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Can digital twins of the heart provide personalized care for heart disease patients? In this Science Story, dr. Nick van Osta explains his research.

PhD thesis written by Martina Coli
This thesis investigated the paths for transforming the founding values of the European Union enshrined in Article 2 TEU into legal obligations binding on the Member States.

On Tuesday 5 November 2024, the 60th US presidential elections will take place. What consequences do these elections - and their results - have for Europe? Studio Europa Maastricht and Maastricht University keep you updated on the latest developments.

In 1949, a group of prominent Limburg residents founded the Social Historical Centre for Limburg (SHCL). Their aim: to preserve the history of social life in Limburg for posterity. This year, the centre celebrates its 75th anniversary.

Dr Laure Wynants has received an €850,000 Vidi grant to advance her research on improving the reliability of artificial intelligence in healthcare over the next five years.

Can learning to count with your fingers early on help you solve maths problem? Can the static noise in your brain predict how good you are at maths? Can we use a novel portable tool to measure brainwaves to study how children process numbers? UM’s Lisa Jonkman and Radboud University’s Nienke van Bueren are looking for answers in classrooms and children’s heads…

The YERUN Research Mobility Awards (YRMA) return with a refreshed approach for the 2024-2025 edition, offering opportunities for impactful research collaborations across the YERUN network.

“You look young for your age!”, “Young people are innovative” or “Population ageing is a problem”. These are all statements that express wrongful assumptions about age. Prof. dr. Aagje Swinnen holds a chair with specialised remit in Ageing Studies at UM. She studies the cultural meaning behind ageing and the stigmas attached to growing old. She started running a humorous T-shirt campaign amongst UM students and staff, to make them aware of the ideal of youth that our society clings to. 

This summer, I attended the EURAM and EGOS conference, where I presented Martin Carree’s and my paper on how ecosystem factors impact social enterprise’s social performance. Both conferences offered invaluable opportunities to present my research, connect with fellow academics, and engage in some of the most critical discussions surrounding social innovation, organizational theory, and the grand challenges we face as a society.