During his farewell lecture on 20 January, Professor of Education Cees van der Vleuten has been awarded the Tans Medal (Dr. J. G. H. Tans Medal), UM’s highest distinction honouring those who have made a significant contribution towards the development of the university.
On January 25, the NUTRIM Clinical Research Unit (CRU), where patient-related research on nutrition and metabolism takes place, was officially opened at Maastricht UMC+.
Children born prematurely often have problems with their lungs. Can stem cells help repair their damaged lungs? Biologist Tim Wolfs is researching it with support from Longfonds (Lung Fund).
For her achievements in the field of PGT, Prof. Christine de Die was recently named an Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau.
People who are customers of a bicycle rental company are more likely to go by bike instead of public transport, car or on foot. This is according to recent research by scientists at Maastricht University.
Anne van den Bulck and Arianne Elissen conducted a Delphi-study among stakeholders to identify important impact indicators for assessing the effects of concentration on patients, professionals, organizations, and regions.
Research into the development of heart failure cannot yet be done without animal testing. Thanks to improved techniques, half as many animals are now needed to study the metabolism of heart cells in the development of heart failure.
Findings from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Netherlands Survey.
Four Maastricht research teams are starting their projects funded with money from the Open Competition of grant provider ZonMw. In addition, a Nijmegen research team has been awarded, which includes Harro van Lente, professor of Science and Technology Studies at Maastricht University (UM).
In a unique animation, Maastricht scientists have visualised the life cycle of the virus for a broad audience. They did this using real microscopic images of infected cells.
