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From inspiring keynotes to bold classroom experiments, this year’s edition reminded us all: Learning never stops. 

We are pleased to announce that Pauw Vos has been awarded an NWO PhDs in the Humanities grant for the project “Narratives of the Nest: Early Dutch Bird Photography and the Visual Construction of Conservation (1890–1940)”.

In this video, Niels van Best explains his research on how bacteria from nature can strengthen the immune system of young infants.

Tim Welting (CAPHRI) and his team will develop human cell-based models to accelerate development of osteoarthritis medication.

Natasha Lawrie, a bachelor’s student from the Maastricht Science Programme, conducted her thesis research in the rainforests of Sabah. There she made surprising discoveries about the feeding habits of the endangered Bornean elephant.

On 14 November 2025, the symposium "Vulnerability and the Law: Multidisciplinary Perspectives" will take place in Maastricht.

Europe’s plans to increase its military capacity are controversial; not so much the if as the how. Maastricht University professors Sophie Vanhoonacker and Rob Bauer differ in their views of how optimistic we can be.

Aagje Swinnen (FASoS) and Sarah de Mul (Open University), have been awarded an NWO Open Competition M grant for the project “Re-Imagining Burnout and the Cultural Narrative of Productive Adulthood through Literature”.

The annotation published as online-first in the Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, comments on the Grand Chamber's ruling in Mirin.