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  • Innocent citizens behind bars all over Europe

    If you ever find yourself detained by the police—even when innocent—get a lawyer and keep quiet. This is the most important lesson Jenny Schell-Leugers passes on to her students. Don’t make the mistake of thinking, “I’ve nothing to hide and can explain myself,” the legal psychologist says...

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  • Artificial intelligence and the law

    Should AI be allowed to manipulate us on a daily basis? Should it be trained on people’s data without their knowledge or consent? How can we enforce laws concerning AI, privacy and competition? In RegTech4AI, Konrad Kollnig brings together AI and the law to answer these and other questions. 

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  • Get creative: design YERUN's 10th anniversary logo

    Maastricht University is a proud member of the Young European Research Universities Network. To mark its 10th anniversary we need your creative skills to design a special anniversary logo!

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  • Home detention: Professor Jacques Claessen experiences it himself

    ‘Practice what you preach’. This is the motto that led endowed professor of restorative justice and associate professor of criminal law and criminal procedure, Jacques Claessen, to voluntarily wear an electronic ankle bracelet. 

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  • Big science drives innovation

    Is the Einstein Telescope coming to the Euregion? As yet, nobody knows. But if the telescope is built here, it will offer many opportunities for valorisation, according to Han Dols. Dols is head of business development at CERN, the European laboratory for particle physics in Geneva. He delivered the...

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  • Hidden gems: the history of Duboisdomein 30

    Maastricht University takes care of many distinctive buildings and art works that we all know. By giving them a new purpose, we preserve these icons and give them a new meaning, making them the vibrant heart of a bustling city. 

    Did you know that these buildings and art works also provide access to...

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