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On April 19, during her inaugural lecture, Anna Wilbik explained how we can squeeze out the whole potential of data to the last drop.

Having won the prestigious Perspectief grant, the MERLN-led FAB4FUTURE project develops a toolbox for the scalable production of stem cell-based tissue for medical purposes and cultured meat. Project leader Lorenzo Moroni and principal investigator Matt Baker on the creative synergy addressing weak...

Meet Lillianne Evertsz, whose journey from HBO to higher education epitomizes resilience. Initially challenged by high tuition fees, Lillianne's dreams of university education seemed unattainable until she received a scholarship. This support enabled her to pursue her desired program without the...

In the upcoming months, the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences will share tips on Instagram on how to live a healthier life. Not just a random collection, but tips based on actual research happening at our faculty. The brains behind this idea are Lieve Vonken and Gido Metz, PhD candidates...

Interview with Dr Zlatan Mujagic, MUMC+ gastroenterologist and liver physician. An international research consortium, including NUTRIM researcher Zlatan Mujagic, has investigated the effects of stress on the gut.

Berta Cillero Pastor is an Associate Professor and group leader at the MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine. Her research is centred around mass spectrometry (imaging) to gain insights into molecules in cells and tissues for biomedical research. With this technique, changes...

FPN’s prof. dr. Rainer Goebel has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant of € 2,5M for his research project Reading the Mind’s Eye: AI inspired personalised brain models of mental imagery. Goebel is among 255 researchers (out of 1829 applications in all domains) in Europe to receive the grant, and he is...

After a sunny start to spring, the weather on this third Saturday in March is a disappointing 10 degrees Celsius, if that. Not that this dampens the enthusiasm of the gardening volunteers from SamenGroenerMaastricht, a foundation aimed at making neighbourhoods greener and promoting social...

Students at Maastricht University can turn to the Wellbeing Team for a year round programme focused on mental and physical health. This includes a wide range of lectures and workshops on the Wellbeing Wednesdays as well as two annual Wellbeing Weeks full of activities such as the Wellbeing...

Ylana Sour (19) already knew halfway through secondary school that she wanted to be a paediatrician when she grew up. “When I was three or four years old, I had a bad experience with a doctor myself. I hope that later on, when I’m a doctor, I can show that it can be done differently.” Ylana is now...