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Article by Lies Wesseling in Dutch newspaper Trouw

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded three grants to FASoS researchers.

Pregnant women who eat fish more than three times a week give birth to babies who grow more quickly in the first years of life, and have a higher risk of being overweight as pre-schoolers. 

What are the effects of national and EU policy and legislation on border regions? Are cross border workers affected by newly or soon to be implemented national or EU policy/legislation?

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) announced today that 32 researchers have each received a €1.5 million Vici grant.

In 2013-2014, about 250 child marriages occurred per year in the Netherlands. Religious marriages without civil marriage also took place during that period.

The University of Aruba and Maastricht University signed an agreement today, Thursday 11 February 2016, to offer a Double Degree Master Programme in International and European Tax Law as of September 2016. The programme will be offered entirely in English.

John receives the award for research on the Impact of travel to resource-limited destinations on the gastrointestinal microbiome.

On the 28th until 31st of January Maastricht University hosted one of the regional finals of the European Law Moot Court competition.

Luc Soete’s term as Rector Magnificus of Maastricht University will come to an end on 1 September 2016. The Supervisory Board has appointed a committee to advise them on selecting a successor.