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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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?

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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).

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Science Talk: NASA Earth Data Applications

Exploring Floods, Dust, Fires, Wildlife, Heatwaves, and Health

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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.

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Science Talk: Innovations in Tree-Ring-Based Streamflow Reconstructions

Applications for Reservoir Risk Analysis

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UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2025

UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2025: A vibrant platform for PhD fellows and researchers to share insights, foster collaboration, and drive innovation.

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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.

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Intensive Course on Agent Based Modelling in Social Sciences

Learn to design, implement, and analyse robust agent-based models (ABM) for research projects in this intensive, full-time course.

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Previous Events

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Documentary Film Screening: Paper Lanterns

On 16 September 2025, UNU will host a screening of Paper Lanterns, a documentary film directed by Barry Frechette and produced by Nobuko Saito Cleary.

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Connected by Design: Building Inclusive Digital Infrastructure for Future-Ready Cities

The United Nations University – Operating Unit on Policy-driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) is honoured to serve as a co-organizer of the Forum on Connected by Design: Building Inclusive Digital Infrastructure for Future-Ready Cities, convened by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in Geneva on 15 September 2025.

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PhD Defence: Trapped in Poverty: Persistent Poverty in the Context of Global Crises

PhD defence Teresa Janz

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Building Our Immunity to Mis/Disinformation Through Journalism

ONLINE & TOKYO: On 11 September 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Hanako Montgomery, international correspondent at CNN, based in the Tokyo bureau.

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Migration Seminar Series: Liminality and Exclusion of Asylum Seekers and Refugees

This paper will show how identity cues shape refugee support. Only perspective-taking boosts inclusion; cost info fails.

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Science Talk: Enhancing Climate Resilience Through Dam and Barrier Removal

Linking River Restoration to Adaptation 

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Reimagining Gender and Climate Justice in Higher Education

ONLINE: On 9 September 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Giselle Miole, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UNU-IAS.

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Bridges and Borders: Multicultural Exchange and Peacebuilding in the AI Era

On 8 September 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Professor Valerio de Cesaris, Rector of the University for Foreigners of Perugia.

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Social Media for Social Good: Promoting Well-being in the Digital Age

ONLINE: On 5 September 2025, UNU will host a BIG IDEAS Dialogue with Meg Hoffmann Nakagawa, founder of Blossom the Project.

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Reassessing Multilateralism: The United Nations at a Crossroads

TOKYO: On 4 September 2025, UNU will host an event exploring how the United Nations and Japan can promote sustainable development in the context of drifting multilateral priorities.