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Maastricht researchers Prof. Dr. Hylke Dijkstra and Dr. Mariëlle Wijermars have received a €6.6 million research grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) to study knowledge security in the Netherlands and Europe.

The current Dutch Compulsory Education Act ( leerplichtwet) allows for exceptions that raise questions in practice. Assistant Professor Marieke Hopman believes the legislation regarding the child's right to education conflicts with children's rights.

Ramona Coman (Université Libre de Bruxelles) delivered a Jean Monnet Lecture at the Faculty of Law, examining what the rule of law crisis has revealed about the EU itself and how it has transformed the EU polity.

The results of the Bulgarian elections from the 19th of April 2026 were surprising in at least two respects.

It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of Theo van Boven, founding father of the Maastricht Centre for Human Rights and a pioneering figure in the protection of human rights.

Through inspiring interviews and research highlights, the report explores topics ranging from children’s digital lives and environmental heritage to European politics and community engagement through film.

Margo Romans looks back on 38 years at ROA: from the institute’s youngest employee to one of its indispensable pillars. She witnessed ROA grow from a small team into an internationally recognised research institute, while collaboration, commitment and the sharing of knowledge always remained.

In her research practice she radically explores how to learn to become a cartopologist. Her work combines anthropological, architectural and cartographical methods to create unique maps of places.

Daniel Hegedüs explored how illiberal governments leverage foreign policy to advance democratic erosion and how US autocratization is reshaping the prospects of illiberal actors within the EU.

To generate research data, researchers collect blood, urine, saliva, or other bodily fluids from as many participants as possible. They could try to store this material themselves, but problems can easily occur. This is where biobanks come in.