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Upcoming Events
Workshop
West and Central Africa Regional Workshop on Wastewater Surveillance for Environmental and Public Health
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
Event
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.
Side Event
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.
Event
Minds Connect: Science4Peace Networking Event
Join the networking event for early-career researchers passionate about making the world a more peaceful place through science.
Event
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.
Event
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.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Technological Change and Production Specialisation in the Green and Digital Transition
María de las Mercedes Menéndez de Medina
Seminar
“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.
Event
Science Talk: Evidence of the Contribution of Transportation-Related Air Pollution (TRAP) to Urban Air Quality
A Persistent Global Challenge
Event
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).
Event
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