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Two fellows from METRO, Dr Mariolina Eliantonio and Prof Dr Marjan Peeters, have presented at the 4th European Environmental Law Forum (EELF) Annual Conference 2016 that focused on "Procedural Environmental Rights: Principle X in Theory and Practice".

Maastricht University (UM) ranks 94th in the latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016–2017, slightly dropping from number 88 last year.

Agustin Parise was appointed as Director of Scientific Studies at the International Association of Legal Science (IALS).

Maastricht University is amongst the best young universities in the world. This year, UM reached 7th place in the QS Top 50 under 50 ranking, climbing one place compared to last year (8). This makes UM the best young European university out of the 18 European universities that have made the top 50.

On 17 September Geneviève van Liere received the oral presentation award for her talk on anogenital chlamydia.

As of 1 October 2016 Kate O’Reilly will join MEPLI as a PhD-researcher. Kate will work on the topic of ‘Bridging the gap between law in action and law on paper: investigating the real obstacles to the effective and uniform application of European legal transfers.’

Serious gaming can help prevent obesity in children and young adults (MUMC+ news).

Silke Metzelthin, Rixt Zijlstra, Erik van Rossum, Annemarie Koster, Silvia Evers and Ruud Kempen – affiliated with three different CAPHRI research lines – have successfully applied for a four-year ZonMw grant to test the (cost-) effectiveness of the ‘Stay Active at Home’ programme.

During the 52nd EUROTOX congress in Sevilla (Spain), three of the four encouragement prizes went to FHML PhD students/PostDocs (Department Toxicogenomics). They won the award for their poster. Circa 800 posters were presented during the congress.