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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.

News

SusCheM’s contribution to the Maastricht University Sustainability Report 2025

  • Corporate
  • Researchers
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.
Sustainability Report

NWO Open Competition ENW-XS Grant for Joël Karel

  • Researchers
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".
portrait ofJoël Karel

NWO Veni Grant for Chang Sun

  • Researchers
Dr. Chang Sun received an NWO Veni grant for the project "Generative AI for Causal Treatment-Toxicity Analysis in Rare Blood Cancers ".
Dr. Chang Sun 2025

NWO Tulp fund attracts top researcher to MaCSBio

MaCSBio managed to expand its staff with top researcher Irina Mohorianu. Her move to the Netherlands is funded by the NWO Tulp Fund. NWO also funded Joël Karel’s research into electrocardiographic imaging.
Dutch tulips windmill

Regio Deal Noord-Limburg accelerates research into robotics, AI, and autonomous cultivation

  • Researchers
With funding from the Regio Deal Noord-Limburg II, Maastricht University is stepping up its ambitions in Venlo. Thanks to this investment, the university can further expand its research into robotics and artificial intelligence for autonomous systems in horticulture.
Brightlands High Tech Agro phase 2 artist impression

Sense the Science

The future of farming: how AI and data science are revolutionising agriculture

  • Sense the Science

On June 24, the Brightlands High Tech Agro facility opens in Venlo. Here, scientists from multiple fields are engineering the next generation of horticulture. Robots, AI, and data science are enabling autonomous greenhouses to secure future food availability.

Brightlands High Tech Agro phase 2 artist impression

All scientists are equal

  • Sense the Science

Through initiatives like Girls’ Day, special tours, and role models, companies and educational institutions try to attract more women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. But do these efforts make women feel addressed or uncomfortable? Physicists Annabel Wolf and Emma Prins call for equality.

Emma Prins explaining a laser experiment to high school students

Aurélie Carlier bridges biology and AI at Maastricht University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering

  • Sense the Science

How can artificial intelligence help unravel biological processes? At the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Aurélie Carlier and her team are searching for answers.

Carlier and her team, from left: Leyla Noroozbabaee, Yağmur Doğay, Laurence Nickel and  Aurélie Carlier

Events

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Maastricht Gravitational Inspiration Curriculum (MaGIC)
22 Sep
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Docentendag Wiskunde
21 Oct
23 Oct
Welcome to BNAIC 2026
14 Nov
Bachelor's Open Day
20 Mar
Master’s Open Day