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The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) is home to several outstanding departments in education and research. Students and scientists contribute to education programmes at the bachelor's, master's and PhD levels and take part in innovative research in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Archaeology as a bridge between past and future - Luc Amkreutz Appointed 8th Eugène Dubois visiting professor

Luc Amkreutz is the new Eugène Dubois Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Maastricht Unive

Lum Amkreutz working in the field

Maastricht University contributes to FASTTRACK: extremely fast particle detection at CERN

Maastricht University is participating in the FASTTRACK project, which has been awarded a €21.7 million NWO Roadmap gr

LHCb experiment

Harm Askes: “Helping people excel, no need for showmanship.”

Harm Askes, the new vice-dean of FSE “Let’s continue building a faculty where talent shines: no ego, just impact, coll

Portrait of Harm Askes, vice dean of FSE

DigiMach: Digital Transformation of the Machining Value Chain for Sustainable Growth

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DigiMach is a transnational 3-year collaborative approach that will transform manufacturing across the Meuse-Rhine

DigiMach Interreg

Hospital plastic gets a second life: €3 million grant opens door to greater circularity in healthcare

What began as a local pilot in the operating theatres of Zuyderland Medical Centre has now grown into a European initi

Pile of plastic waste as a result of a single operation in Zuyderland Hospital Heerlen

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Dutch directness and italian passion: the story of researcher Margaux Frigoli

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Margaux Frigoli had long admired the Netherlands and its culture by the time she chose to pursue her PhD here. Having earned her doctorate in October, she now reflects on her time with the Sensor Engineering group at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Margaux Frigoli wearing a cap and showing the strawberry related tattoo on het shoulder

Bart Mennink: Cryptography, Humour, and a Fresh Start in Maastricht

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He calls his PhD students “Minions"; they call him "Gru." He delivers lectures in a dinosaur costume and runs marathons dressed as a gladiator. Meet Bart Mennink, the new Professor of Cryptography at the Department of Advanced Computing Sciences. 

Photo of computer code on a monitor by Markus Spiske

Beyond the bang: how Maastricht scientists helped win the Breakthrough Prize

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This year's Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics was awarded to the 17,500 scientists working on the Large Hadron Collider, including researchers from Maastricht University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering. They contribute to major experiments exploring the universe’s deepest mysteries: ALICE and LHCb.

LHCb scientist posing in front of the LCHb experiment at CERN

Food Forests: A source of inspiration for future food supply

  • Sense the Science

This story is about more than food forests, bumblebees, birdsong, and biodiversity. It shows how a shared interest in sustainability and nature makes collaboration at FSE effortless.

Bumble bee on apple tree blossom

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