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  • PhD research shows impact of aggression on staff and patients in forensic care

    Nienke Verstegen, researcher at De Forensische Zorgspecialisten, has conducted research on aggression within forensic care and its impact on patients and staff. On July 6, 2023, she will receive her PhD from Maastricht University with her dissertation 'Hurt people hurt people. Characteristics and...

    Nienke Verstegen
  • Procrastination is the thief of time

    In his PhD research, Kristof Vandael investigated how this generalization of pain-related avoidance can be inhibited in the lab to help optimize therapy for chronic pain or even prevent the development of chronic pain.

    Kristof Vandael
  • Gone with the wind

    Astrid Meesters received her doctorate on Sept. 28 with her PhD research on flexibility and mindfulness as resilience factors for pain and recovery. 

    Astrid Meesters
  • Shivers down your spine

    Prof. Dr. Leentjens at Maastricht University has been researching the relationship between psychiatric and neurological symptoms for years in order to pay more attention to mental symptoms in treatment.

    Leentjens
  • Companies do often not live up to their sustainable hallmark

    The ESG rating, the hallmark that indicates that companies are conducting business in a socially responsible way, often appears to be a promise that only exists on paper. While large investors, such as Dutch pension funds, actually use it to make responsible investments.

  • Two Vici grants for Maastricht researchers

    Two researchers from Maastricht University (UM) have each received a Vici grant of € 1.5 million from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Professor Chantal Nederkoorn (Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience) and Professor Lorenzo Moroni (MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine)...

  • Corona: some pupils are extra duped by first closure primary schools

    During the first school closure in primary education in the 2019/2020 school year as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, pupils from all backgrounds suffered a delay in learning growth compared to the previous years. However, the delay is greater for some pupils than for other pupils. This is shown by...

  • Research: all antipsychotics cause weight gain

    It has long been known that the use of antipsychotics often causes weight gain. However, in a recent meta-analysis of more than 400 studies, researchers at Maastricht University (UM) have now shown that all antipsychotics have this effect.

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