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SCIENCE TALK: Weed 4.0: Eco-Tech Solutions

Blending Biology, AI, and Precision Agriculture

News 17 Mar 2025

Prioritizing Involuntary Immobility in Climate Policy and Disaster Planning is Key, Nature Article Led by UNU-EHS Researcher States

Dr. Lisa Thalheimer-Prezyna, UNU-EHS expert, led a Nature article on involuntary immobility in climate policy and disaster planning.

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Cash in Humanitarian Emergencies [Social Protection Webinar with WFP]

The Social Protection Master’s specialisation will be hosting the Cash in Humanitarian Emergencies webinar, where presenters from WFP's Delivery Field Support team will share their experiences and insights on how cash transfers can serve as a vital tool for social protection in humanitarian contexts.

Brief 17 Mar 2025

“Cautiously Optimistic”: Young People’s Thoughts about the Impacts and Influences of Generative Artificial Intelligence

This brief examines young people's views on Generative AI's impact on their lives and its potential influence on the future generations.

Announcement 16 Mar 2025

First 2025 Open Call for Applications: Coordinate a Course or apply for a Research Fellowship in Biotechnology

UNU-BIOLAC will be accepting applications for the organization of training courses or the conduction of short research fellowships in the LAC region.

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SCIENCE TALK: The ’How’ of the Water-Health Nexus

Empowering Women to Tackle Plumbing Poverty

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One Bed, Two Dreams: Female Migration, Conservative Norms and Foreign Brides in South Korea

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Giulia Briselli, a Postdoctoral Scholar at ESCP Business School, Paris Campus.

Expert Visting Researcher

Nagashree Gowdajjagala Ekanthappa

Visiting Researcher

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Social Preferences Across the World

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research week seminar featuring Alexander W. Cappelen, a professor at the Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH).