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.
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The signatories of the Dutch Transparency Agreement raise awareness on the major consequences of an abrupt ban on all animals for research purposes, as petitioned by the European Commission (EC). They plea for acceleration of the current route to alternative testing, instead of a sudden ban.
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Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the body's own insulin-producing cells, located in the islets of Langerhans, are destroyed by the body itself. Instead of continuous insulin injections, patients have the option of clinical islet transplantation. This involves placing donor islets in...
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At a time when climate change makes them more essential than ever, qualified workers such as solar-panel installers and insulation specialists are in increasingly short supply. One reason for this imbalance may be that warmer weather affects our choice of job, says Dr Nico Pestel, associate...
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A breakthrough in cultured meat research-animal component free production
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For his project ‘OPER3D: Open Publishing and Peer Review for 3D Scholarship’, Costas Papadopoulos has received funding from the NWO Open Science Fund.
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Einstein Telescope Education Centre lets pupils discover science behind telescope from school year '24-'25
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In response to the societal challenges surrounding climate change, Maastricht University is sharpening its partner agreements. One of our goals is to stop cooperating with parties that obstruct the transition to a fossil-free, climate-neutral society - while at the same time encouraging cooperation...
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Clinical epidemiologist and post-doctoral researcher Frits van Osch studied Epidemiology because of its strong focus on research methodology. Frits is excited to work with statistics, data and patterns at VieCuri Medical Centre and to pass on his knowledge to FHML students as a tutor.
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On July 3rd 2023 a broad coalition of Dutch civil society organisations, labor unions and think tankslaunched a call for a social and sustainable European fiscal pact in public debate centre Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam. The coalition argues that the current EU budget undermine social and...
