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Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences

Both at home and throughout Europe, FHML is one of the most renowned institutes of its kind. We stand for cutting edge research and education, and pride ourselves on rapidly incorporating the latest developments and insights, and methods into our programmes. We also believe strongly in multidisciplinarity, looking at each topic from different angles and ensuring that the different specialists always work in close collaboration. More, FHML is always looking beyond borders. International healthcare is high on our agenda, and our work regularly transcends national boundaries, both in research and in education. FHML works in close cooperation with Maastricht UMC+ (MUMC+).

Education

Education

At FHML everything revolves around life and health. The education spans the entire continuum from bachelor’s and master’s programmes to PhD and post academic education and from health and healthcare to medicine and life sciences. 

Research

Research

The multidisciplinary research of FHML focuses on a set of themes or research programmes, that are conducted in close collaboration with Maastricht UMC+ (MUMC+) and the Faculty of Psychology and Neurosciences.

Campus

Societal impact

Multidisciplinary research and collaborations contribute to solving major societal issues within our primary research themes. Whenever possible, research is translated into economic, financial, or social value. 

News

Anne van den Bulk en Arianne Elissen

“The starting point for integrated neighbourhood care is the story of the neighbourhood”

Health professionals and other care workers need to cooperate both with one another and with neighbourhood residents, according to UM researchers Arianne Elissen and Anne van den Bulck. As part of the LIME project ‘Working together for healthy neighbourhoods’, they explored how best to do this.
Cruijssen en Plasqui
  • UM news

KReDO - Finding the right balance through clarity on frameworks and freedom

With KReDO (Frameworks, Freedom and Effective Support), we are breaking new ground once more. This time, the challenge is to strike the right balance between innovation on the one hand and providing sustainable and efficient support for all our programmes on the other.
Matthijs Cluitmans en Erik Vrij
  • Researchers

Two FHML researchers receive Vidi grants

Matthijs Cluitmans and Erik Vrij both receive a prestigious Vidi grant. Matthijs investigates if AI and computer models can predict sudden cardiac death and Erik uncovers how identical twins arise.
Marjolein Smidt
  • UM news

Marjolein Smidt - Smokers are victims too

Marjolein Smidt, professor of surgical oncology at MUMC+, is perplexed by how easily people can access tobacco products. “Imagine someone marketing an apple today with a warning label saying that it will give you cancer later in life; no one would buy that apple, and a quick ban would follow.”
Liesbeth Boersma
  • Researchers

The question is no longer just “surviving”, but how do you want to live?

More and more women recover from breast cancer. What does life looks like afterwards? Liesbeth Boersma has spent decades researching that question.

Bachelor events

14 Nov
Bachelor's Open Day
2 Dec
Experience Day Biomedical Sciences
2 Dec
Experience Day Medicine
2 Dec
Experience Day Health Sciences
8 Dec
Experience Day European Public Health

Master events

25 Jan
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences | Online Q&A session for prospective master's students
20 Mar
Master’s Open Day
8 Apr
Campus Venlo Open Day 2027

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