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Medicines from plants: Maastricht and York to unravel a biochemical mystery.

What if the key to new medicines against cancer or HIV lies not in a laboratory but is hidden away in the leaves of a plant? Scientists from Maastricht University and the University of York are joining forces to investigate precisely such a plant.
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Four new programmes launch at the Faculty of Science and Engineering

In September, the first students will begin in four new programmes at Maastricht University's Faculty of Science and Engineering. A milestone we’re celebrating not just in Maastricht and Venlo, but for the first time also in Heerlen.
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Healthy eating is good advice, but there is one major blind spot

The extra work involved in eating more healthily still falls predominantly on women, says Madhura Rao, Assistant Professor of Food Systems Governance for Planetary Health at the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Why does public health policy widen the gender gap?
Sustainability Report
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  • Researchers

SusCheM’s contribution to the Maastricht University Sustainability Report 2025

The publication of the Maastricht University Sustainability Report 2025 marks an important milestone in the university’s sustainability journey. We are proud that our research group contributed to this effort.
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  • Researchers

NWO Open Competition ENW-XS Grant for Joël Karel

Dr. Joël Karel and his colleagues obtained an NWO Open Competition ENW-XS grant for their project " Let the signals self-calibrate: data-driven inverse problem in electrocardiography".

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Welcome to BNAIC 2026
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20 Mar
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