Memories about failed grant applications
Failure is part of life, but not something academics talk about often. In this interview, Aline Sierp discusses difficulties to secure funding.

Failure is part of life, but not something academics talk about often. In this interview, Aline Sierp discusses difficulties to secure funding.
On 9 March 2024, Maastricht University’s European Law Moot Court (ELMC) Team, coached by MCEL Members Dr. Pauline Melin and Guido Bellenghi, won the regional final held at the Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid.
Students at our faculty are committed to making an impact on health, well-being and society. Among them is Angelica, a master’s student in Health Education and Promotion who is an expert by experience on the impact well-formulated advice can have on a person’s life.
With Maastricht University (UM) joining the Dutch Foundation for Academic Heritage (SAE), UM becomes a member of this foundation again after a four-year absence. This also marks the first time that 13 Dutch universities are simultaneously members.
YERUN's General Assembly 2024 discussed project updates, the collaborative research platform, and plans for the 10th anniversary of the network of young European research universities.
During her Master's in Digital Cultures at the Faculty of Social Arts and Sciences, Nada Naguib participated in a unique collaborative digital museum project in the halls of Centre Céramique, Maastricht's city library and centre for art, culture and education. Initially a mandatory course...
As a researcher, how can you best find out what a neighbourhood needs to improve the health and quality of life of its residents? Before you can enter into dialogue and roll up your sleeves together, public spaces are needed where researchers and residents can get together. In 2016, philosophy...
Appropriate regulations and an international orientation are essential to prevent the devastation of education in Limburg, to maintain education standards and to train sufficient professionals for the tight labour market in the region and in the Netherlands as a whole. Since 2022, Limburg has been...
AI will change the world – possibly in a very direct way. UNU-MERIT's Michal Natorski thinks the technology could inadvertently influence the decision-making processes of UN agencies.