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  • Giving a voice to young academics

    Maastricht Young Academy (MYA) serves and represents the interests of academics in the early to mid-stage of their career. Outgoing chair Katlijn Haesebrouck and new chair Vanessa LaPointe on the struggles this group faces, systemic problems, as well as the importance of Recognition & Rewards.

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  • Barbara Strating appointed UM Curator

    As of 1 March, Barbara Strating will be the new curator at Maastricht University. She succeeds Mieke Derickx who has retired. Barbara will further develop the collection and create new experiences with art, culture and science.

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  • Lorenzo Moroni receives ERC Proof of Concept grant

    Lorenzo Moroni is the lucky recipient of an ERC Proof of Concept grant for his proposal entitled “The hydrocup: a hollow electrospun scaffold for in vivo cell-laden hydrogel delivery”.

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  • Big attendance at Bachelor’s Open Day

    Once again, there was great interest in our online Bachelor Open Day, with attendance comparable to last year. Remarkable this time around: an unusually large number of Dutch visitors.

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  • ‘Our European positioning fits like a glove'

    The new UM president, and former rector magnificus, Rianne Letschert leaves no room for doubt. She is delighted with the choice to profile the university as the European university of the Netherlands. Maastricht University forms an international and predominantly European community in a region...

  • Leading actor in the European Parliament

    As a fresh-faced student, Jeroen Lenaers had no idea where a degree in European Studies would take him. The UM alum who simply ‘fell’ into a career in international politics was last year elected by VoteWatch Europe as the most politically influential Dutch MEP.

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