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Data science is playing an increasingly important role in research, education, business, society and medicine (appointment André Dekker).

Before the discovery of penicillin in 1943, people died from infections caused by everyday household accidents – there were simply no drugs available to fight off these infections. This may happen again in the future, warn scientists from all over the world.

‘There’s no cure for osteoarthritis’, is what Wikipedia and all available textbooks say. According to the consortium ‘William Hunter revisited’, led by Prof. Karperien (University of Twente), it is now time to revise this.

On Thursday 17 November, Universiteit van Nederland will broadcast a lecture by UM Assistant Professor Remco Havermans.

Long-term improvement for the majority of participating children with overweight or obesity (MUMC+ News).

The bachelor programme in Tax Law is ranks first place in the Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs again. Students of this programme are above average satisfied with their teachers and the study programme. They also highly value the strong skills education.

In the latest edition of the Dutch study information guide Keuzegids Universiteiten, five out of the seventeen UM bachelor's programmes that were evaluated were ranked first. The university itself was listed fourth in the 'other universities' category.

For the fourth time in a row our Bachelor Knowledge Engineering received the Quality Seal “Top Rated Programme” from Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs 2017!

The National Prevalence Measurement of Healthcare Quality (Landelijk Prevalentiemeting Zorgkwaliteit, LPZ) – a measurement tool developed by researchers at Maastricht University to assess the quality of basic healthcare – has been revised.

UM is developing an innovative learning environment in the field of biobased materials on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen.