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Analysing complex challenges: UNU-MERIT concludes a successful intensive course on Agent-Based Modelling.

26 Nov 2025

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The Emerging Digital Technologies Reshaping Labour Markets: UNU-MERIT Paper Wins Best Paper Award at CONCORDi 2025

24 Nov 2025

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18 Nov 2025

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A Global Vision for UNU-MERIT: In Conversation with Dr. Rohinton Medhora

17 Nov 2025

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Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Essays on the creation and diffusion of novel technologies

Davide Bonaglia

04 Dec 2025, 10:00 - 11:30

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PhD Defence: Bridging profitability and sustainability: Essays on Private Sector Innovation for Sustainable Development in Low-Income Contexts

Maximilian Bruder

09 Dec 2025, 16:00 - 17:30

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Call for papers: 13th Conference on Micro Evidence on Innovation and Development (MEIDE)

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

10 Dec 2025, 09:00 - 12 Dec 2025, 18:00

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The Michael Cichon Graduate Award for Theses in Social Protection and Public Policy - 2025

Honouring excellence in social protection research at the 2025 Michael Cichon Graduate Award.

10 Dec 2025, 13:00 - 10 Dec 2025, 18:00

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