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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Conversation Series

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.

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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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Conference

Call for papers: 12th Conference on Micro Evidence on Innovation and Development (MEIDE)

December 10-12, 2025- Trivandrum, Kerala, India

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Seminar

Online Q&A Session on UNU-MERIT's MSc Programme

ONLINE: On 11 December, UNU-MERIT will host a Q&A session for prospective students interested in their MSc in Public Policy and Human Development (MPP).

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Training

United Nations University Program on Digital Technology and Sustainable Development

The UNU-DTSD Program is designed for young scholars currently enrolled in higher education institutions or in early career research positions.

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NERPS 2026 Conference: Harnessing Technologies for Strengthening Multilateralism on Peace and Sustainability

The conference will be a platform to exchange ideas and forge partnerships for collaborative action towards a peaceful and sustainable future.

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Previous Events

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

Applications for Reservoir Risk Analysis

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PhD Defence: Essays on Economic Complexity, International Trade and Minerals Economics

Jorge Valverde-Carbonell

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PhD Defence: The Challenges of South America’s Lithium Triangle: Industrial Policies for an Emerging Global Value Chain

Mauricio Cespedes Quironga, UNU-MERIT

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PhD defence: Innovative capacity in low-tech service firms: An analysis of the Brazilian boutique hotels and pest control sectors

Marcia da Mota Daros, UNU-MERIT

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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: NASA Earth Data Applications

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

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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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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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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.