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Prof. Dr. René van der Hulst has been appointed medical director of the Maastricht UMC+ Comprehensive Cancer Center (MCCC) as of July 1st, 2023. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Bernd Kremer. Together with managing director Milenka van Kempen and the management of research school GROW he will continue to realize...

After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Biometrics, Bibi Teeuwen was looking for a master with a focus on the nervous system and brain. This happened to be the same year that the master’s programme Biomedical Sciences added its sixth specialisation ‘Neuromodulation’

Jascha de Nooijer receives the Comenius Leadership Grant for the project ‘Dream teams for a green future: on the role of interprofessional identity in collaborative and sustainable practices in health care’

Prof. Dr. Anique de Bruin will be the project leader of the NRO funded, national consortium "SELFLEX: Towards Evidence-informed Support for Self-regulation of Flexible Learning," which will start in the autumn of 2023, with a subsidy amount of €900.000.

Students indicate that they remember the material better. Teachers can integrate a sense of real-life into their training, and there is less need for home visits. Virtual technology has a significant impact on the Health Sciences (HS) programme. The initiator of virtual technology within the programme...

As of 11 May 2023, the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences is proud to announce that the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands has accredited two new programmes. Prospective students can now apply for the bachelor’s programme Regenerative Medicine and Technology or the master’s...

Regenerative medicine is an upcoming field where science and technology come together to design and develop new medical therapies based on regeneration. As of September 2023, the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences offers a new bachelor’s programme that trains students to develop methods that...

Data-driven science and digital technology can improve the organisation of healthcare. Think of innovation in the field of e-health, artificial intelligence, and robotics. As of September 2023, the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences offers a new master’s programme that provides students with...

In order to pursue a master’s degree that combines health and communication, Michelle Vellinga moved from Amsterdam to our UM-community in Maastricht. In her own words, choosing Maastricht University was the best decision she made during her student life.

Patients admitted to hospital due to a severe COVID-19 infection exhibit no evidence of brain damage caused by the disease. This is the conclusion of an extensive study led by Maastricht University.