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  • DATASET project validates Digital Readiness Scan and delivers key insights

    DATASET researchers from Maastricht University (BISCI) and Fontys applied the Digital Readiness Scan developed by Logistiek Digitaal to several regional logistics service providers, scientifically validated the underlying methodology, and analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of this tool. 

    Illustration of synthetic data concept
  • The international poverty line and the sausage factory

    Anecdotal evidence imply that what ones sees in a sausage factory cannot be unseen, and such an experience somehow takes away something from the joy that stems out of the carefree consumption of such delicacies. In this blog entry about the international poverty line’s maladies I don’t want to ask...

    International poverty lines
  • Alumni success stories: Y Chi Lange

    Alumni success story: Y Chi's academic journey began with a Bachelor’s degree at SBE, she graduated in 2018. In this article she will tell you all the ins and outs about her career, read for more!

     

    Y Chi Lange
  • Transformations: A complex and crucial topic for research and politics

    In the ever-evolving landscape of research and politics, the concept of purposive transformations has been growing in importance over the past years. However, the literature on transformations is diverse, lacking coherence, and necessitating better theorisation and cross-fertilisation. Typically...

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  • Trauma-Free Care for Sick Children

    Drawing blood, inserting an IV, or looking into the ear; even seemingly simple medical procedures can cause anxiety, pain, and stress in children. According to pediatric intensivist Piet Leroy, comfort and trust are just as important as the medical treatment itself. Therefore, he is researching how...

    Piet Leroy - SHE
  • Huntington’s is a disease you don't carry alone

    Mayke Oosterloo is a movement disorders neurologist at Maastricht UMC+ and a researcher at the MHeNs institute of Maastricht University. In the outpatient clinic and various nursing homes in Limburg, she guides and treats patients (and their loved ones) with Huntington's disease. 

    Mayke Oosterloo
  • Maastricht students in final Ecotrophelia 2024

    Maastricht University students have won the Dutch final of the student competition Ecotrophelia, a drinking vinegar based on apple cider vinegar, fruit and herbs.

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