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Scientists at Maastricht UMC+ Maastricht University have found that vitamin C derived from fruits and vegetables can significantly reduce the risk of developing head and neck cancer. 

The first Dutch Ironman triathlon was held in Maastricht on Sunday 2 August. Approximately a thousand professional and amateur athletes from forty-seven countries took on the ultimate challenge by participating in the world’s biggest long-distance sporting event, which includes a 3.8 kilometre swim...

Peter Verkoulen was appointed CEO of the Smart Services Campus on 1 July 2015.

UM researchers Jessica Hartmann and Conny Quaedflieg received a Rubicon grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

Researchers at Maastricht University published promising new results in Nature Medicine to support the theory that people with type 2 diabetes would experience significant improvements through exposure to cooler temperatures.

Maastricht University (UM) is set to discontinue experimental research using dogs as test subjects.

As of 1 August 2015 Cyrus Mody will be appointed Full Professor in the History of Science, Technology, and Innovation.

Steep Face is a development programme aimed at young leadership talent within UM.

The European Society of Biomechanics has awarded Aurélie Carlier with the Best Doctoral Thesis in Biomechanics.