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  • Luana Russo

    European elections and the normalisation of the extreme right: What the Madrid summit means for the EU?

    Leaders of the European Parliament’s far-right bloc, Patriots for Europe, held their first official summit in Madrid over the weekend under the slogan “Make Europe Great Again.” The summit focused primarily on migration and praised re-elected U.S. President Donald Trump, despite his threats to increase tariffs on European imports. 

  • UMagazine

    The rise of service robots

    Robots are on an unstoppable march in healthcare, restaurants, airports and shops. The various research projects at the Maastricht Center for Robots at the School of Business and Economics focus on the interaction between service robots and humans. One of these projects was conducted by Chelsea Phillips, a PhD candidate from Australia. Supervised by Gaby Odekerken-Schröder and Dominik Mahr, she studied the use of service robots, which are designed to assist people.

  • Luana Russo

    Luana Russo new co-director CERiM

    Luana takes over from Giselle Bosse, who was co-director the past years.

  • Kathelijne Bessems Catharina Pijls Prijs

    Catharina Pijls Prize for Kathelijne Bessems

    For the project: "Zin in Koken Plus": a neighborhood approach to delicious and healthy cooking for people with chronic conditions.

  • A U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship with a large number "3" on its side, carrying a V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter. The deck is lined with ordnance, and colorful signal flags are strung overhead.

    “European security doesn’t come for free.”

    Studio Europa Maastricht spoke with Yf Reykers, Assistant Professor in International Relations at Maastricht University, about the EU’s security priorities, the role of the new defence commissioner, and the future of EU-NATO relations.

  • Katleen Gabriels awarded NWO Aspasia grant

    €120,000 for her project ‘Moral Monitoring’, which studies how smart monitoring technologies shape parent-child relations.

  • Gabriel Esquivel

    Gabriel Esquivel appointed as Professor of Transforensic Psychiatry

    The Executive Board of the Faculty of Law has appointed Dr Gabriel Esquivel as Professor in Transforensic Psychiatry with effect from 1 February 2025.

  • Lilian Tsour

    Lilian Tsourdi appointed as Professor of European Migration Law and Governance

    The Executive Board of the Faculty of Law has appointed Dr Lilian Tsourdi Professor of European Migration Law and Governance as of 1 March 2025.

  • Niels Philipsen

    Niels Philipsen appointed as Professor of Law and Economics

    Dr Niels Philipsen has been appointed professor of Legal Economics at Maastricht University's Faculty of Law with effect from 1 March 2025. The chair will be housed in the Department of Foundations of Law.

  • kim luijten

    Kim Luijten - secretary of the Faculty Council

    How do the 18 people on the Faculty Council represent FHML, Maastricht University's largest faculty? According to Kim Luijten, loyal secretary of the Faculty Council for 13 years, you ensure that by having a council that represents the faculty and its staff in all its facets.