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Vibrant 3D rendering depicting the complexity of neural networks.

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When Thoughts Get Tangled: What Knot Theory Can Tell Us About the Mind

10 Nov 2026

Rene Kemp_MERIT_Blog_Plastic recycling

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Why plastics recycling needs more than better technology

27 Oct 2026

Antonio Guterres UNGA 81

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Reclaiming a multilateralism that works: Global co-operation for a more equal, peaceful and sustainable world

24 Oct 2026

Measuring what matters: What working with UNDP on the Global Knowledge Index taught me about multilateralism

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Measuring what matters: What working with UNDP on the Global Knowledge Index taught me about multilateralism

23 Oct 2026

Upcoming Events

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UNESCO Chair Special Session at the III LALICS Master's Academy 2026

Call for Master's students to join the UNESCO Chair special session at the III LALICS Master's Academy 2026.

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CILAC 2026-UNESCO Chair Panel on Science and Agriculture: Sustainability and Competitiveness

A roundtable at Foro CILAC 2026 on how science and innovation are transforming agriculture, sustainability and competitiveness in Latin America

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Symposium

Call for Papers: Economic Fitness and Complexity Symposium

The Economic Fitness and Complexity Symposium invites research on innovation, structural change and development.

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Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Economic Shocks and tax morale

Dina Kamal

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