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Charlotte A Campo’s LLB thesis was awarded by the Board of the Stichting Wetenschapsbeoefening UM as last year’s best bachelor thesis of the European Law School.

Jan Smits wrote an editorial for the Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht 2016 (pp. 319-324) on New European Proposals for Distance Sales and Digital Contents Contracts: Fit for Purpose?

Researchers at Maastricht University's R&D Group VitaK and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA) discovered two new mutations in the enzyme GGCX, which activates coagulation factors in the blood. 

On Sunday, 17 January 2016, MCEL member dr. Anniek de Ruijter was a guest in ‘Buitenhof', a Dutch national television programme to speak with Yasmine Allas about the debate after the terrible sexual violence that took place in Keulen. The Programme is in Dutch. 

A study by Julianne van der Berg and colleagues at Maastricht University has shown that each extra hour of sitting is associated with a 22% increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Researchers at Maastricht University Medical Center (Maastricht, Netherlands), Máxima Medical Center (Veldhoven, Netherlands) and Athersys Inc. (Cleveland, USA) have shown that stem cell therapy can prevent brain damage in premature infants.

Call for papers – Extension of Deadline and Reminder! The deadline for the submission of papers is moved to 31 january 2016!

An alternative to the 'hard spinal board' used to transport patients with potential spinal injuries has been developed as part of a PhD programme at Maastricht University.

Ton Hartlief will be appointed Advocate-general at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands. 

During the annual Dies Natalis of Maastricht University on Monday 11 January four FASoS students received a prize for their bachelor’s/master’sthesis. They each won €500,- and a certificate.