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UM rector touches base with students and staff

“Cautious excitement” among physicists: evidence of deviation from the Standard Model and rare observations at CERN

The LHCb experiment at the particle accelerator of European institute CERN, which also involves physicists from Maastricht University, today presented results that suggest a deviation from the Standard Model of physics.

Limburg logistics innovation institute BISCI can continue

After eighteen months of preparation, the Brightlands Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (BISCI) in Venlo can continue with the implementation of logistics projects. With BISCI, the logistics region North Limburg has a knowledge center in which knowledge institutions, companies and government participate.

Anna Schueth and Ilja Arts win Amrapali Zaveri Award

CHILL celebrates 10 years: from linear to circular

New: AI hub on Smart Services Campus

STEM as a driving force for economy in Limburg

Since 2010, Maastricht University has invested heavily in collaboration with the Province of Limburg to increase their offer of natural sciences. The project, called "Strengthening natural sciences", will enter the next phase in 2021, thanks to a new contribution from the Province of Limburg.

Embracing women and girls in science

For decades, women are underrepresented in science, and in particular in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

Everyone wins: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence students work on business cases

The bachelor’s programme in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence now offers the opportunity – in collaboration with Brightlands-based BSSC and BISS – for third-year students to complete a semester project with a company or organization.

Engineer of the future brings green chemistry a step closer

The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) at Maastricht University (UM) will begin offering a new bachelor's programme in ‘Circular Engineering’ in September 2021. This course will provide in a new kind of engineer, trained not just in one field, but in a wide variety of disciplines.

‘Power to the farmers’

UM students Vincent and Laura Nieboer, inspired by their father, came up with an accessible concept to help farmers worldwide stop the depletion of agricultural land. They recently pitched their idea at the ‘Little big talks’ on the occasion of the celebration of 80 years of materials science and innovation at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen.

Students win 50,000 euro in Young Plastic Pollution Challenge

Construction ETpathfinder cleanroom starts

The hightech floor of the Einstein telescope prototype was finished and now the building of the cleanroom is in full swing.

How can Biden heal divisions in the US?

Mask certification via new lab at UM institute AMIBM

Vegetables and fruit are healthy. And we're going to prove it.

Hidde van Steenwijk, a former pharmacy student, became fascinated by the health effects of vegetables and fruit and is now a PhD student at University College Venlo. Within the Dutch government’s top-sector project 'The Value(s) of Vegetables and Fruit' he will be working on an innovative challenge model over the next four years through which he hopes to scientifically demonstrate the health benefits of fruit and vegetables.

Natural Maastricht: compact city in a wide landscape

Student team win silver in iGEM competition

A team of 13 UM students has won a silver medal in the prestigious iGEM competition in synthetic biology. The team focused on combating the oak processionary caterpillar.

NWO awards first ‘Stairway to Impact’ prize to Dr. Kateřina Staňková

Pint of Science: PintNLthuis#10 - USA Election 2020

Roberta Haar from the University College Maastricht and Professor on Foreign Policy Analysis & Transatlantic Relations. She will chat about the USA 2020 Election and provide insight into what the outcome of the elections means for the global community

A discussion of a book: The Churchill Complex

Join us for a conversation with one of the West’s leading thinkers on America’s place in the world, Ian Buruma, on his new book The Churchill Complex.

De impact van de VS verkiezingen op Limburg

Wat betekent de uitslag van de Amerikaanse verkiezingen voor de relatie tussen de VS, Europa, Nederland en Limburg? Dat is het centrale thema van AvondGasten Europa op dinsdag 24 november met Prof. Roberta Haar.