What drives people to embrace radical conspiracy theories, sometimes with far-reaching consequences for society? During his inaugural lecture on Friday 27 June, Prof. Dr. Jan Willem van Prooijen (radicalisation, extremism, and conspiracy thinking) will address this urgent question.
From hip-hop to Victor Hugo, and historical fiction to classic cinema: What do these things have in common with the study of law, you might think? At Maastricht University’s Faculty of Law, a growing group of researchers and students is exploring exactly that and even more.
Thanks to the SURF Incentive Scheme for Open and Online Education (still available at the time), Gwen Noteborn (university lecturer in personal and family law at Maastricht University), Claudia Hocks and Janneke Hendrix (lecturers in law at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences) were able to get...
Mieke Olaerts, Tom Vos, Bastiaan Kemp, Constantijn Van Aartsen, and Rob Bauer published a study on the Law on the Reflection Period, commissioned by the WODC.
Professor Liesbeth Lijnzaad, endowed professor Practice of International Law at the Faculty of Law received an honorary doctorate from Aalborg University (AAU) in Denmark on 4 April.
PhD candidate Jella van de Laak on how a genetically modified bacterium fights solid cancer tumours at their oxygen-deprived core.
Anna Beckers contributed a chapter titled "The Remains of the Corporation: A Future of Fragmented Corporate Personhood" to the book The Future of the Person, edited by Hans-W. Micklitz and Giuseppe Vettori.
Newly appointed professor Judith Sluimer (CARIM) talks about oxygen in heart functioning and the 'fresh air' the academic world needs.
Researchers at Maastricht UMC+ and GROW have developed a technique that can analyse the entire genome in a single test, allowing for faster determination of embryos suitable for successful pregnancy.
Three researchers from Maastricht University (UM) will receive a prestigious ERC Starting Grant from the European Research Council. They will receive €1.5 million each. Their funding is part of the EU Horizon Europe programme.