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The board of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences of Maastricht University has appointed Professor Maurice Zeegers as the new scientific director of CAPHRI, the School for Public Health and Primary Care of Maastricht University.

Professor Clemens van Blitterswijk has won the 2015 Huibregtsen Prize.

Maastricht University (UM) climbed to shared 88th place in the latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, up from number 101 last year.

Rudolf Müller has been appointed scientific director of the Business Intelligence and Smart Services Institute (BISS).

The opening ceremony of the International Student Ambassador Programme (ISAP) was held on Thursday 3 September at Bonbonnière in Maastricht.

A commonly prescribed drug to aid in smoking cessation does not cause cardiac symptoms or depression, as previously believed.

Work is currently underway on an ‘oncology operating theatre of the future’ thanks to a unique collaboration between surgeons and the new UM imaging institute M4I.

The rate of recidivism is significantly lower for offenders who receive mediation than for those who follow the standard criminal procedure.

Starting in September 2015, the Faculty will have an additional Jean Monnet Chair.