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UM President Martin Paul received the badge of honour ('erespeld) of the city of Venlo on 7 September from Mayor Scholten.

Using renewable electricity and carbon dioxide (CO₂), carbon monoxide (CO) can be produced as a source of sustainable fuels. Researchers from DIFFER and Maastricht University have discovered how to do this in a potentially more efficient way.

Cultured meat, meat grown from animal stem cells, seems to be conquering the world. When such a new product enters the market, consumers must be able to trust that it complies with all European legislation and regulations regarding food safety.

In the new bachelor’s program, Circular Engineering, students learn how to design production processes in different industries as circularly as possible.

The Menno Knetsch Award 2021 has been awarded to MSc Biobased Materials graduate Matilde della Fontana. Matilde completed her thesis at the sustainability group of the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM) under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Yvonne van der Meer.

The Systems Biology student Maaike Gerritse is the winner of the MaCSBio thesis award 2021. She won the award for her thesis on ‘Heterogeneity among trauma-exposed subjects; studied at the multi-omics level’.

The July edition of I/O Magazine features a portrait of the DKE SwarmLab and its members.

Dr. Jessica Steinlechner of the Department of Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics (GWFP) was awarded a VIDI grant to develop mirror coatings for gravitational waves detectors.

Julia Jansing took part in a fascinating panel discussion on gene editing with two Nobel laureates and the chair of the German Ethics Council.