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In his master’s thesis, Paul Eichhorn, a recent MSc graduate in Sustainability Science, Policy, & Society, explored how the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) may influence the relationship between chocolate manufacturers and smallholder cocoa farmers. In this blog post, he...

Valentina Golunova was awarded the Special Distinction for her PhD thesis “Silenced by Default: Algorithmic Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression in the European Union” by the European Group of Public Law (EGPL). 

In the upcoming months, we’ll share tips on Instagram for our students on how to live a healthier life. Not just a random collection, but tips based on actual research happening at our faculty. The brains behind this idea are Lieve Vonken and Gido Metz, PhD candidates at CAPHRI, the Care and Public...

Students were issued student numbers (ID numbers) and the first student (alphabetically) was Ward Alfenaar. Today, 40 years later, we checked in with Ward to talk about his memories from those early days of studying in Maastricht.

To encourage support staff to broaden their horizon, develop themselves and experience innovative solutions to relevant problems from partners across Europe, Maastricht University has launched an initiative to stimulate its employees to participate in a European staff mobility programme. UM’s...

EDLAB invites Maastricht University teaching staff to apply for an EDLAB education innovation grant à €5,000,-. The application deadline is Monday 13 November 2023, 12:00 CET.

Interest in the UM Brightlands Talent Scholarship is growing considerably, with applications more than doubling since the first recipients started two years ago.