What do everyday substances do to our health?
In this video, Stefan Giselbrecht (MERLN) explains how he creates mini thyroids to examine which substances may impact our health.
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New insight into the role of brain changes in psychiatric disorders
It has long been known that in some psychiatric disorders certain parts of the brain show slight abnormalities. However, it was unclear whether these brain changes are caused by the illness itself, by medication, or by smoking. In a recent study, scientists at Maastricht University and Amsterdam UMC...
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Interprofessional collaboration and learning in primary care
Loes van Bokhoven (CAPHRI) aims to improve care in GP practices and contribute to the personnel challenges in the region.
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Anique de Bruin to become the new Scientific Director of SHE
As of 1 July 2025, Professor Anique de Bruin will take on the role of Scientific Director of the School of Health Professions Education (SHE)
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Diana Kramp – A contribution to care through knowledge and experience
Is improving healthcare only a task for our healthcare and academic staff? At first glance, you would say so. But sometimes there are colleagues within our health faculty who experience care themselves, and feel an urge to contribute to it from a patient perspective. You find this quality in Diana...
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Jean Monnet Guest Lecture on The Role of Conversations and Camaraderie in Countering Societal and Political Breakdown
On 13 May, the fourth Jean Monnet Lecture organised by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Crises and Emergencies in EU Integration (EmergEU) took place at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. This was the final Guest Lecture of the Centre's first year.
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Globalisation & Law Network seminar with Gamze Erdem Türkelli
On 17 April 2025, the Globalisation & Law Network had the privilege of welcoming Dr Gamze Erdem Türkelli, Associate Research Professor at the University of Antwerp, as a speaker in its research seminar series.
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Seek shade, cover up, use sunscreen: sun behaviour and skin cancer
Yara Sievers is a PhD candidate at CAPHRI and conducts research on sun protection behaviour in the Netherlands.
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“Europeans are not anti-migrant!”
Egalitarian, European, and currently busy ending the legal confusion around migration. Lilian Tsourdi, Professor of European Migration Law and Governance, on her long journey to UM.
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An Interim Evaluation of the Law on the Reflection Period
Mieke Olaerts, Tom Vos, Bastiaan Kemp, Constantijn Van Aartsen, and Rob Bauer published a study on the Law on the Reflection Period, commissioned by the WODC.
