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Last night a UM building at the Bouillonstraat was daubed with paint and slogans. A sad expression of vandalism. UM has filed a report.

Niloofar Tahmasebi Birgani, assistant professor at the MERLN research institute, was born in southern Iran. It was only when she moved to the Netherlands in 2010 for her PhD research that she began cooking for herself. Instead of recipes, she uses intuition and memory to bring her mother’s and...

On 4 July 2025, the Globalisation & Law Network had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Rodrigo Vallejo Garretón, Assistant Professor in Private Law at the University of Amsterdam.

The increased Englishization of higher education is under discussion in several European countries. What does a balanced language policy look like that does justice to both the increasingly international character of higher education and a country's language-related cultural identity? At an...

Valery Lemmens (GROW) conducts research on cancer, prevention, and how society is designed for making unhealthy choices.

In light of the recent graduation ceremony of our JMHPE (Joint Master of Health Professions Education) programme, we have asked two alumni to reflect on their experience with the programme. Omayma Hamed and Mariam Ibrahim give a valuable insight in their experience, but also reflect on the lessons...

Fast forward to 2040: if you have ADHD or another psychological disorder, the doctor may no longer prescribe Ritalin or antidepressants, but instead a low dose of magic mushrooms, truffles or LSD. Associate professor Kim Kuypers is studying the use of psychedelics as potential medicines of the...

Two Maastricht University professors are to receive the most prestigious European research grant for individual researchers: an ERC Advanced Grant, worth over €2.5 million. They are Lorenzo Moroni (MERLN) and Alexander Sack (FPN).

Drawing on academic literature, good practices, and the experiences of UM teaching staff, this handbook outlines what SRL is, how it connects to our CCCS educational model, and how it can be applied in day-to-day teaching. It includes concrete examples, tools, and reflections from colleagues across...

On 15 May 2025, Studio Europa Maastricht launched its new Policy Brief Collection on Digitalisation, a multidisciplinary effort exploring how the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) shapes our digital future.