🕒 Only 3 Days Left to Enroll! Join our Public Policy Analysis course coordinated by Bruno Martorano. Learn how public policy shape through stakeholder interactions and develop skills in quantitative and qualitative analysis. 📍 Online 🔗 bit.ly/46EtdHD

Meet Arsh Ajmera, a 25-year-old communicator from India. Being the person in charge of United Nations University - MERIT's social media, Arsh helps amplify the institute’s research and educational impact 📈 #MeetUNUYouth #UNUYouthMonth #YouthLead

Meet Anna, a 31-year-old peace fighter and literature enthusiast from Ukraine. At United Nations University - MERIT, she works on topics related to #SDG16 (peace, justice and strong institutions) 🕊️🏛️ Check out her work: buff.ly/3YAUxVl #MeetUNUYouth #UNUYouthMonth #YouthDay UN Youth Office

🚨🚨🚨 Does austerity impact political participation by changing people’s preferences for redistribution? Answer: yes, they do! Our paper (w/ Patricia Justino and Laura Metzger) is now forthcoming - Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics! A 🧵: shorturl.at/mqGwd

🔍Are we using the right metrics to measure #SDG progress? Hugo Hollanders, our Sr researcher, joins a panel at #UNGA79 to discuss how context-specific ST&I metrics can better measure innovation's impact in Africa. 🗓 13 Sept 📡 17:00 CEST / 11:00 EDT ➡️ bit.ly/46yTXbf

⚽ Meet Teresa Janz, a 27-year-old climate activist from Germany. Her work at United Nations University - MERIT revolves around the impact of weather shocks on #poverty and the effectiveness of #SocialAssistance programmes. Check out her work: buff.ly/3AuRUdC #MeetUNUYouth #UNUYouthMonth

📢 Are you an early-career researcher seeking a new challenge? Apply to our postdoctoral positions: 1️⃣ Impact of green and digital tech on labour markets: bit.ly/3zOqK0V 2️⃣ Modelling inequality impacts of green and digital tech: bit.ly/3LDnrME ⏰ 8 September

Hear from participants of the ‘Catalyzing the Digital Future for Sustainability’ Summer School, held in collaboration with United Nations University - MERIT, to advance #DigitalTransformation and sustainability worldwide! EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 youtube.com/watch?v=2qO5d4…

📢 Apply now for our 2025 Migration Management Diploma Programme (MMDP), a capacity-building programme for civil servants and practitioners in migration management. 🗓 Deadline: 1 Oct. bit.ly/3MjrU7M Co-funded by European Commission & contracted by ICMPD via MPF.

🎉 A warm welcome to our new 2024-25 MPP cohort at UNU-MERIT! We're proud to have such a multidisciplinary group of students who come from all over the world to study our master's programme, bringing a burst of fresh ideas and energy to our institute ✨

“The choices we make, or fail to make, today could result in breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, safer future.” – @‌antonioguterres Learn why this September will be a pivotal moment for #OurCommonFuture. bit.ly/SotF2024

How effective are poverty graduation programmes when the asset transfer size varies? Can more poor households be supported? Hear Christine Valente (University of Bristol) presenting her research next Thursday. 📅 12 Sept, 12:00-13:00 CEST 📍 UNU-MERIT & online ➡️ bit.ly/4dL6pJf

We're pleased to welcome our autumn cohort of Evidence-Based Policy Research Methods (EPRM) programme participants! Over the next 14 weeks, they’ll dive into advanced research methodologies and evidence-based policy development 🚀 Learn more about EPRM: bit.ly/4dLCvEp

What development challenges do middle-income countries face, particularly those in Latin America? Join our UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 Chair seminar on Tuesday, featuring guest speaker Carlos Bianchi from Universidad de la República in Uruguay. 📅 10 Sept, 12:00 CEST 📍 UNU-MERIT & online ➡️ bit.ly/4dNuL57

Calling all senior-level civil servants active in the field of migration / asylum in the #Gambia: our Migration Management The Gambia Training scholarship is for you! 🇬🇲 Deadline: 1 Oct ➡️ unu.edu/merit/course/m… Co-funded by European Commission; contracted by ICMPD via MPF

🔬 Several #Fellowships and #PostDoc opportunities across the UNU system are closing soon. Visit our LinkedIn page for the full list of opportunities ▶️ buff.ly/47ciLHL

THURSDAY: Can adjusting the asset transfer sizes of poverty 'graduation' programmes allow more households to benefit from these interventions? Don't miss our upcoming seminar featuring Christine Valente (University of Bristol). 📅 12 Sept 📍UNU-MERIT & online ➡️ bit.ly/4dL6pJf

How can we encourage investment in developing countries' #infrastructure? UNU-MERIT Professorial Fellow Anthony Bartzokas and Dilek Cetindamar (UTS Research) share their recommendations in this blog, based on a policy brief they prepared for #G20Brazil. bit.ly/3MHpQqe