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University Fund Limburg’s new fundraising strategy pays off

Earlier this year, a medical school in New York received a billion-dollar bequest from the widow of a wealthy investor. A huge sum, but unlike in the Netherlands, donating to universities is not out of the ordinary in the Anglo-American tradition.
Guide Vanderbroeck en Bouwien Janssen

Children who get a healthy lunch and more exercise at school do better in maths

Children perform better at school, particularly in arithmetic, if they have a healthy lunch and get varied exercise. These are the findings of new research based on data from the Healthy Primary School of the Future (HPSF) project, a long-term UM study.
Gezond

Elections in the United States

On Tuesday 5 November 2024, the 60th US presidential elections will take place. What consequences do these elections - and their results - have for Europe?
Young woman casting her vote during US elections

75 years of the Social Historical Centre for Limburg: the leading archive of regional heritage

In 1949, a group of prominent Limburg residents founded the Social Historical Centre for Limburg (SHCL). Their aim: to preserve the history of social life in Limburg for posterity. This year, the centre celebrates its 75th anniversary.
The Sociaal Historisch Centrum Limburg main study hall

Why ‘You look young for your age!’ is not necessarily a compliment

“You look young for your age!”, “Young people are innovative” or “Population ageing is a problem”. These are all statements that express wrongful assumptions about age.
Maastricht University ageing studies professor Aagje Swinnen

Innovative ToF research on chemical processes in old paintings

Caroline Bouvier likes to look beyond the image. Or more accurately, beneath it. A postdoctoral researcher from Paris, she is less interested in what a painting depicts—the iconography—than in the chemical processes behind the composition.
Caroline Bouvier