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  • Unwealthy, unhealthy – the long shadow of financial strain

    CAPHRI’s Latifa Abidi and Gera Nagelhout study intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic problems and health disparities. The central question is how exactly your parents’ financial difficulties leave you unhealthier and less likely to progress in life. To contribute to a fairer society, they...

    Latifa Abidi and Gera Nagelhout with their focusgroup
  • Maastricht's Education on Quantum Computing

    “They all love it,” says Georgios Stamoulis from DACS, throwing his arms up in the air. He’s referring to his students enrolled in the Quantum Algorithms course of the master’s specialisation in Quantum Computing. He is about to start the final lecture of this course.

    Quantum Computers
  • Discovering Maastricht University: Open Day recap

    Saturday’s Bachelor's Open Day at Maastricht University drew a turnout of 3322 prospective students. Feedback was generally very positive, reflecting the event's success.

    Bachelor's Open Day with robot pet
  • Climate Adaptation, Location Choice, and Regulation

    With the spotlight on the 2024 hurricane season, marked by Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene in the U.S., and Tropical Cyclone Kirk in the EU, it is essential to draw attention to the impact of extreme weather events on urban planning. These catastrophic events not only result in astronomical...

    Climate Adaptation, Location Choice, and Regulation
  • What exactly is Open Science?

    Open Science proposes openness about data, sources and methodology to make research more efficient and sustainable as well as bringing science into the public. UM has a thriving Open Science community. Dennie Hebels and Rianne Fijten talk about progress, the Open Science Festival and what...

    Open Science boom
  • Learning to build bridges

    Technology has the potential to improve the quality of medicine and healthcare while also making it more personal and sustainable. But to reach this potential, healthcare professionals and researchers need multidisciplinary training. New programmes like the Bachelor in Regenerative Medicine and...

    UMagazine