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  • UM Campus Brussels: Taking things to the next level

    Maastricht University’s (UM) Campus in Brussels is ‘taking things to the next level’. To realize this ambition, Professor Christine Neuhold has been appointed as Academic Director of the Campus as of 1 September 2017.

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  • Two FPN researchers receive NWO VENI grants

    Earlier this month NWO announced new recipients of the coveted VENI grant. Two of the names on the list are researchers at the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN): Dr. Lotte Lemmens and Dr. Lars Hausfeld. We sat down with them to talk about their work.

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  • Law students employed as neighbourhood mediators

    Councillor Jack Gerats awarded the first certificates to 18 new youth neighbourhood mediators. Maastricht is the first city in the Netherlands where students go into neighbourhoods as youth neighbourhood mediators to bring students and local residents closer together. Two of them discuss their...

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  • Biker gangs & borders

    PhD candidate Kim Geurtjens conducts research into the cross-border nature of criminal motorcycle gangs.

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  • New Regulations

    As of 1 September 2017 two new regulations will become effective:
    Tenure Track Regulations for the position of Assistant Professor and Recruitment, Selection and appointment of Professors at Maastricht University.

    Both regulations can be found on the Maastricht University website.

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  • A skill for life

    Every year, between 7,000 and 8,000 people are resuscitated in the Netherlands after a cardiac arrest outside the hospital. The first six minutes are crucial. The sooner you start with heart massage the better, and the more people who learn this skill, the greater the chance of survival. With this...

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