Kristin Meyer works in the Capacity Development and Governance Unit of the United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES). There her work includes research on governance and evidence-based decision-making, as well as involvement in the development of the Nexus Observatory concept and platform. Prior to joining UNU, she worked with the Delegation of the European Union to the UN in New York tracking and analysing human rights resolutions on the situation in Myanmar and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and engaging with UN agencies, civil society organisations and other missions. Ms Meyer previously served as a consultant for the UK National Team of Higher Education Reform Experts, where she sensitised stakeholders to and advanced implementation of issues concerning the European Higher Education Area, including student mobility, quality assurance and academic accreditation. Ms Meyer received her LL.M. in Public International Law from the University of Nottingham and completed her Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sheffield, which included study abroad in Iceland.