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  • Vaccination against cervical cancer: yes or no?

    Mothers who make use of the HPV Vaccination Decision Aid, a new, interactive website, are better informed and more willing to have their daughters vaccinated against HPV than mothers who do not. This is the main conclusion of research conducted by Mirjam Pot, who recently defended her PhD at...

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  • MCPER: Research for and with members of society

    A platform for scientists who want to do research at Maastricht University not only for, but also with members of society: that is the MPCER (Maastricht Platform for Community-Engaged Research).

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  • King visits Blue Care pioneer site in Maastricht

    King Willem-Alexander and Minister Bruins for healthcare and Sport made an unexpected visit to the initiatives of the Blue Care pioneer site in Maastricht on 4 September. 

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  • Delegation of Chinese scientists visit Maastricht University

    The Department of Health, Ethics and Society at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences organses the visit of six senior scientists from the China National Environmental Monitoring Centre (CNEMC) to Maastricht University.

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  • Alain Dupont appointed as member of UM Supervisory Board

    The Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has appointed Professor Alain Dupont as a member of the Maastricht University Supervisory Board for a four-year period starting 1 September 2019. Professor Alain Dupont succeeds Professor Marc Groenhuijsen.

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  • Third report on corporate mobility in the EU published

    The third report of the ITEM/ICGI project on ‘Cross-Border Corporate Mobility in the EU’ has now been published. The report builds upon the earlier reporting on cross-border corporate activity and features a comprehensive country-by-country reporting to provide a fuller picture of cross-border...

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  • Leadership down to a fine art

    The highlight of the Maastricht art scene is TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair), the annual March event that draws hundreds of high-end dealers and collectors and thousands of visitors to the city from all over the world. This year, the same week saw another – smaller – group of international...

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  • Towards a truly European university

    UM-led Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE) is one of just 12 alliances of European universities selected by the European Commission to develop and implement the first models for a European University.

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