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  • Towards a healthier countryside

    Scientists from Maastricht University will lead a major research program into the health effects of climate adaptation in rural areas. In this programme, MANTRA, researchers from Maastricht University, Radboud University, Wageningen University & Research, Leiden University of Applied Sciences, RIVM...

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  • UM to coordinate nationwide research project to unravel skin diseases

    The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has, within the framework of Research along Routes by Consortia (NWA-ORC), awarded the research project Next Generation Immuno-Dermatology (NGID) with a prestigious grant of 11.7 million Euro. NGID is a nationwide, large-scale project to unravel novel biomarkers for...

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  • The last 'nerve doctor' in the Netherlands

    Frans Verhey, professor of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neuropsychiatry is proud of what the Limburg Alzheimer’s Centre has achieved and of its team, which works tirelessly to improve the quality of life of people with Alzheimer’s. “Alzheimer’s tends to be seen as a horrible, deadly brain disease that...

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  • UM Executive Board statement on politically sensitive meetings

    Standpunt van het College van Bestuur en de Faculteitsbesturen van de UM over bijeenkomsten over soms politiek of maatschappelijk gevoelige onderwerpen die binnen de universiteitsmuren plaatsvinden, georganiseerd door medewerkers en/of studenten.

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  • UM researchers stimulate the regional circular economy transition

    Researchers at UNU-MERIT, the Maastricht Sustainability Institute and the Department of Chemical Engineering of Maastricht University have obtained a 1.5 million euro grant to contribute to an EU-funded project on plastic packaging recycling.  The EU is allocating a total budget of 9.6 million euros...

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  • Annual Report 2021

    This Annual Report highlights the main activities of the Centre that were undertaken in the year 2021. 

  • Shaping your own degree with YUFE

    Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE), the UM-led European University, puts students at the centre and invites them to co-create their curriculum and have a truly international study experience.

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