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Why Central American Economies Need Better Innovation Policies
UNU-MERIT's UNESCO Chair Professor Carlo Pietrobelli shares fresh insights following his keynote at a recent high-level policy event in Panama.
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Why Inequality Research Matters Now More Than Ever: UNU-MERIT on Nobel Winners
Our academics reflect on the work of this year's Nobel Prize in Economics laureates and its influence in the fields of economics and global policy.
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Building Bridges for Science: Reflections from UNU-MERIT's Reach & Turn Workshop
Our Partnerships Specialist Dr. Diego Salama shares key takeaways from the science communication workshop that he co-led in Panama on 21 October 2024.
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UNU-MERIT's Recent Activities as an ITU Academy Training Centre
UNU-MERIT's Dr Mindel van de Laar reflects on recent ITU events that we have participated in, and shares an overview of our upcoming ITU courses.
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Podcast: Bringing Mental Health into Climate Discussions
For UN Day, UNU-MERIT expert Dr. Sanae Okamoto is interviewed by the UN Student Association ahead of her research presentations at COP29 next month.
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UNU-MERIT Researchers Contribute to Eurostat’s First Manual on Business Innovation Statistics
The manual is a vital resource for statistical offices across the EU, offering detailed guidelines on collecting comparable business innovation data.
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Key Takeaways from MACIMIDE's Annual Work Conference 2024
On 23 September, UNU-MERIT hosted the annual MACIMIDE Work Conference, bringing together researchers working on citizenship, migration and development
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UNU-MERIT Researchers Among World’s Top 2% Most-Cited
8 UNU-MERIT researchers have been recognised as being among the most widely cited scientists in the world, according to a Stanford University ranking.
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Highlights from the UNU-MERIT Internal Conference 2024
Our PhD coordinator Soha Youssef and PhD director Dr. Micheline Goedhuys reflect on the Internal Conference, a significant annual event at UNU-MERIT.
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Examining the Causes and Consequences of the Digital Divide(s)
UNU-MERIT researcher Praachi Kumar describes the implications of the Global Digital Compact and shares her thoughts on the topic of digital governance