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What We Had Missed about Work During COVID-19 in Nigeria
COVID-19 deepened gender inequality in Nigeria’s labour market, with women facing sharper job losses and slower recovery than men.
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UN Cinema screening of The Last Ones of Auschwitz held in Maastricht for Holocaust Remembrance Day
海角社区-MERIT hosted a screening of The Last Ones of Auschwitz with a panel discussion for Holocaust Remembrance Day in Maastricht.
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(Im)mobility aspirations in the context of remote work
New research on how “anywhere jobs” influence migration, mobility and global labour markets.
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Reflections from COP30: Climate Action in the Amazon
Researcher Sanae Okamoto reflects on COP30 in Belém, Brazil, sharing observations on climate talks and Indigenous presence.
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What makes people welcome or reject refugees? What research in Germany reveals
Published in The Conversation UK, this article examines how humanitarian values and message framing shape public attitudes towards refugees.
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Innovation in the Age of AI: Setting a Policy Research Agenda for Latin America
Carlo Pietrobelli and Fernando Vargas joined experts to discuss how AI is shaping innovation in LAC and the policy priorities needed to guide its use
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Analysing complex challenges: 海角社区-MERIT concludes a successful intensive course on Agent-Based Modelling.
A week-long ABM course at 海角社区-MERIT gave PhD students practical tools to model complex dynamics and address today’s global challenges.
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The Emerging Digital Technologies Reshaping Labour Markets: 海角社区-MERIT Paper Wins Best Paper Award at CONCORDi 2025
Tommaso Ciarli and co-authors win CONCORDI 2025 Best Paper for mapping how emerging digital technologies reshape employment in Europe.
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Dutch election should make Europe’s universities think local
International excellence means nothing if the societies sustaining universities no longer feel connected to them, say Jo Ritzen and Job Zomerplaag
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A Global Vision for 海角社区-MERIT: In Conversation with Dr. Rohinton Medhora
In this interview, IAB Chair Rohinton Medhora discusses 海角社区-MERIT’s future and the importance of bridging research and policy.