A large-scale study led by Maastricht University (UM) found that a higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with shorter telomeres, particularly in people under the age of sixty. Telomere length, measured in white blood cells, is also considered a marker for ageing. According to the researchers...
De University Colleges van de UM doen het opnieuw goed in de Elsevier-ranking.
Jan Kleinheinrich (student of the bachelor's programme European Studies) has won the 20188 ESST prize.
Maastricht’s first ever TEDx PhD Pitch Night took place on 12 September 2018. PhD candidates had 3 minutes to pitch their research and see if they could secure a place on the TEDx Maastricht stage.
On 1 October, Stichting Technasium and UM signed a partnership agreement with nine science-based secondary education schools in Limburg.
How does our living environment influence health and (un)healthy behavior, such as physical activity and participation in society?
The introduction week of Maastricht University, INKOM, was this year’s most sustainable Dutch introduction week.
A new European-wide training network for early stage researchers in the field of disability rights has received €4.1m in funding from the European Commission’s Marie Curie programme. This network is known as the DARE Project (Disability Advocacy and Research for Europe).
Vrijdag 28 september 2018 gaf Rowan Smeets een presentatie over haar promotieonderzoek ‘Integraal Programma Chronische Zorg’ tijdens een reünie van de zogenaamde Masterclass Eerstelijns Bestuurders.
MUMC+ is cooperating with parties in the Euregio Meuse-Rhine on the establishment of a Euregional Centre for Paediatric Surgery. This process leads to a large number of questions and challenges. One of these concerns the education and training of paediatric surgeons in the Netherlands, Belgium and...
