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PhD thesis written by Ancui Liu.
GM crops may cause environmental risks. Cultivation of GM crops is a key process in causing environmental risks. Environmental risks that may be caused by GM crops need to be assessed and managed on a case-by-case basis in accordance with international law and...

For Maastricht University’s students Dennis Katwal and Megan Entzinger, volunteering has always played a part in their life. Finding that they had spare time to fill when arriving in a new country, they naturally wanted to use this time to help others – and they found the perfect opportunity when...

On 30 January 2019 Sylvia Roozen obtained her PhD at Maastricht University with the Cum Laude predicate. She’s the 18^th PhD student at the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (since its establishment in 1995) to receive this distinction.

Philippe Debie is literally going the extra mile to present his bachelor thesis at a renowned international conference in Santiago, Chile.

With a donation of almost 2.7 million euros from the foundation Stichting De Weijerhorst to Maastricht UMC+, new research is being funded into the still virtually unknown core processes between stem cells and other cells that take place in the embryo and in the interactions with the uterus. The...

In December 2018, two UM research groups were successfully chosen and awarded seed financing from the WUN Research Development Fund (RDF).

As part of the European consortium behind the ICT4Life project, Dr. Stelios Asteriadis and his group developed personalized care solutions for patients with neurodegenerative disorders.

An interim evaluation of the project ‘The Healthy Primary School of the Future’ (De Gezonde Basisschool van de Toekomst, GBT) shows promising results: children who participate in the GBT programme exercise more, eat healthier and maintain a healthier weight.