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Kate Kondrateva, PhD candidate at Maastricht University, is one of the winners of ‘Dance Your PhD’, a dance competition organised by Science Magazine. Kondrateva won in the new AI category.

Which lifestyle factors contribute to a better quality of life after treatment for colorectal cancer? Martijn Bours investigates this.

Master’s students from SBE examined how conservation can attract investment, designing financial tools to fund African Parks’ biodiversity work. Presenting at BlackRock, they learned how nature‑based finance can benefit ecosystems, communities, and investors.

In addition to their studies at FHML, some students are also involved in voluntary initiatives.

Maastricht University (UM) has signed the manifesto ‘Duurzaam denken, duurzaam doen’ (‘Sustainable Thinking, Sustainable Action’), thereby underlining its ambition to structurally embed sustainability in education, research, operations and governance.

It sounds ominous, but the numbers don’t lie: within 10 years the Dutch healthcare system could face collapse, with no guarantee that people will receive the care they need. Yet despite these forecasts, Professor Angelique de Rijk and assistant professor Petra Erkens remain optimistic.

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It is with great pleasure and proud to announce the recent appointments of Dr Katrien Bernaerts (per 1-2-2026) and Dr. Jules Harings (per 1-12-2025) as full professor at the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM).

In the CARBIOW project, Maastricht University is conducting a sustainability assessment of a novel value chain that converts food waste into aviation and maritime fuels.

In her third year of the International Business programme at Maastricht University, 20-year- old Alexia Poncet is currently taking on the role of President of SCOPE Maastricht, the official student association of the School of Business and Economics. Born in France and also half Canadian,