News and events

David Groep appointed as endowed professor of e-Infrastructure

As of 1 April 2022, David Groep holds an endowed chair at the Department of Data Science and Knowledge Engineering. His work revolves around the complex, large-scale ICT infrastructures that provide a foundation for similarly cutting-edge research.

Liberal Arts education equally good basis for specialization in master's education as a regular bachelor

Too broad, too vague, too little disciplinary depth – these arguments are often used by critics when talking about Liberal Arts Education (LAE). Research by PhD candidate Milan Kovačević of University College Maastricht (UCM) shows that there is no evidence of such academic shortcomings among LAE students.

Laura Kollau wins 'Young Talent and Innovation'-award

Assistant Prof Laura Kollau wins 10.000 euros to further her research into more sustainable solvents to make batteries more environmentally friendly, at the Maastricht University Dinner 2022.

UM scientists search for solutions to poverty and debt

Scientists from the Brightlands Institute for Smart Society (BISS) at Maastricht University are helping to find solutions to poverty and debt.

Prof. Yvonne van der Meer newly appointed as one of the 15 Members of the CBE JU’s Scientific Committee

The Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU) is a €2 billion partnership between the European Union and the Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) that funds projects advancing competitive circular bio-based industries in Europe.

National Growth Fund: millions for knowledge development and innovation projects in Limburg

Het kabinetsbesluit over het toekennen van financiering vanuit het Nationaal Groeifonds biedt perspectief voor het verder ontwikkelen van de kennis- en innovatiekracht in Limburg.

Lost to the archives

In November 2021, four students of Maastricht University were selected to participate in an exclusive masterclass at the Maastricht Science Programme. Led by Goldschmidt, the students were given the opportunity to study the letters of Dubois: a local scientist who ultimately provided the first evidence of the evolutionary transition from apes to humans.

A second chance for plastic

If we were to replace plastic with paper or glass, would the environment benefit? Surprisingly, no, says professor of Circular Plastics Kim Ragaert. She is calling for an alternative approach aimed at increasing awareness of and knowledge about recycling.

The European plastics system has to change within 5 years

April sees the release of ReShaping Plastics, a new groundbreaking report which shows us the pathways to a circular, climate neutral plastics system in Europe.

Growers will be able to measure vitamins in the greenhouse

As a vegetable or fruit grower, measure how many vitamins are in your products? That is still in the future, but in the Food Screening EMR project companies and knowledge institutes are working on a device that will make this possible.

SURF joins Maastricht University and partners in efforts in the field of quantum computing

Maastricht University, Nikhef, CERN and SURF will address some specific challenges for the LHCb experiment in order to determine which elements of the data analysis chains are best suited for a quantum computing approach.

Academic heart, commercial head

Towards a healthier countryside

Scientists from Maastricht University will lead a major research program into the health effects of climate adaptation in rural areas. In this programme, MANTRA, researchers from Maastricht University, Radboud University, Wageningen University & Research, Leiden University of Applied Sciences, RIVM, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and Naturalis are joining forces.

MERLN-AMIBM collaboration paper winner of JMR Paper of the Year Award

A paper on thermoplastic scaffolds in tissue regeneration, resulting from an inter-faculty collaboration with Prof. Jules Harings of the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) and members of Lorenzo Moroni's group, has won the Gordon E. Pike Prize for the JMR Paper of the Year.

Student team MSP wins KIVI Engineering Student Team Award

The Maastricht University MSP student team wins the first KIVI Engineering Student Team Award with their innovation Methagone. Their innovation, a food supplement made by bacteria that causes cows to emit less methane (greenhouse gas), has been declared the winner by the Royal Institute of Engineers (KIVI).

The oldest game in the Netherlands comes from Limburg

In the thermal baths museum in Heerlen, whose masterpiece is the remains of a Roman bathhouse, the remains of something resembling a game have been found.

When you are in the middle of it, you don't just quit

Simon Schick (27) a PhD Candidate at Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM). He lives together with his fiancé in Dusseldorf. Simon is currently working on the Marie Sklodowska-Curie BioBased Value Circle Project.

9.6 million Euros boost to transition to a circular economy

The new international research and demonstration project SYSCHEMIQ is receiving a €9.6 million financial boost from the European Union’s Horizon Green Deal program. The program is intended to facilitate the systemic transition to a circular economy in the region.

Meet our women in science

On International Women and Girls in Science day we like to highlight some of UM's women in science.

GWFP's Lex Greeven wins poster prize

Lex Greeven, PhD candidate at the department for Gravitational Wave and Fundamental Physics wins poster prize at NWO Physics@Veldhoven

The sense and nonsense of a ginger shot

Some people swear by drinking a ginger shot. Good for circulation, stimulates digestion and ideal against nausea. So essential for health? Nutrition scientist Alie de Boer responds to this.

Open Universiteit partner in project 'Einstein Telescope Technologies'

Het onderzoek dat nodig is om alle technologische uitdagingen die bij de bouw èn de uiteindelijk ingebruikname van de telescoop komen kijken aan te pakken, vindt plaats binnen het onderzoeksproject 'Einstein Telescope Technologies (ETT)'. De Open Universiteit heeft zich als partner verbonden aan deze publiek-private samenwerking.