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Upcoming Events
Conference
Green industrialization and inclusive growth in a fractured world order
Seminar
World Water Day 2026: Water and Gender
Seminar
Second generation’s family-driven ‘return’ migration and educational (dis-)integrations in the ancestral homeland
Event
2026 Japan RCE Youth Meeting
Conference
PhD Event: March Research Days
Conversation Series
From Regulation to Collaboration: The Role of the Private Sector in the UN System
Event
SDGs Café — High School Students’ Insights from COP30
Event
Online Q&A Session on UNU-MERIT's MSc Programme
Previous Events
Seminar
Migration Seminar Series: Who counts and who's counted: the complicated relationship between migrants and population data
This seminar traces how migrants were counted in UK censuses, showing how population data can mean recognition, risk, and evolving democratic power.
Seminar
Under pressure? Forced migration and public health
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring David Zuchowski, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economic Analysis at the Universitat de València and research fellow at Global Labor Organization (GLO).
Event
Science Talk: Water Availability in the Western US
Investigating the Efficacy of Demand Management Policies under Climate Change
Conversation Series
Trillions on the Table: How IFAD De‑risks Investment in Global Food Value Chains
On 25 February 2026, UNU will host a conversation with Federica Diamanti, Associate Vice-President for External Relations at IFAD.
Event
Webinar | Gender-responsive/-transformative interventions in HIV, TB, and Malaria programmes: What can we learn from the existing evidence-base?
Examining evidence on changes in health- and gender-related outcomes attributable to gender-responsive and -transformative interventions in HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria programmes.
Training
Digital Technology and Sustainable Development Talent Programme, Youth Scholar Training Camp, Winter Session 2026
A one-week training in Macau empowering youth to explore AI, digital tech, and policy for sustainable development and global careers.
Event
Science Talk: Climate Loads the Gun, Governance Pulls the Trigger
Rethinking Climate-Health Pathways in the Eastern Mediterranean
Event
Book Launch: When the Almond Trees Bloom
Book launch and policy dialogue on conflict and peacebuilding with Samina Vabo Ansari.
Event
Science Talk: Charting the Course to Water Security and resilience
A Systems Approach for Navigating Global Change
Seminar
Reducing Racial Bias in Hiring: A Field Experiment with Colombian Firms
MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Jaime Millan-Quijano, Professor at the Department of Economics (Public Economics Section) at Universitat de Barcelona and a researcher at the Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB).