The purpose of this workshop is to gather empirical accounts and theoretical reflections, and to develop possibilities for interventions at different levels (design, policy, political action).
The NWO XS grants are worth a maximum of €50,000 and enable proposals for curiosity-driven, innovative research.
In October 2024, the Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law published the Special Issue "The Future of EU Fundamental Rights", co-edited by MCEL members Šejla Imamović, Elin Börjedal and Eleonora Di Franco.
Earlier this year, a medical school in New York City received a billion-dollar bequest from the widow of a wealthy investor. An eye-watering sum—but donating to universities is not out of the ordinary in the Anglo-American tradition. Donations of that size are unheard of in the Netherlands, but...
Prof. Dr. Onno van Schayck and PhD student Bo van Engelen have uncovered a significant link between healthy eating, increased physical activity, and improved mathematics performance in primary school children.
In nature, large-scale aggression is rare, but it can take hold when space and food become scarce. Researchers from the University of Amsterdam, Maastricht University, and their international colleagues show how this can happen.
School children perform better at school, particularly in arithmetic, if they have a healthy lunch and get varied exercise. These are the findings of new research based on data from the Healthy Primary School of the Future (HPSF) project, a long-term study by Maastricht University (UM).
Can digital twins of the heart provide personalized care for heart disease patients? In this Science Story, dr. Nick van Osta explains his research.
SBE alum Lisette van Doorn has dedicated her career to advancing leadership and education in real estate. As CEO of ULI Europe, she leads initiatives like the Global Leaders Programme, co-developed with Maastricht University and MIT, supporting mid-career professionals in real estate. Van Doorn...
Can learning to count with your fingers early on help you solve maths problem? Can the static noise in your brain predict how good you are at maths? Can we use a novel portable tool to measure brainwaves to study how children process numbers? UM’s Lisa Jonkman and Radboud University’s Nienke van...
