“I hope to show people how to view evaluations not as a tick-box exercise, but as an opportunity for meaningful reflection and growth,” says Carolin Sehlbach, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Research and Development at the Maastricht University Faculty of Health, Medicine and...
Recent research by scientists at Maastricht University in the Netherlands and Aarhus University in Denmark shines a new light on the gender pay gap. Discrimination makes women want to work fewer hours.
PhD candidate Jella van de Laak on how a genetically modified bacterium fights solid cancer tumours at their oxygen-deprived core.
€200,000 for the project ‘Does interdisciplinary education live up to its promises: an evaluation of the added value of interdisciplinary bachelor programmes at Maastricht’s university and university of applied sciences’.
Heerlen grants a one-time contribution of €1,478,050 to Maastricht University as part of the Regio Deal application ‘Fundament onder UM-onderwijs in Heerlen’. This amount comes from the Fonds Economische Structuurversterking (FES). The funding will help establish university education facilities in...
The influence digital platforms have on democratic processes is becoming more evident, both for regular citizens and policymakers. With the Digital Services Act (DSA) in full effect in the EU for a little over a year now, questions remain: How can regulation protect democracy, fundamental rights...
As misinformation and conspiracy theories continue to shape public discourse, efforts to combat their spread have become more critical than ever. In the context of growing concerns about digital platforms’ influence, Studio Europa Maastricht spoke with Jan-Willem van Prooijen, Professor of...
On March 20, 2025, experts from the agricultural and chemical worlds gathered at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Geleen for the Agro Meets Smart Materials meeting. The central question: how can agricultural crops and residual flows contribute to the development of sustainable, circular materials...
On 30 January, coordinators and students from eight pioneering UM programmes met at Kaleido to discuss how Global Citizenship Education (GCEd) fits into higher education. They shared their frustrations, hopes, and ideas for change.
