The QS World University Rankings adjusted its assessment methodology for ranking the scientific output of universities. Partly for this reason, Maastricht University dropped from 118th place to 169th place this year, following a three spot increase the year before.
Dutch smokers, after years of tobacco control policies, are generally unconcerned about the dangers of smoking and second hand smoke, according to an international comparative study.
Although rare, childhood cancer is one of the most common causes of death in young children.
Professor Bart van den Borne received a royal distinction today during a celebration in honour of his twenty years of service.
MECC Maastricht will host a conference on tobacco addiction from Thursday 10 to Saturday 12 September 2015.
On Saturday 3 October, Maastricht UMC+ will host a National Hereditary Heart Disease Day in collaboration with De Hart & Vaatgroep.
The opening ceremony of the International Student Ambassador Programme (ISAP) was held on Thursday 3 September at Bonbonnière in Maastricht.
A commonly prescribed drug to aid in smoking cessation does not cause cardiac symptoms or depression, as previously believed.
Work is currently underway on an ‘oncology operating theatre of the future’ thanks to a unique collaboration between surgeons and the new UM imaging institute M4I.