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News 31 Oct 2024

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.

News 24 Oct 2024

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.

News 18 Oct 2024

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.

News 04 Oct 2024

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

News 03 Oct 2024

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.

News 01 Oct 2024

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.

Blog Post 27 Sep 2024

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

News 20 Sep 2024

UNU-MERIT's Latest Research around Policy, Innovation and Scientific Collaboration in Latin America

Five of our junior researchers presented their findings at a workshop, with Paraguay, Mexico and Colombia being among the countries studied

Blog Post 17 Sep 2024

EdTech, Gamification and the Future of Education: A Case Study in Eastern Europe

UNU-MERIT PhD alumna Irina Burlacu de Paoli shares key findings from her study on educational technology and game-based learning in Moldova.

Blog Post 17 Sep 2024

Making Children Visible: Reflections on the Right to be Heard and the Concept of Evolving Capacity

Julieta Marotta, Assistant Professor at UNU-MERIT, shares some key points based on her research around access to justice for children.