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Life expectancy rose greatly in the 20th century but progress has slowed as ageing-related diseases now dominate the global health burden. Research shows that reducing ageing-related diseases yields increasing returns, making healthy ageing the key challenge for future health and economic policy.

MCICM recently published a book titled ‘On Innovating Classical Music: Looking Back on Eight Years of MCICM.’

Denise Petzold, assistant professor at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and researcher at MCICM, published a zine titled ‘De-composing Classical Music: Decoloniality and Resistance’ based on the event of the same name held on October 2025.

By designing a card game, maths tutors at the Department of Advanced Computing Sciences increase their student’s engagement with linear algebra.

As a PhD researcher, Kate Kondrateva studies how AI can improve the reliability of brain scans, and brought her findings to life in a prize-winning dance.

The Maastricht Centre for Human Rights hosted the 2026 edition of the Theo van Boven Lecture with William A. Schabas

Through collective reading over the course of three gatherings, they hope to bring city residents, academics, and clinicians into new conversations together.

PhD thesis by Janine Heim

Positive health—it’s a term that crops up more and more often, including in relation to work. But what does it actually mean, and how can employers and employees put it into practice? Professor Tim Huijts studies positive health in the workplace.

UM alumna Fancy van de Vorst, who graduated in 1995 from the Faculty of Law, looks back on her time at Maastricht University with a broad smile and many fond memories. We spoke with her about her student years and the many ways in which she and the University have strengthened one another over time.