IAU and our member Western Sydney University (Australia) are pleased to announce that as of August 2025, WSU is taking over the lead and coordination of the IAU HESD Cluster on SDG 3. Prof. Kathy Tannous, Dr Rocco Cavaleri and Dr Deep Jyoti Bhuyan, PhD, all part of WSU's Global Challenge Leads (Fostering Healthy Communities),will be the main contact points for this Cluster Lead for SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being.
This network, along with Western Sydney University, includes Makerere University (Uganda), Universidad de Caldas (Colombia), Universitas Gadjah Mada (Indonesia),UAM Universidad Autónoma Metropolitanaa (Mexico),University College Dublin (Ireland), andUniversitat Oberta de Catalunya) (Spain).
IAU expresses its gratitude to the previous coordinating institution, the Open University of Catalonia (UOC), which has played a pivotal role since the creation of the Cluster in 2018 and has strengthened the collaboration throughout the past years, introducing a cluster strategy, bringing member together in an in-person meeting, and through numerous publications and webinars. UOC will remain an active member of the Cluster.
Learn more about the SDG 3 Cluster's work on the new website here: https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/sustainable-development/sdg3