UM alumna Aukje Kuypers named Businesswoman of the Year 2018
UM alumna Aukje Kuypers (Economics and Business Administration) was named Businesswoman of the Year 2018 this week.
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Legislative change needed to prevent 'marital captivicty'
A legislative change is needed to prevent 'marital captivity', says attorney Pauline Kruiniger of Maastricht University (UM) in a final report published this week on the MARICAP study titled Niet langer geketend aan het huwelijk ('Breaking the chains of marriage').
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The Lancet publication on low back pain
Almost everyone will have low back pain at some point in their lives. It can affect anyone at any age, and it is increasing – disability due to back pain has risen by more than 50% since 1990.
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Ana Ramalho wins WUN Research Mobility Programme grant
Ana Ramalho (Assistant Professor of Intellectual Property Law) has been awarded a grant within the framework of the WUN Research Mobility Programme. She will be conducting research in collaboration with the University of Auckland. The topic of the project is "Reconciliation of intellectual property...
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Center for Integrative Neuroscience launched
CIN new interfaculty cooperation for Integrative Neuroscience launched
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Dealing with work pressure – progress to date
Various surveys (the national survey conducted by the Dutch Trade Union Confederation (FNV) and the Scientist's Union (VAWO) in 2017 and the UM work perception survey from 2015) have shown that employees of universities experience a high to extremely high work load at work. Agreements about how to...
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Why you can't paint all insomniacs with the same brush
Insomnia is a serious social problem, which affects more than one in ten Dutch people. The sustainable solution is called ‘cognitive behavioural therapy’. Merijn van de Laar, behavioural scientist at the UM department of General Practice, obtained his PhD on this subject at Maastricht University...
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Serious doubts about value of low-carb diet
Based on two international review articles published this week, professor Fred Brouns of Maastricht University (UM) concludes that reducing one’s intake of carbohydrates is fine, but a drastic reduction is best avoided.
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Inaugural lecture Prof. dr. Angelique de Rijk
On 16 March, prof. dr. Angelique de Rijk will have her inaugural lecture (in Dutch) titled “Arbeidsre-integratie blijft mensenwerk” at 4.30 p.m. at Minderbroedersberg 4-6.
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Labour market integration demands a human approach
Returning to the labour market is a process that requires a human approach (inaugural lecture Angelique de Rijk).
