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  • Europe Day

    To celebrate Europe Day on 9 May, FASoS student Lisa travelled to Brussels to meet with five of our inspiring alumni who are currently shaping European policy and advocacy. In this video, they share why Europe Day matters, how it’s celebrated in Brussels, and what the idea of Europe means to them.

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  • Prestigious European grant for two UM researchers

    Two researchers from Maastricht University (UM) have received a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council. This will allow them to set up a scientific research team in the coming years for studies on bioprinted models of a human kidney and on female guest workers from...

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  • Digital conflicts about climate in the picture

    Philosopher Maud Oostindie of Maastricht University is one of the new 'Faces of Science' presented today by the KNAW. Through blogs and vlogs, she is going to show what her life as a young scientist looks like.

    Maud Oostindie
  • If Europe wants it, it is possible: a better world

    Climate, war and resurgent nationalism: global cooperation is rattling on all sides. Yet Professor Mathieu Segers still advocates European leadership: 'When death and destruction are spreading, and there seems to be no more light, often the most brilliant plans emerge.'

    UCM Mathieu Segers
  • Anna Harris awarded ERC Consolidator Grant

    Anna Harris has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant of €2 million for her project ‘The Upcycled Clinic: A global ethnography of material creativity in contemporary medicine’. The project addresses the escalating issue of clinical waste.

    Anna Harris
  • Putting things into perspectives

    The trailblazing cohort of the Global Studies bachelor programme has graduated. Gaia Gazzara and Vincent Tadday look back on transdisciplinarity, challenging yourself and integrating new perspectives.

    Global Studies Graduation Gaia Gazzara and VIncent Tadday