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The tidy room with its empty desk reflects the organised mind of its occupant. Professor of Econometrics Franz Palm talks about his field with infectious enthusiasm, though in carefully chosen words.

Mieke Olaerts, associate professor at our faculty (department of Private Law), has been appointed as special professor in Comparative Company Law as per 1 October.

It will soon be possible to measure whether chemical substances can cause skin allergies (contact allergy) without relying on animal testing.

On 11 October, Maastricht University (UM) signed an agreement with the College of Medicine (CMED) at Qatar University (QU) to establish cooperation in education, medical research and staff/student exchange.

PhD candidate Samantha Renssen will defend her dissertation “Turbo-liquidation of the Close Corporation” on Wednesday 18 November, 16.00 hrs. The event will be held at the Aula of Maastricht University, Minderbroedersberg 4-6.

Scientists will be joining forces with the cosmetic industry over the next six years to produce tests that can measure the toxicity of chemicals.

A group of diabetes researchers from Maastricht University organised a charity run for the Dutch Diabetes Fund together with primary school de Spiegel in Maastricht, which was held last week Thursday.

Lisa Brüggen (Marketing) and Thomas Post (Finance) receive funding for a Netspar Theme Grant (250,000€).

On 8 October at the fifth annual Maastricht Symposium on Global and European Health, organised by Maastricht University, Dr Richard ten Broek was awarded the Catharina Pijls Dissertation Prize for his excellent health science research.