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  • Studying with ADHD: tips to avoid concentration problems and planning issues

    Concentration problems. Troubles with planning. Quickly getting distracted. These are all familiar symptoms of ADHD. More and more UM students report ADHD problems to Disability Support. In what ways is ADHD getting in the way of studying? And how can you reduce ADHD symptoms during your studies? We...

    Sigrid Peters
  • Hidden gems: Bonnefantenklooster crypt

    Maastricht University takes care of many distinctive buildings 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. 

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  • AI for Limburg’s businesses

    What does it mean to live and work in a city with an international university? When do you notice the university, and how does it benefit you? We asked  Marcell Ignéczi. He came to South Limburg to study at Maastricht University’s Department for Knowledge Engineering, Marcell Ignéczi went on to co...

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  • Learning to collaborate in healthcare

    As a patient in a hospital, you see many different faces at your bedside every day: a nurse measuring your blood pressure, a doctor or nurse practitioner informing you about the care plan, and a nutritionist providing you with the right food and drinks. Although all these caregivers have their own...

    Juliët Beuken
  • SBE students triumph in international case competition at Rotterdam

    SBE took first place in the Rotterdam School of Management Star Case Competition (RSMCC). The competition welcomed 16 top-level international business teams of four students, who were tasked with tackling two real-life business cases.

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  • Alisa Ovsiannikova: brand new regenerative medicine student

    Alisa moved from Moscow to the Netherlands at 17 years old to become a first-year Regenerative Medicine and Technology (RMT) bachelor’s student. Turns out Alisa’s adventurous spirit pushes her to brand-new things, such as the RMT bachelor’s programme and her hobby Tribal Fusion dancing.

    Alisa Ovsiannikova
  • Synthetic data: a dangerous sense of certainty

    Dani Shanley and Joshi Hogenboom on synthetic data, the pains and gains of interdisciplinarity, and why AI likely won’t release us from having to study the world we live in. 

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  • Bridging the gap between technology and clinical practice

    Lee Bouwman, a vascular surgeon and endowed professor of Clinical Engineering, specialises in the implementation of groundbreaking healthcare technologies. The key to success, he says, lies in the collaboration between engineers and clinicians. This approach has already resulted in a range of...

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