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  • Most HBO graduates land on their feet after five years

    Graduates of higher vocational education (HBO) in the Netherlands have good career prospects, according to the 2015 HBO Monitor. For the first time, the monitor surveyed graduates about their experiences not only 18 months but also five years after graduation.

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  • Hypertension: the silent killer

    Bram Kroon accepts chair during inaugural lecture 'Medication alone is not enough' (MUMC+ news).

     

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  • InLife: care for caregivers

    Researchers at the Alzheimer's Centre Limburg, Maastricht University, and Maastricht UMC+ developed an online tool for caregivers (mumc+ news).

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  • A gift voucher for employees who quit smoking

    UM is the first organisation in the Netherlands to investigate whether a financial reward will motivate smokers to quit. The researchers wanted to investigate the positive effects of rewarding employees with a gift voucher if they successfully quit smoking.

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