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Research and academic activities aligned with every Sustainable Development Goal

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The University shall devote its work to research into the pressing global problems of human survival, development and welfare that are the concern of the United Nations and its agencies.
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People — topics on improving lives of people everywhere

Planet — topics on preserving and improving our environment and natural resources

Peace and partnerships — topics on fostering peaceful, just, and inclusive societies

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Affiliate Affiliated Professor

Prof. Dr. Hein de Haas

Hein de Haas is Professor of Sociology at the University of Amsterdam. He holds an extraordinary professorship in Migration and Development at UNU-MERIT/Maastricht University. 

Affiliate Affiliated Researcher

Dr. Godsway Korku Tetteh

Godsway Korku Tetteh is a Research Associate of the Financial Regulation Innovation Lab at the Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom and Affiliated Researcher at UNU-MERIT.

Affiliate Affiliated Researcher

Dr. Danilo Spinola

Dr. Danilo Spinola is an economist and affiliated researcher at UNU-Merit, part of the Research teams on Innovation, Structural Change and Economic Complexity.

Affiliate Affiliated Researcher

Dr. Carlos Cadena Gaitan

Dr. Cadena Gaitán’s work is focused on urban mobility and urban sustainability, with a specific focus in the developing world. 

Affiliate Affiliated Researcher

Dr. Fauzan Ansyari

Dr. Fauzan Ansyari is an affiliated researcher at UNU-MERIT in the Netherlands. He is also an associate professor of curriculum development and director of Satya Institute for Sustainability at Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau State Islamic University Indonesia. 

Series 19 May 2025

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Announcement 19 May 2025

Applications Open: RCE Awards 2025

The deadline for submissions is 31 July 2025.

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SCIENCE TALK: Renewable Energy Under Climate Change

Understanding the Climate-Energy Nexus Through Data-Driven Modeling

Article 19 May 2025

Getting Debt Sustainability Right in Developing Countries

FFD4 is an opportunity to speak with one voice to the Western-backed institutions that oversee the current international financial architecture.

Media Coverage 17 May 2025

AI agents in global governance: digital representation for unheard voices

Eduardo Albrecht explains how Artificial Intelligence is shaping multilateral decision-making in Columbia University's Multilateralism in Action blog.