PIURN is a consortium of 16 universities in the Pacific Islands Countries and Territories established in 2013 to enable closer and meaningful collaboration among researchers in the consortium, and to collectively empower the Pacific Universities to become key contributors to finding solutions for challenges facing the region.

PIURN Research Themes

The Pacific Islands Universities Research Network has identified four main strategic research themes that are in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030).

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Food Security & Nutrition, and Health & Non-Communicable Diseases​

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Climate Change & Biodiversity, including Land Degradation
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Capacity Building, and Data & Statistics
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Social Development, Gender Equality & Education

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Call for Projects 

“TUPUPacific Grants”

Deadline : 15th December  2025

For more information, please refer to TUPUPacific Grants Application

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Read Our 10 Years of History of PIURN

PIURN LEAFLET
  • PIURN Achievements
  • Our Regional Initiative
  • Conference Information
  • PIURN - The Next Ten Years

PIURN Testimonials​

“This first PIURN Summer Institute is the realization of the shared vision of our member universities: to put the students at the forefront of PIURN’s efforts and strengthen the research pathways.”
Professor Jito Vanualailai
Deputy Vice Chancellor Education USP, Acting PIURN Co-Chair
EN “If we can make sure we work together to breach the gaps that exist between our societies, there will be a better Pacific for tomorrow ! There will be a better family of Pacific Island Universities network for tomorrow”
Mr Jean Pierre Nirua
Vice Chancellor of National University of Vanuatu, PIURN Board Meeting July 2023
EN « Our ambition is to develop joint degree programs with other universities in the region. Enabling the mobility of our students, especially at Master's and PhD level, to create this new generation of leaders in the Pacific, who possess a real knowledge of the region, will build the Oceania of tomorrow.”
Professor Catherine Ris
President of the University of New Caledonia, 5th PIURN Conference, July 2023
“I just wanted to say a huge thank you for allowing me to be a small part of the PIURN conference. You did an amazing job making sure that the conference ran so smoothly and people got the chance to connect and share their research. I loved Rarotonga and visiting the USP Cook Islands campus.”
Participant of the 5th PIURN Conference, July 2023

PIURN Member Universities

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The University of New Caledonia
National University of Vanuatu
National University of Samoa
Solomon Islands National University
University of French Polynesia
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The University of Fiji
Christs University in Pacific
Pacific Adventist University
Divine Word University
The Papua New Guinea University of Technology
Papua New Guinea University of Natural Resources and Environment
The University of Papua New Guinea
The University of Goroka
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PIURN Territories

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15 Member Countries

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Contact Us

  • Research Office, The University of the South Pacific
  • mathilde.souchon@usp.ac.fj
  • +679 32 31451

Send a Message

Contact Us

  • Research Office, The University of the South Pacific
  • mathilde.souchon@usp.ac.fj
  • +679 32 31451
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