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Students were issued student numbers (ID numbers) and the first student (alphabetically) was Ward Alfenaar. Today, 40 years later, we checked in with Ward to talk about his memories from those early days of studying in Maastricht.

If you ever find yourself detained by the police—even when innocent—get a lawyer and keep quiet. This is the most important lesson Jenny Schell-Leugers passes on to her students. Don’t make the mistake of thinking, “I’ve nothing to hide and can explain myself,” the legal psychologist says...

Should AI be allowed to manipulate us on a daily basis? Should it be trained on people’s data without their knowledge or consent? How can we enforce laws concerning AI, privacy and competition? In RegTech4AI, Konrad Kollnig brings together AI and the law to answer these and other questions. 

‘Practice what you preach’. This is the motto that led endowed professor of restorative justice and associate professor of criminal law and criminal procedure, Jacques Claessen, to voluntarily wear an electronic ankle bracelet. 

Is the Einstein Telescope coming to the Euregion? As yet, nobody knows. But if the telescope is built here, it will offer many opportunities for valorisation, according to Han Dols. Dols is head of business development at CERN, the European laboratory for particle physics in Geneva. He delivered the...

Maastricht University takes care of many distinctive buildings and art works that we all know. By giving them a new purpose, we preserve these icons and give them a new meaning, making them the vibrant heart of a bustling city. 

Did you know that these buildings and art works also provide access to...

The study was conducted by physician-researcher Julia Bels and led by intensivist Marcel van de Poll both NUTRIM /MUMC+ researchers

Maastricht University takes care of many distinctive buildings and art works that we all know. By giving them a new purpose, we preserve these icons and give them a new meaning, making them the vibrant heart of a bustling city. 

Did you know that these buildings and art works also provide access to...

From Monday 19 until Thursday 22 August students will get to know each other and the city of Maastricht.  This week is about getting to know Maastricht, the city where you will meet new people and you will have to learn to find your way around again. Not just at the faculty, the library and the spor...

Over the last few weeks, the world has been holding its breath watching the unfolding drama of the US presidential race, which led to President Joe Biden withdrawing his candidacy and endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris. As recent poll conducted by the New York Times shows that Harris has...