Research Topics

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.
Charter of the United Nations University

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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Expert Co-Head of GLOMOS Division

Dr. Joerg Szarzynski

Prof. Dr. Joerg Szarzynski is the Co-Head of GLOMOS Programme at UNU-EHS.

Expert Senior Research Fellow

Rachel M. Gisselquist

Rachel M. Gisselquist, a political scientist, is a Senior Research Fellow with the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and a member of the institute’s senior management team.

Expert Project Researcher

Marieke Zwartjes

Marieke Zwartjes is a Project Researcher at UNU-CRIS. 

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. Robin Cowan

Robin Cowan is Professor of the Economics of Technical Change at the  University of Maastricht. 

Expert Senior Researcher

Dr. Adriaan van Zon

Adriaan van Zon is a Senior Researcher at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Senior Researcher

René Wintjes

René Wintjes is senior research fellow at MERIT (now the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology  — UNU-MERIT) since 1998.

Expert Researcher

Kirsten Haaland

Kirsten Haaland is a researcher at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) who is interested in Open Source Software, Online Communities, Open Science, FAIR principles, Business Models & Business Processes.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. Jo Ritzen

Jo Ritzen is professorial fellow of International Economics of Science, Technology and Higher Education at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT) and Maastricht Graduate School of Governance.

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. Shyama V. Ramani

Shyama V. Ramani is a Professorial Fellow at the UNU Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT).

Expert Professorial Fellow

Prof. Dr. John Hagedoorn

John Hagedoorn is Professor of Strategic Management at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Maastricht University.