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Food garden as living lab

3 June 2025

At Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo, there will soon be a “food forest light.” This compact food garden will give students from various programmes the opportunity to collaborate, experiment and learn about sustainable food production and biodiversity.

People working in the compact food garden

Championing global solidarity: Master of Public Policy student Eva Bemelmans joins the ONE Campaign

21 May 2025

This year, Master of Public Policy student Eva Bemelmans was selected as a Youth Ambassador for The ONE Campaign. We spoke with Eva about what this opportunity means to her, and how it connects to her academic journey at UNU-MERIT.

Limburg Immersive Technologies (LIT) network officially launched

20 May 2025

Maastricht University and Zuyd University of Applied Sciences officially unveiled the Limburg Immersive Technologies (LIT) Network on 6 May 2025 at the Teaching Hotel Château Bethlehem in Maastricht.

Studio Europa presents policy brief collection on digitalisation

15 May 2025

Studio Europa is excited to share its new Policy Brief Collection on Digitalisation, featuring insights of Maastricht University experts from various disciplines on the impact of the Digital Services Act on online platforms, AI technologies, and citizens.

Policy brief digitalization Studio Europa

Seek shade, cover up, use sunscreen: sun behaviour and skin cancer

14 May 2025

The month of May is dedicated to raising awareness about skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the Netherlands. Yara Sievers is a PhD candidate at CAPHRI, and she is researching sun behaviour. She tells us how we can prevent skin cancer.

Mimic the true nature of tissues by building complex in vitro models

12 May 2025

Paul Wieringa, assistant professor at MERLN, focuses on developing in vitro models that mimic the true nature of tissues. He is currently working on models to study endometriosis and the fallopian tube, among other projects. Read more about it.

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Rise with Pride: UM raises the flag for inclusion

On Monday, staff and students came together on the lawn near UNS40 to mark the start of Pride Month with a moment of reflection and solidarity. Vice President Jan-Tjitte Meindersma raised the Progress Pride Flag on behalf of the university, in a visible sign of support for LGBTQIA+ members of the UM community and for LGBTQIA+ people everywhere.

View the photos of this special moment here.

Staff and students talking about Pride month at Pride Month flag raising event

Video: research on sustainability and circularity

In the context of World Environment Day on 5 June, we'd like to highlight our researchers who work together to find solutions for the challenges surrounding sustainability and circularity. Think of climate change, recycling and the right to repair. They do this research for the region, the Netherlands, Europe and for the entire world – so for you as well. What drives them? How do they contribute to making the world more circular, saving the planet and keeping it liveable for future generations? Why is a multidisciplinary approach so important? You'll find out in this video.