For the second year in a row, a scientist at Maastricht University shares the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. This time the prize is awarded to the international Muon g-2 collaborations. At MSP, Gerco Onderwater is one of only a handful of Dutch scientists working in these collaborations.
Digitisation is becoming more and more important, including for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). DigiMach is a Euregional innovation project designed to help smaller companies in the metal sector move forward with digitisation. Maastricht University is one of the partners.
Sustainable food production cannot happen without innovation. To train the agricultural professionals of the future, who are both biologically and technically skilled, UM and Radboud University will start the Master's programme in Crop Biotechnology and Engineering in September.
At Brightlands High Tech Agro humans will work alongside robots and drones. From its opening in june 2026, researchers, students, and businesses will collaborate here to build the future of horticulture, where technology and biology go hand in hand.