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  • Learning to stay calm in life-threatening situations

    Can neurofeedback help police recruits become more psychologically resilient? In its search for an answer, the Special Intervention Service of the Central Unit of the Netherlands Police approached Andreas Bressler, PhD candidate in cognitive neuroscience. His research focuses on improving emotion...
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  • Professors Hooghe and Marks: champions of multilevel governance

    For the first time in the history of Maastricht University, an honorary doctorate will be awarded to a married couple: Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks. Together, the professors devised and developed the concept of multilevel governance, which they have been championing for more than 30 years. “We’re very...
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  • NUTRIM Newsletter | Holiday Edition 2023

    A special holiday newsletter edition with the NUTRIM highlights of 2023. With these achievements we are confidently turning the page towards 2024. We thank our support and research staff and all partners for their efforts in 2023 and wish you very happy holidays. Read the NUTRIM newsletter here
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  • Socioeconomic Inequality and Type 2-Diabetes Mellitus

    At the CAPHRI research institute in Maastricht, a 5-member team led by Professor Hans Bosma is working on a large-scale study on socioeconomic inequality and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). In this, they are looking at underlying factors such as the living and working environment of people with a...
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  • “The relationship between plant genetics and the environment is vital”

    He knows everything there is to know about potatoes—he earned a PhD in the subject. Since then, the scope of Jan van den Berg’s work has widened. The new professor of Plant Envirogenetics studies the relationship between plant genetics, growing and storage conditions, and quality factors such as...
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  • Vulnerable young people require a personalised approach

    They may study an unconventional group, but they have fun doing so. Lynn van Vugt and Mark Levels focus on NEETs: young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training, and are difficult to engage. Van Vugt’s PhD research—supervised by Levels, professor of Health, Education and Work—produced...
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  • The role of a scientist in the current societal challenges

    According to Prof. Dr. Tsjalling Swierstra we have reached a point where there is no disagreeing anymore. He says that it is the mission of any university to help create a better society by doing scientific and technological research. So we have to ask ourselves the question: “What will we do about it...
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