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Faculty of Science and Engineering

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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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

Céline Nicole strengthens collaboration between Maastricht University and HAS green academy in high-tech horticulture

UM and HAS collaboration takes shape: Céline Nicole bridges fundamental and applied research in high-tech horticulture

Celine Nicole - de Groot on the Brightlands Greenport Venlo Campus

ETpathfinder Smart Skills Lab shares Einstein Telescope knowledge with businesses

Research into the Einstein Telescope is generating valuable technological expertise.

High tech work at the ETpathfinder inside the cleanroom

MaGIC summer school: physics teachers dive deep into gravitational waves

Last week saw the very first edition of the MaGIC Summer School take place in Maastricht.

teacher embracing Einstein statue during Magic summer school

How do plants make their secret weapons? Clever new tool helps scientists to find out.

Dutch scientists created MEANtools, a smart tool that reveals how plants make specialised compounds, reducing lab work

seed fund research call

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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

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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

Mirror Magic: wine glasses, every flavour of ice cream, and other challenges for the design of the Einstein Telescope mirrors.

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When you think of a telescope, stargazing comes to mind, but the underground Einstein Telescope is different. It is all about engineering and technology. Jessica Steinlechner and Alex Amato reveal a portion of the magic they perform on only one component of the telescope: its mirrors.

Jessica Steinlechner en Alex Amato checking their experiment in the lab

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