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.
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.
Dominik Linz (CARIM) talks about arrhythmias and the upcoming Pulse Day, for which he hopes to collect over a thousand digital pulses.
How do the 18 people on the Faculty Council represent FHML, Maastricht University's largest faculty? According to Kim Luijten, loyal secretary of the Faculty Council for 13 years, you ensure that by having a council that represents the faculty and its staff in all its facets.
The Dutch Research Council (NOW) has decided that within the so-called ENW Open competition XS research programme, 28 projects will receive funding. Three of those projects are headed by a UM scientist.
Ron van Golde collaborates with researchers to improve IVF care. Specifically, he investigates how embryos implant in the uterine wall.
