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YERUN Open Science Awards 2024: Call for applications

The call for the YERUN Open Science Awards 2024 is officially open! The Young European Research Universities Network extends a warm invitation to researchers and staff from Maastricht University and other member universities to submit their applications.
Graphic with icons of open science, research, and innovation, a map of Europe, and the Yerun logo.

Beating the odds: Julien Luyten's path to rare bile duct cancer research

Meet Julien: he was admitted at the last second for the Medicine bachelor. This turning point led him to research perihilar cholangiocarcinoma, a rare and specific type of bile duct cancer at MUMC+.
julien luyten

Recap: Mathieu Segers memorial in Centre Céramique

Last Thursday, a gathering was held at Centre Céramique in Maastricht in memory of Mathieu Segers, who passed away in December 2023.
Opening Archief Mathieu Segers en herdenking in Centre Ceramique

Synthetic data, digital twins, and American money

Artificial intelligence can become trustworthy in medicine if trained on high-quality data from a sufficiently large and divers patient population. But what happens when data is scarce because a condition or trait is extremely rare?
Michel Dumontier working on his laptop

Elham Bidar investigates organ blood flow in heart surgery

In 'Nice to meet you', employees at FHML introduce themselves and share their work. Elham Bidar studied medicine, did his PhD research, all in Maastricht.
Elham Bidar

School bridge officer appears to be proven effective

At schools with a bridge officer, more time is spent on the talent development of students and students and families receive the right help faster. This is evident from a study by Maastricht University commissioned by the Youth Education Fund.
Basisschoolkinderen met rugzakjes en tekeningen

Featured events

Dies Natalis

Dies Natalis, Latin for 'birthday,' is one of Maastricht University's annual celebrations. A prominent academic delivers the 'Dies address' and prestigious awards are presented.
dies natalis

Opening Academic Year

The official opening of the academic year at Maastricht University is a festive event held in late August or early September, with a different theme each year.
Opening Academic Year 2024

Bachelor's Open Day

Join us on 8 February 2025 for our Bachelor's Open Day and we'll help you choose a study that's right for you.
Prospective bachelor's students at the Open Day