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Niels Holtrop, associate professor at the School of Business and Economics (SBE), has been awarded a prestigious Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

What can immersive technology add to teaching and learning? Jonas Heller from DEXLab shares examples of how virtual and augmented reality can create new learning experiences, and offers practical advice for educators who want to experiment with the technology.

Matthijs Cluitmans and Erik Vrij both receive a prestigious Vidi grant. Matthijs investigates if AI and computer models can predict sudden cardiac death and Erik uncovers how identical twins arise.

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded four experienced researchers from Maastricht University a so-called Vidi funding, totalling 850,000 euros. This will enable them to develop their own innovative line of research and set up a research group.

A new four-year PhD project will bring together researchers from Maastricht University and Hasselt University to explore innovative ways of understanding how young children develop language and early reading skills, helping teachers identify different learning needs and provide the right support.

Marjolein Smidt, professor of surgical oncology at MUMC+, is perplexed by how easily people can access tobacco products. “Imagine someone marketing an apple today with a warning label saying that it will give you cancer later in life; no one would buy that apple, and a quick ban would follow.”

Due to a global security issue, certain websites and systems, such as UMployee, are offline as a preventive measure.

More and more women recover from breast cancer. What does life looks like afterwards? Liesbeth Boersma has spent decades researching that question.

How much housing, food and healthcare does a person need to avoid poverty? In a new research project, Michalis Moatsos and Kristof Bosmans are asking thousands of Europeans what constitutes a decent minimum standard of living.

Marek is the co-founder of NUON, a transformation consultancy that challenges traditional consulting practices. But his story does not begin with entrepreneurship; it begins much like that of many Maastricht graduates: with a steep, structured ascent into the consulting world.