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Bert Smeets and his team has received a €50,000 donation from Join4Energy to advance their pioneering research using mesoangioblasts derived from the patient’s own body.

Irene Gosselink, PhD from the NUTRIM department Pharmacology & Toxicology researches the impact of micro- and nanoplastics on our respiratory system.

On November 24, 2025, secondary schools (VO) and higher education institutions (HO) in Brabant and Limburg signed up for the Education Network South Netherlands: one VO-HO network that will improve the flow of students to further education and reduce dropout rates.

The Aachen Maastricht Institute of Biobased Materials (AMIBM ) hosted last week the third and final Realise-Bio annual conference , bringing together the Dutch and German bioeconomy ecosystems at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus .

Pick Our Brains Session with Andres Caceres Solari

Four patients have been treated with DBS. Lead researcher Mark Janssen discusses the results and the next steps.

Bert Smeets and his team investigate whether stem cell therapy can help patients to improve muscle weakness.

Emilie Sitzia researches how we can rediscover our senses and use them to enhance our learning. This resulted in a colourfully illustrated book, 'Come to Your Senses', a senses-based learning guide.

Sabine Daemen is researching how certain macrophages can slow down fatty liver disease and fibrosis in order to develop new therapies.

UM faculties now host Teacher Information Points (TIPs) that offer local, “just-in-time” and on-demand support for teaching staff. The aim is simple: to provide help that is closely connected to day-to-day teaching practice.