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Today, in the District Court of Utrecht, summary proceedings took place against the University of Twente, the Education Inspectorate and Maastricht University (UM). On 6 July, the court makes a decision.

On the occasion of his retirement as editor of the university newspaper Observant, Wammes Bos was handed the Maastricht University Medallion of Honour. He was awarded the distinction because of his exceptional contribution to shaping opinion and stimulating debate within UM.

The research laboratories at the Villa Flora in Venlo were officially opened on 31 May. With these labs, the Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo can be considered a fully-fledged academic community, where both research and education have a place.

On 31 May, Maastricht University, Brightlands and the Limburg Provincial Government opened new and high-end laboratories on Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo. At the same time, two new research centres were launched:  the Food Claims Centre Venlo (FCCV) and the Centre for Healthy Eating & Food Innovation (HEFI).

Scientists from Maastricht University (UM) and researchers from Denmark and Germany have developed a new technique to accurately determine both the location and identity of lipids in bodily tissues in a single workflow. Lipids are essential molecules in every cell of our body and intimately involved in many important biological functions. 

In the years of economic growth, workers’ participation in courses and training has remained stable. However, the gap between lower and highly educated workers is still growing.

Peter Peters appointed professor at the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music (MCICM).

Scientists from the MERLN Institute and the Hubrecht Institute (KNAW) have successfully created in the laboratory embryo-like structures from mouse stem cells. These model embryos resemble natural ones to the extent that, for the first time, they implant into the uterus and initiate pregnancy.