Events

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The UNU global network hosts events online and at diverse locations around the world. See individual event announcements for registration information.

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Upcoming Events

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Training

How Science, Technology, and Industrial Policy Will Shape Europe’s Future

UNU MERIT co-organises PhD Summer School 2026 in Strasbourg on Europe’s innovation, science and industrial policy.

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Conversation Series

International Order Under Challenge

On 29 June 2026, UNU will host a conversation with Dr. Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament of India, and Prof. C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice-Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University.

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Event

Science Talk: Water Safety and Antimicrobial Resistance

Understanding the Indirect Toll of Conflict

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Seminar

Webinar #7 | From Downtime Reads to Brave Leaps: Public Policy and Quantum Computing

Kimberly Moloney will discuss the "academic toe-dips", the actual research output, and the value of cross-disciplinary chats.

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2026 Higher Education Sustainability Initiative Global Forum

ONLINE: As part of the UN High Level Political Forum 2026, this event will explore how higher education can serve as a catalyst for sustainable development.

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Side Event

Implementing Nature Positive through Landscape Approaches

KUMAMOTO, JAPAN: This side event of the Global Nature Positive Summit 2026 will discuss collaborative sustainable landscape management.

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Conference

UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2026

UNU-MERIT’s Internal Conference is an annual event where researchers and fellows share work, exchange feedback, and strengthen collaboration.

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Conference

2026 Jobs and Development Conference

The Jobs and Development Conference 2026 brings together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from around the world to discuss the latest insights on jobs, labour markets, and inclusive development.

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Previous Events

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Migration Seminar Series: The politics of selective visibility: Narratives, knowledge production, and entrenched biases of migration stories

Dr. Lorenzo Piccoli on how migration narratives shape public understanding, policy priorities, and the visibility of migration issues.

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Science Talk: From Space to Planetary Health

How Satellites and AI Reveal Earth’s Energy and Ecosystem Services

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PhD Defence: Essays on Automation, Trade, and Industrial Policy

Thao Trang Nguyen

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From Hype to Evidence: A Process Tokenisation Framework for the Public-Sector

The session will address how public-sector organizations can assess the applicability and feasibility of tokenisation within their processes.

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2026 ACUNS Annual Workshop on International Organisation Studies

We are pleased to co-organise the 2026 ACUNS Annual Workshop on International Organisation Studies in partnership with ACUNS and Narxoz University.

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Public PhD Defense of Justine Miller, UNU-CRIS PhD Fellow

The PhD defense by Justine Miller on "Disentangling the Spaghetti Bowl of Regional Integration" takes place in Ghent on Tuesday, 18 June 2026.

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Science Talk: Environmental Controls on the Conversion of Nutrients to Chlorophyll in Global Lakes

Global patterns of lake productivity

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Governação e Proteção de Dados no Contexto da Transformação Digital

O Workshop "Governação e Proteção de Dados no contexto da transformação digital: desafios, oportunidades e perspectivas" terá lugar em Moçambique.

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Ecosystems for Transformative Entrepreneurship in Africa

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series is pleased to announce an upcoming research seminar featuring Erik Stam, Full Professor and Academic Director at Utrecht University.

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Recul de l'aide au développement : quelles conséquences pour la transition écologique et la solidarité internationale ?

Comment la baisse historique de l’APD rebat-elle les cartes du financement de la transition écologique et des solidarités internationales ?