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How will we feed the world in 2050 in a sustainable and healthy way? Which techniques will we use for this? Maastricht University will start looking for answers on October 8th in a new, environmentally friendly greenhouse on the Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo. 

The Netherlands stands at the threshold of a monumental task: the decarbonisation of nearly 8 million homes by 2050. As society navigates this transition away from fossil fuels, communities encounter both promising opportunities and significant hurdles. Job Zomerplaag’s PhD project, provisionally titled "When Transitions Hit Home," investigates the widening decarbonisation divide in domestic heating and cooling, and explores whether community-based approaches can help bridge this gap. Recently, alongside Professor René Kemp, he presented his ongoing research at the International Geographical Congress at Dublin City University.

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.

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 Health Research Institute and researchers at the Department of Health Promotion.

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 Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Coordinator Tamara Aroustamova explains how a couple of days at a partner university can change perspectives and motivate people – and why you should also give it a go. 

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.