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Psychologist and assistant professor Claudia Vingerhoets (MHeNs) studies people with the rare genetic disorder 22q11.

Her chair focuses on the European Union's (EU) efforts to support democracy worldwide, particularly in the context of a changing global order. 

The Maastricht Centre for European Law (MCEL) is pleased to announce the opening of the application period for its MCEL Visiting Programme. 

Technology, particularly when concentrated in the hands of powerful individuals, can seriously challenge liberty and democracy. On 20 February 2025, the Globalisation & Law Network had the opportunity to discuss these challenges with Dr. Maja Sahadžić, Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law at...

It was out of curiosity that dr Kim Kuypers, associate professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, decided to stand for election 11 years ago. First for the Faculty Council, later for the University Council. 'It seemed like a great idea to take on an extra challenge alongside my job and...

METRO has reached the goals for which it was created in 1991: stimulating comparative, European and international research at the Maastricht law faculty. In 2025 METRO will stop its activities. This news item provides further details. 

Anna Beckers contributed a chapter titled "The Remains of the Corporation: A Future of Fragmented Corporate Personhood" to the book The Future of the Person, edited by Hans-W. Micklitz and Giuseppe Vettori.

Men and women alike are good entrepreneurs. Yet in 2022, only 36% of Dutch entrepreneurs were women. Dr Pomme Theunissen, who grew up in an entrepreneurial family and is now a researcher at the School of Business and Economics, wanted to know why. Her conclusion: it’s not a lack of skills, but a...

She is “close to AI efficient” in her work, according to her UM colleagues. Maja Brkan, professor of Digitalisation and EU Law, sees the humour in this praise. After living and working in Maastricht for eight years, she moved to Luxembourg to become a judge at the General Court of the European Union...

The German elections on 23 February were yet another in which anti-migration rhetoric dominated. Spurred on by the rise of the populist radical right, demanding drastic measures like border controls have become the norm for European centre parties. However, research shows that closing borders does...