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Donna Yates (Associate Professor in the Criminal Law and Criminology department) has been appointed UNESCO Chair in Cultural Heritage and Emerging Crime.

Anyone who walks along the meandering river Geul sees a postcard scene: rolling hills, half-timbered houses, grazing cows, a watermill giving rhythm to the landscape. Yet beneath that idyllic image lies an uncomfortable reality.

AI Café was created as a student-led community for open, insightful conversations about artificial intelligence in education. The first meeting on 26 February 2026 brought that idea to life with students sharing their experiences with AI.

Which lifestyle factors contribute to a better quality of life after treatment for colorectal cancer? Martijn Bours investigates this.

Master’s students from SBE examined how conservation can attract investment, designing financial tools to fund African Parks’ biodiversity work. Presenting at BlackRock, they learned how nature‑based finance can benefit ecosystems, communities, and investors.

Kate Kondrateva, PhD candidate at Maastricht University, is one of the winners of ‘Dance Your PhD’, a dance competition organised by Science Magazine. Kondrateva won in the new AI category.

In addition to their studies at FHML, some students are also involved in voluntary initiatives.

It sounds ominous, but the numbers don’t lie: within 10 years the Dutch healthcare system could face collapse, with no guarantee that people will receive the care they need. Yet despite these forecasts, Professor Angelique de Rijk and assistant professor Petra Erkens remain optimistic.

Are you writing your Master’s thesis in the field of human rights and interested in sharing your work?

Maastricht University (UM) has signed the manifesto ‘Duurzaam denken, duurzaam doen’ (‘Sustainable Thinking, Sustainable Action’), thereby underlining its ambition to structurally embed sustainability in education, research, operations and governance.