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  • Ann Vanstraelen appointed as KNAW member

    Ann Vanstraelen (professor of accounting and assurance services) was named today as a new member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). 

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  • No evidence of brain damage caused by severe COVID-19

    Patients admitted to hospital due to a severe COVID-19 infection exhibit no evidence of brain damage caused by the disease. This is the conclusion of an extensive study led by Maastricht University.

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  • Professor Milene Bonte receives NWO Vici grant

    Milene Bonte, professor of Cognitive Neuroscience of Language and Literacy Development at UM’s Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, has received an NWO Vici grant of 1.5 million euros. The amount is earmarked for research into the timely identification of children in need of extra support to...

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  • Independent inquiry exonerates Professor Machteld Marcelis

    Professor Machteld Marcelis can continue her work at Maastricht University, the university’s Executive Board has determined. An independent inquiry commissioned by the board and conducted by the agency BING found no evidence of an unsafe social environment within the Psychiatry section of the UM...

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  • New animal research facility Maastricht in existing location

    Maastricht University's Executive Board has approved the plan to renew the animal research facility for UM and Maastricht UMC+ at the existing location at Universiteitssingel 50 (UNS50). A new building is therefore off the table.

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  • High concentrations of psychotropic drugs in Dutch surface water

    Scientists from Maastricht University (UM) and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) have for the first time systematically investigated what psychotropic medications are present in surface water in the Netherlands. In particular, the concentrations of the drugs...

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  • Honorary doctorate for MIT professor Robert Langer

    During the celebration of the 47th Dies Natalis on 27 January 2023, US professor Robert S. Langer received UM's honorary doctorate. Professor Langer is a world-renowned scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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  • Highest UM award for Maastricht mayor Penn-te Strake

    On 27 January 2023, the mayor of Maastricht, Annemarie Penn-te Strake, received the Tans Medal, Maastricht University’s highest award for people who have made a major contribution to the university’s development. 

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