Migration and Development: Melissa Siegel
Dr. Melissa Siegel, the Head of our Migration and Development Research Theme, talks about our priorities, partners and impacts: http://www.merit.unu.edu/research/rt6.php
11 Nov 20134min
Taking Communities of Learning to a Higher Level: Martin Rehm
PhD fellow Martin Rehm joins us ahead of his PhD defence on 1 March 2013. The full title of his thesis is: "Unified yet separated: Empirical study on the impact of hierarchical positions within commun...
13 Feb 20138min
Report: Cutting Poverty and Boosting Social Protection in Cambodia
Over the last 20 years Cambodia has cut poverty rates by a third on the back of rapid economic development; yet most of its people are still vulnerable to malnutrition, natural disasters and precariou...
26 Dec 20127min
Innovation in the Wine Industry in Chile and Argentina: Fulvia Farinelli
We're joined for a pre-defence interview with PhD fellow Fulvia Farinelli, whose thesis investigates 'Natural Resources, Innovation and Export Growth: the Wine Industry in Chile and Argentina'. http:/...
20 Dec 20126min
Energy Poverty and Rural Energy Markets in Pakistan: Bilal Mirza
This time we're joined for a pre-defence interview with PhD fellow Bilal Mirza, whose thesis looks at improving access to energy for poor people living in the countryside of Pakistan. We also hear how...
14 Dec 20123min
Manufacturing and Innovation in Chile: Rodolfo Lauterbach
We're joined for a pre-defence interview with PhD fellow Rodolfo Lauterbach, whose thesis title is 'Innovation in manufacturing from product variety and labor productivity growth to economic developme...
4 Dec 20123min
'A Very Short Introduction to Governance' -- New Professor Mark Bevir
Mark Bevir is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkely; and from 2013 will become an Affiliated Professor at UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance. We have a brief chat...
30 Nov 20127min
PhD Fellow Wins prestigious South American Award
Omar Rodriguez Torres has won the Jorge Bernal award, granting 8,000 euros to support his research into the impact of entrepreneurship policies on the poor. Jorge Bernal, 1952-2010, was a Colombian ac...
30 Nov 20123min
