“This edition of the Scoreboard shows yet again that Europe is strong in science but underperforming on innovation," says EU Commissioner Carlos Moedas. See the full report -- co-authored by UNU-MERIT researchers -- here: https://www.merit.unu.edu/eu-innovation-scoreboard-2018-sweden-top-germany-drops-while-china-catches-up/ #SDG9
UNU-MERIT » EU Innovation Scoreboard 2018: Sweden top, Germany drops, while China catches upFaculty of Science and Engineering
The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) is the incubator and home of several outstanding departments and prestigious institutions in education and research. Our scientists and scholars contribute to international education programmes at the bachelor's, master's and PhD levels and take part in innovative research in the fields of humanities, education, governance, sustainability, data science and natural science.
- Home to over 1,500 students (69% from abroad)
- 280 staff (46% from abroad)
- 4 bachelor’s programmes and 9 master’s programmes
- 10 research departments & institutes
- Locations in Maastricht, Venlo and Geleen
- Pre-bachelor programme: Foundation Programme
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Student association UCV contributes to student life in Venlo
Thursday, June 21, 2018Read moreAlthough the bachelor’s programme University College Venlo (UCV) is nearly three years old they never had their own student association. Until now.
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Life Time Achievement Award for ICIS Prof. Pieter Glasbergen
Monday, June 18, 2018Read moreProf. Pieter Glasbergen received the Life Time Achievement Award (LTA) for his research on Partnerships for Sustainable Development at the CSSI conference in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Data scientists have the future (and control it)
Monday, June 18, 2018Read moreCelebration of the 25th anniversary of the Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering (DKE).
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Largest European database of sustainable energy initiatives now online
Monday, June 4, 2018Last year researchers from ICIS, Maastricht University’s institute for sustainable development, created an inventory of projects seeking to make a sustainable change to people’s energy consumption. Together with 10 research partners in the EU Horizon 2020 project ENERGISE, they gathered information on more than 1,000 projects and initiatives in 30 European countries.
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Research laboratories Campus Venlo opened
Thursday, May 31, 2018The research laboratories at the Villa Flora in Venlo were officially opened on 31 May. With these labs, the Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo can be considered a fully-fledged academic community, where both research and education have a place.
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Comenius Teaching Fellow grant to benefit student wellbeing
Tuesday, May 22, 2018Dr. Petra Hurks (FPN), Tessa Vanheeswijck (UCM), Aimee Coenen (FPN), and Mieke Jansen (SSC) have been awarded the Comenius Teaching Fellow grant of €50.000 for the project: Learning to learn and feel (better).
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Applied Biobased materials Conference 2018
Wednesday, April 25, 2018On the 20th of April Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) hosted its third international conference on Applied Biobased Materials (ABC). This year's theme was: Biobased Materials for Innovations in Fibre Applications. It was an inspiring day for all 130 visitors.
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Maxime got an offer from Medtronic
Wednesday, April 11, 2018How do you prepare for life after university, or ‘working life’? Among other things, by participating in workshops at companies in the region through UM’s Master Yourself programme. Maxime Heyndrickx (master's student in Public Policy & Human Development) shares his story.
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Radically new approach of self-care for Alzheimer's patients
Tuesday, March 27, 2018ICT4Life is an EU-funded project. Its objective consists in implementing an innovative platform that connects patients, families, health professionals and care-givers through user friendly tools.
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Maastricht University - Campus Venlo students win FACE-UP Air Cargo Competition 2018
Wednesday, March 14, 2018Caroline Larisch alumna (graduated in 2018) and Danny Jonker are both among the three winners of the FACE-UP Air Cargo Competition 2018, a competition for recent graduates to present their thesis at the World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Dallas, United States.
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Data Science for Decision Making best Master's programme in it's category
Wednesday, March 7, 2018The ‘Keuzegids Masters 2018’, released today, ranks DKE's Master programme in Data Science for Decision Making 1st place in the country for the category for Theoretical Master for Computer Science. Due to its high score, it has also received the "topopleiding" seal, which means that it belongs to the best Masters programmes in the Netherlands.
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Delegation UM and the province of Limburg visit CERN.
Monday, March 5, 2018UM, the province of Limburg and Nikhef - the National institute for subatomic physics - have visited CERN in light of their collaboration.
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AMIBM researcher selected for YERUN Researcher Mobility Awards
Wednesday, February 28, 2018The Young European Research Universities Network (YERUN) has announced the final selection for the first Researcher Mobility Awards (RMA)
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The hybrid researcher
Thursday, February 15, 2018Research that transcends individual disciplines is highly regarded in academia, yet known to be incredibly challenging. Matthijs Cluitmans demonstrates that it is not only possible, but also of great added value. He obtained a joint PhD in 2016 from the Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering (DKE) and the School for Cardiovascular Diseases (CARIM). Before that, he studied both disciplines in Maastricht, and he now works for both institutes as well as at Philips Research.
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Discovering new species, just like Darwin
Friday, February 9, 2018At the occasion of Darwin Day (12 February) evolutionary biologist Roy Erkens tells about his research on new plant species.
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“Do you believe Rens Kroes?”
Thursday, February 1, 2018Mayonnaise with a blue check mark on the label. Light potato chips. Diet margarine that helps prevent heart attacks. Are these claims even true? And why do people trust Rens Kroes’s lifestyle advice, but don’t trust E-numbers? These are the types of questions that intrigue researcher Alie de Boer.
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The value of data
Wednesday, January 31, 2018In May 2018 the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect. Applicable to the entire EU, its aim is to protect the individual rights of citizens while guaranteeing free and secure movement of personal data within the EU. According to André Dekker, professor of Clinical Data Science we are so concerned about privacy protection that we’ve lost sight of the value of the data. “We need to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.”
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Innovative Data Science research project wins award
Thursday, January 25, 2018A research project titled 'Intelligent games for assessing cognitive, social and physical capacities of elderly and children' was awarded a prize at the Pre-Dies Natalis symposium 'The Future of a Data-Driven Society'.
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The future of data in academia
Wednesday, January 24, 2018From Apple's personal assistant Siri helping you out to Netflix recommending content for you, artificial intelligence and big-data technologies are increasingly affecting our daily lives. Is society prepared for the data revolution we are experiencing? And what will the data-filled world of the future look like? These questions are being explored on 26 January during Maastricht University’s 42nd Dies Natalis. Keynote speakers Sally Wyatt and Michel Dumontier share their thoughts on data in academia.
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The risks of convenience
Thursday, January 18, 2018The EU-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will oblige companies to have a data protection officer, to inform authorities and affected individuals of security breaches, and to invest in data encryption and intrusion prevention and detection systems. This should improve the security of sensitive personal data – but it is important to remember that there’s no such thing as a perfectly secure system, according to Apostolis Zarras, cybersecurity expert.
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Jaha Dukureh was a guest speaker at the Ambassador Lecture Series, Maastricht University last month.
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Our resident zoologist John Sloggett has just had a paper published in the journal Current Zoology (https://academic.oup.com/cz/article/64/3/319/4979555) about the fluorescent properties of geckos. Last year on his holidays in South Africa John was using an ultraviolet torch in the dark to look for scorpions, which fluoresce strongly under UV. He didn’t find any scorpions but instead found that geckos living on the walls of the building he was examining did! The fluorescence is strongest in the head and probably comes from the bones of the skull. “Geckos have exceptional night vision and some can even see colour in the dark, so it may be that natural levels of fluorescence are used for signalling to other members of the same species” he said.
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Nice article in the Observant (Maastricht University weekly newspaper) on 25 years of DKE!
https://www.observantonline.nl/Home/Artikelen/ArticleType/ArticleView/ArticleID/13847
OBSERVANT - 25 years of knowledge engineering: time to look ahead4 days 2 hours ago -
Today was finally the day! Third years handed in their capstone and were celebrating at UCM! Congratulations! 🎉🎉☀️
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These amazing pictures were taken by another student group during their project period. They are using green minerals, to trap atmospheric CO2 into a solid mineral form. 👍
The aim is to grow the minerals on natural and synthetic fibres to obtain unique properties.4 days 16 hours ago
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ICIS Maastricht University updated their profile picture.
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Afsluitend diner 2e jaars MEBIT. Een topgroep die ik zeker zal gaan missen!
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