Emma has always been interested in health in the broadest sense of the term. “Health goes beyond medical research and care. It is shaped by politics, international health organisations, transnational threats such as climate change, and much more.
A new generation of young professionals is stepping up to the challenges that the healthcare sector faces today. Including Ellen Bastiaansen, a master’s student in Healthcare Policy, Innovation and Management with a background in prevention and mental health.
Abel Diaz Gonzalez on the challenges social entrepreneurs face, how he contributes to a supportive ecosystem for such entrepreneurs, how his students make him optimistic for the future and why UM gets to host the next IABS conference “Redesigning business for the common Good”.
Veerle van Zelst-de Vries is director of the Prevention and Vitality programme, which aims to create societal impact in Limburg and beyond.
Psychologist and assistant professor Claudia Vingerhoets (MHeNs) studies people with the rare genetic disorder 22q11.
Emma de Brabander (MheNs) addresses gender and sex differences in research and hopes to raise more awareness around these topics.
Newly appointed professor Judith Sluimer (CARIM) talks about oxygen in heart functioning and the 'fresh air' the academic world needs.
The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed SBE Professor Lisa Brüggen as a scientific member.
Dominik Linz (CARIM) talks about arrhythmias and the upcoming Pulse Day, for which he hopes to collect over a thousand digital pulses.
In recent years, there has been quite some debate surrounding the value of rakings. So the question is: do university rankings really matter that much? Fair question. In this article, SBE’s Dean Mariëlle Heijltjes and SBE’s Associate Dean Gaby Odekerken weigh in on the subject.
