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In June this year, Marjolein Smidt held her oration following her appointment as professor in 2020. She holds a chair at Maastricht University in oncological surgery, with a focus on mammary surgery (breast surgery). However, the research she carries out is much broader than that. Marjolein also...

They may study an unconventional group, but they have fun doing so. Lynn van Vugt and Mark Levels focus on NEETs: young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training, and are difficult to engage. Van Vugt’s PhD research—supervised by Levels, professor of Health, Education and Work—produced...

ROA publishes new report on developments in education and labor market

Radboud University and Maastricht University want to work together more often. The aim of the collaboration: a joining of forces that ensures academic and social impact in the Southeast Netherlands. Would you like to contribute to this and do you have an idea for a project? Then there is now an...

Manon’s academic path led her to work on prevention and well-being at the workplace. A place where we spend most of our time. The master’s programme Occupational Health and Sustainable Work (OHSW) uncovered the interventions that companies and policymakers need to keep work sustainable. Her job as a...

According to Prof. Dr. Tsjalling Swierstra we have reached a point where there is no disagreeing anymore. He says that it is the mission of any university to help create a better society by doing scientific and technological research. So we have to ask ourselves the question: “What will we do about...

Last Wednesday and Thursday, an international independent External Review Committee has visited CAPHRI.  We are looking back at a positive site visit with a few preliminary key messages, which we would like to share.

A meal with meat ensures muscle proteins are built faster than a vegan meal with the same amount of protein. This is according to the research of Philippe Pinckaers from Maastricht University and Maastricht UMC+'s research institute NUTRIM. Pinckaers was the first to compare the speed at which...

World Aids Day is today. We talked to Hanneke Goense, PhD-candidate at ‘Caphri – the Care and Public Health Research Institute’. Hanneke is conducting implementation research within ‘Limburg4zero’, a regional collaboration that provides home-based and preventive sexual health care.