and interuniversity networks.

Projects are located at over 600 institutions in over 120 countries and involve academics, scholars and graduate students, as well as key partners from civil society and the economic sector. Over the last five years these partners have brought some US$30 million towards UNITWIN projects, a sum six times greater than UNESCO’s own funding.

In the UK, there are currently 10 UNESCO Chairs. Professor W. John Morgan (UNESCO Chairholder at the University of Nottingham) is the coordinator of the UNESCO Chairs Group in the UK National Commission, aimed at collaborating closely in activities and widening the network in the UK with priorities in the fields of Natural and Human Sciences, in Engineering, Culture and Communications.

RECENT EVENTS

Inaugural UK UNESCO Chairs Colloquium
17-18 Jan 08 - Nottingham

HOW TO APPLY
Guidance Note
UNESCO Guideline

UK UNESCO CHAIRS GROUP TERMS OF REFERENCE
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New UNESCO Chairs - How to Apply?

UK Proposals for new UNESCO Chairs should be submitted to the UK National Commission for UNESCO by its annual national deadlines (England/Northern Ireland HEIs – 28 February; Wales HEIs – 31 December; Scotland HEIs – 31 December). Applications sent directly to UNESCO will be returned to the UK National Commission and will not be processed.

Prospective Institutions should read the UK National Commission Guidance Note on Establishing a UNESCO Chair in the UK (, 566kb) for further information.

Proposals submitted should fulfil the requirements set out by UNESCO in its Guidelines and procedures for the UNESCO UNITWIN Programme, February 2006

Enquiries and for further information, contact Natasha Bevan at the UK National Commission Secretariat.

UK Chairs

UNESCO Chair in Gender Research Lancaster University (2008)
Chairholder: Professor Sylvia Walby / Email: s.walby@lancaster.ac.uk

UNESCO Chair in ICT for Development Royal Holloway, University London (2007)
Chairholder: Professor Tim Unwin / Email: t.unwin@rhul.ac.uk

UNESCO Chair in HIV/AIDS, Education and Health Security in Africa Aberystwyth University (2007)
Chairholder: Professor Colin McInnes / Email: cjm@aber.ac.uk

UNESCO Chair in Higher Education Management University of Bath (2000)
Chairholder: Professor Richard Mawditt / Email: richardmawdittinbath@btopenworld.com

UNESCO Chair in Political Economy of Education University of Nottingham (2005)
Chairholder: Professor W. J. Morgan, Director of the Centre for Comparative Education Research / Email: John.Morgan@nottingham.ac.uk

UNESCO Chair in Intercultural Studies and Teacher Education Institute of Education, University of London (2000)
Chairholder: Professor Jagdish Gundara / Email: j.gundara@ioe.ac.uk

UNESCO Chair in Education as a Humanitarian Response University of Oxford (2005)
Chairholder: Dr Colin Brock / E-Mail: colin.brock@edstud.ox.ac.uk

UNESCO Chair in Education for Pluralism, Human Rights and Democracy University of Ulster (1999)
Chairholder: Professor Alan Smith / Email: a.smith@ulster.ac.uk

UNESCO Chair in Interfaith Studies Birmingham University (1999)
Professor Jonathan Webber / Email: J.Webber@bham.ac.uk

UNESCO Chair in Information and Communication Engineering Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering, City University London (1998)
Chairholder: Professor Florin Popentiu Vlãdicescu / Email: Fl.Popentiu@city.ac.uk