Events

Opportunities to join UNU events worldwide

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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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Science Slam: Science4Peace

We are looking for scientists who want to present their research outside their scientific bubble: with entertaining insights, crisp facts, and ideas.

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Master Open Day

Learn about the MSc in Public Policy and Human Development at UNU-MERIT during the UM Master’s Open Day on Saturday, 15 November 2025

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Co-Designing Infrastructure with Nature and Communities

BELÉM, BRAZIL: This session at the COP30 Resilience Hub will discuss how nature-positive infrastructure can align climate, biodiversity and equity goals.

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GIAHS International Study Programme 2025 Presentation

WAJIMA, JAPAN & ONLINE: This event will feature student presentations on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems in Italy and Japan.

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High-level Conference on Women, Peace and Digital Transformation: Economic Inclusion for Lasting Stability

On 17 November 2025, ERIA and UNU will co-host a conference focused on increasing women’s digital inclusion to unlock their potential in driving economic and social stability.

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Nexus Seminar 87: Integrating WEFE Nexus Indicators for Assessing Sustainability in Farming Systems

Nexus Seminar

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Fostering Sustainability Science Leadership: Synergies for Bridging Capacities Across Environmental and Developmental Policy Agendas

BELÉM, BRAZIL: This event at the COP30 GAUC Pavilion will highlight collaborative efforts to develop synergies across biodiversity, climate and the SDGs.

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Science Talk: Exploring the Relationships Between Housing and Food for Latinx Newcomers in Toronto

How Housing Precarity Shapes Food Behaviors

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Previous Events

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The Belém Health Action Plan: Accelerating Action on Climate Justice and Health

BELÉM, BRAZIL: This COP30 side event will explore the interlinkages between health, justice and climate change, highlighting the health co-benefits of climate action.

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Minds Connect: Science4Peace Networking Event

Join the networking event for early-career researchers passionate about making the world a more peaceful place through science.

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Publication Launch: "Greening Communities Guidance: Lifelong Learning for Climate and Sustainability Action"

ONLINE: This event will launch a new publication on the role of cities and local communities in advancing climate action through lifelong learning.

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3rd Annual Meeting of the Greening Education Partnership

BELÉM, BRAZIL & ONLINE: This event will discuss the central role of education in climate action and showcase initiatives driving system-wide transformation.

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PhD Defence: Technological Change and Production Specialisation in the Green and Digital Transition

María de las Mercedes Menéndez de Medina

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“Let’s bury the term ‘Rust Belt’ and call it the ‘Silicon Heartland’”: how innovation ‘others’ by (re)imagining presents, constructing futures, and disregarding pasts of postindustrial places

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Marlise Schneider, PhD Candidate at Technical University of Munich.

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Science Talk: Evidence of the Contribution of Transportation-Related Air Pollution (TRAP) to Urban Air Quality

A Persistent Global Challenge

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MPP Experience Day

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: On Wednesday 12 November 2025, UNU-MERIT will host the MPP Experience Day, an event designed especially for prospective students of our MSc in Public Policy and Human Development (MPP).

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UNU-IIGH’s Gender and Health Hub at the 4th International Community Health Workers Symposium

UNU-IIGH co-organised three virtual events in partnership with PSI, UNICEF, and the Imarisha Consortium, on the occasion of the 2025 CHW symposium

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Crime at a Crossroads: The New Dynamics Shaping Responses to Organized Crime

On 11 November 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Dr. Mark Shaw, Executive Director of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.