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Upcoming Events
Event
Science Slam: Science4Peace
Conference
Call for papers: 12th Conference on Micro Evidence on Innovation and Development (MEIDE)
Seminar
Online Q&A Session on UNU-MERIT's MSc Programme
Training
United Nations University Program on Digital Technology and Sustainable Development
Event
NERPS 2026 Conference: Harnessing Technologies for Strengthening Multilateralism on Peace and Sustainability
Previous Events
Seminar
Harnessing AI for Smarter, Sustainable University Management
ONLINE: This webinar will discuss the role of AI in university management and administration, including functions and the use of AI agents.
Event
UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2025
UNU-MERIT’s Internal Conference is an annual event where researchers and fellows share work, exchange feedback, and strengthen collaboration.
Event
Science Talk: Innovations in Tree-Ring-Based Streamflow Reconstructions
Applications for Reservoir Risk Analysis
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Essays on Economic Complexity, International Trade and Minerals Economics
Jorge Valverde-Carbonell
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: The Challenges of South America’s Lithium Triangle: Industrial Policies for an Emerging Global Value Chain
Mauricio Cespedes Quironga, UNU-MERIT
Degree Defense
Seminar
Ethnic Favouritism in Environmental Disaster Payouts.
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Sumeet Gulati, a Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics at the University of British Columbia.
Event
Science Talk: NASA Earth Data Applications
Exploring Floods, Dust, Fires, Wildlife, Heatwaves, and Health
Workshop
Digital4Culture - Understanding the Relationship between Digital Technologies and Cultural Heritage
Join Digital4Culture, a joint workshop hosted by the United Nations University – Operating Unit on Policy-driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) and the Observatory on Science, Communication and Culture Policies (PolObs).
Seminar
UNU-IIGH Webinar | Gendered risks of privatised practices on the health workforce
Is the rise of privatised practices in health fertile ground for the amplification of existing gender inequalities in the healthcare workforce?