Faculty of Science and Engineering

Martin Paul receives city of Venlo's badge of honour

UM President Martin Paul received the badge of honour ('erespeld) of the city of Venlo on 7 September from Mayor Scholten.

30% of tree species worldwide threatened with extinction

More efficient carbon dioxide splitting for sustainable fuels

Using renewable electricity and carbon dioxide (CO₂), carbon monoxide (CO) can be produced as a source of sustainable fuels. Researchers from DIFFER and Maastricht University have discovered how to do this in a potentially more efficient way.

Can we trust cultured meat?

Cultured meat, meat grown from animal stem cells, seems to be conquering the world. When such a new product enters the market, consumers must be able to trust that it complies with all European legislation and regulations regarding food safety.

Maaike Gerritse wins MaCSBio Thesis award 2021

The Systems Biology student Maaike Gerritse is the winner of the MaCSBio thesis award 2021. She won the award for her thesis on ‘Heterogeneity among trauma-exposed subjects; studied at the multi-omics level’.

Matilde della Fontana winner of Menno Knetsch Thesis Award 2021

The Menno Knetsch Award 2021 has been awarded to MSc Biobased Materials graduate Matilde della Fontana. Matilde completed her thesis at the sustainability group of the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Yvonne van der Meer.

‘A new way of thinking’

In the new bachelor’s program, Circular Engineering, students learn how to design production processes in different industries as circularly as possible.

Quiet mirrors to discover our universe

Dr. Jessica Steinlechner of the Department of Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics (GWFP) was awarded a VIDI grant to develop mirror coatings for gravitational waves detectors.

AMIBM researcher participates in a panel discussion with two Nobel laureates

Julia Jansing took part in a fascinating panel discussion on gene editing with two Nobel laureates and the chair of the German Ethics Council.

Two projects with important UM input approved for European roadmap

Einstein Telescope approved for ESFRI Roadmap 2021

On 30 June, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) decided to include the Einstein Telescope (ET) in the 2021 upgrade of its roadmap.

Expert: Jules Harings Universitair Hoofddocent en groepshoofd AMIBM

Jules Harings vond na zijn promotie een goede baan in de industrie. Toch aarzelde hij geen moment toen hij zo’n acht jaar geleden werd gevraagd om mee te werken aan het opstarten van ’natural science’ activiteiten aan de Universiteit Maastricht.

A new life for eggshells

At EGGXPERT, a local startup, two waste products from eggs are put to use in the production of facial masks and wound plasters. Co-founder Chang Liu was one of the first graduates of the master’s in Biobased Materials at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Meet Prof. Nava Tintarev, full professor of Explainable Artificial Intelligence

Prof. Nava Tintarev joined Maastricht University in October of last year. She focuses on Explainable Artificial Intelligence, which has an important societal component to it.

Extracellular vesicles for cardiovascular therapeutics

In this landmark review, group da Costa Martins and collaborators outline the endogenous properties of EVs that make them natural delivery agents as well as the features that can be improved by bioengineering.

A novel murine model for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC) is one of the most common inherited cardiomyopathies, characterized by progressive fibro-fatty replacement in the myocardium.

Therapeutic Delivery of miR-148a Suppresses Ventricular Dilation in Heart Failure

In this study, group de Windt demonstrated that miR-148a expression changes dynamically in distinct subtypes of heart failure: while it is elevated in concentric hypertrophy, it decreased in dilated cardiomyopathy.