“The starting point for integrated neighbourhood care is the story of the neighbourhood”
Creating a healthy and vibrant neighbourhood is a joint effort. But how can professionals and residents work together effectively? Arianne Elissen and Anne van den Bulck explored this in the LIME project ‘Working together for healthy neighbourhoods’.
Four Vidi grants for talented Maastricht University researchers
22 October 2026
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded four experienced researchers from UM Vidi funding, totalling 850,000 euros. This will enable them to develop their own innovative line of research and set up a research group.
UM websites and systems accessible again following security update
21 October 2026
The UM has carried out security updates on its main websites and systems in response to vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language, which is used across large parts of the internet. Most of the platforms are accessible again.
Why don’t suspects talk? “We’re quick to think: they must be guilty”
14 October 2026
Legal researchers Dr Melanie Sauerland and Professor Miet Vanderhallen study why suspects exercise their right to remain silent — and what consequences this may have.
Brightlands Circular Space: a testing ground for plastic recycling
8 October 2026
On 7 October, Brightlands Circular Space officially opened its doors at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen. This new facility helps circular plastics move from laboratory to factory more quickly.
No prosecution of student over Instagram post
2 October 2026
On Friday 2 October, the Public Prosecution Service announced that no criminal offences had been committed in connection with a video posted on social media by a UM student from Gaza.