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  • How does dyslexia arise?

    Learning to read and write fluently seems natural to many people. But it's actually not. Certainly not for people with dyslexia. In this lecture neuroscientist Milene Bonte explains why.

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  • Research findings challenge traditional notions of financial decision-making

    SBE researchers Kimberley van der Heijden, Anouk Festjens, Caroline Goukens and NYU researcher Tom Meyvis recently published their findings on how individuals experiencing financial pressure make decisions. These findings challenge the traditional research notion that less wealthy people pick short...

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  • Concern for the quality of education

    Due to the teacher shortage, there are more and more opportunities to obtain a teaching certificate more quickly. What does this do to the quality of education?

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  • UM researchers stimulate the regional circular economy transition

    Researchers at UNU-MERIT, the Maastricht Sustainability Institute and the Department of Chemical Engineering of Maastricht University have obtained a 1.5 million euro grant to contribute to an EU-funded project on plastic packaging recycling.  The EU is allocating a total budget of 9.6 million euros...

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  • Producer versus consumer; the battle of the food claim

    Nutritional claims such as 'light', 'low in fat', 'extra protein' have become more the norm than the exception on the products you come across in the supermarket. Is it a marketing ploy or is it a way to make people aware of healthy food?

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  • Psychomotor effects of nitrous oxide

    Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is a substance that many know from a visit to the dentist, or a medical procedure in the hospital. But it is increasingly used as a recreational and addictive drug. During the intoxication, thinking clearly and focused movement is impossible for the user, you can...

  • Harry Hummels: 'Blood, sweat, but together'

    “Niaga had a great idea to make carpet more durable. The entrepreneurs encountered barriers, they were unable to scale up the technology. And we happen to be very good at that. We saw it and got into it.”

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