The Matariki Network of Universities (MNU) is an international group of leading, like-minded universities, each amongst the most historic in its own country, and recognised as being:
• A premier place of advanced learning, nationally and internationally;
• Research-intensive across a broad subject base;
• Focused on providing a high-quality student experience;
• Flexible, modern, innovative, comprehensive and globally-orientated.
As 2025 draws to a close, we are delighted to share the latest edition of our newsletter, highlighting a year of global collaboration, innovation, and progress across our member institutions. This issue features: 📖 Read the full newsletter here As we wrap up another year of collaboration and innovation, we extend our warmest wishes to […]
We’re thrilled to congratulate the winners of the Matariki Network Three Minute Thesis (3MT) 2025 competition which took place in October. It was a showcase of brilliant research and storytelling from across the globe! 🥇 1st Place – Miranda Wang, Durham University, UK🥈 2nd Place – Dilakshan Srikanthan, Queen’s University, Canada🥉 3rd Place – Eurinah […]
The University of Tübingen, are happy to announce a new fellowship for early and middle career researchers who were planning to pursue research in the U.S. but cannot proceed or realize their plans because of the current political situation and restrictions caused by this. Together with their partner IAS in Baden-Württemberg, the Freiburg Institute for […]
We’re proud to launch the Matariki Network Biennial Report today – a reflection of the collaborative spirit, global engagement, and academic excellence shared across our member institutions. The report showcases the depth and diversity of activity across the Network, from research and student initiatives to international partnerships. Publishing it on UN Day is a timely […]
It’s time to have your say in the Matariki 3MT 2025 People’s Choice vote! This year’s competition features a fantastic line-up of entries from the six institutions across the Network. Voting is open from Monday 13th October and will close at 23.59 (GMT) on Sunday 19th October. You can view the video presentations here: 3MT […]
The Matariki Network of Universities (MNU) is pleased to announce the launch of its third round of Research Seed Funding, aimed at fostering deeper collaboration in globally relevant research fields across our partner institutions. This competitive funding opportunity supports bi-, tri-, and multilateral research projects between MNU members, with a strong encouragement for proposals involving […]