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Legal ordering is changing, both globally and domestically. Some talk about a post-American order, others about a new order of Great Powers such as China, Russia or the United States. A power-based concept of law is being put forward, one more characteristic of other centuries. Ecological and techno

This blog article draws on four years of research within the FieldLAB project, conducted at Maastricht University in close collaboration with international partners, such as the ACDC Lab in Houston. The goal was straightforward but ambitious: to understand how stress unfolds outside the laboratory.

During Maastricht University’s 50 th Dies Natalis, the Swedish professor Peter Stenvinkel will receive an honorary doctorate for his pioneering research on nephrology (kidney medicine) and planetary health.

With support from the OpenUp scheme by Npuls, the Maastricht University Library is taking concrete steps to embed open learning materials across education.

The Sixth Global Citizenship Education Symposium, held at Maastricht University on 13 January 2026, brought together scholars, educators and students to reflect on how global citizenship education is shaped by digital technologies and changing democratic realities.

PhD thesis by Meng Wang

The UM Medallion of Honour and the first FSE Frank Thuijsman Award; Maastricht University ensured that Frank Thuijsman did not depart quietly into retirement. Thuijsman is the founding father of KE@Work and was involved in the beginning of English-language instruction and project based education.

EDbot began with a simple question: what if technology could help educators pause, rather than speed up?

On 16 January 2026, professor Frank Thuijsman delivered his valedictory lecture “Game Over?”

On Friday 23 January 2026, during Maastricht University’s Dies Natalis, Roger Cox will receive an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Law for his pioneering work in climate jurisprudence.