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What began as a small group of enthusiastic researchers from the Maastricht Science Programme has grown into a research team that, as of February, became a full member of the LHCb physics experiment at the CERN particle accelerator.

A recent paper from the Department of Translational Genomics, entitled “Small extracellular vesicles: connecting early life exposure outcomes to air pollution during pregnancy to early childhood health” , has been featured in the 2025 Editor’s Choice collection of Environmental Health .

Held on 29 and 30 January 2026, United in Diversity conference brought together scholars, judges, and practitioners to critically reassess the role and mechanisms of mutual recognition.

Maastricht Young Academy ensures that the experiences of “young” academics are also heard. Outgoing MYA chair Jenny Schell-Leugers and her successor Michelle Moerel explain why this is so important.

Dominik Linz (CARIM) talks about arrhythmias and the upcoming Pulse Day, for which he hopes to collect more than 20,000 digital pulses.

A rectangle incised with diagonal and straight lines, hewn from limestone quarried in France, a thrilling strategy game can look deceptively simple. The Romans used glass, bone or earthenware pieces. Players took turns trying to block each other’s pieces; whoever did it in the least number of moves.

On 4-5 February, I was very proud to celebrate with over 150 colleagues and friends the 10th Anniversary of AMIBM with a symposium: “A Decade of Biobased Materials.”

In the series ‘From Alum to Author’, we shine a spotlight on UM alumni who share their knowledge and experience through books. This time, we focus on Ingrid Steenhuis, who published her fourth book, Ik ga het gewoon doen! (translated: I’m Just Going to Do It!), in 2025.

Maastricht University is calling on residents, organisations and partners in Maastricht and the surrounding region to submit ideas together with UM staff members for Join UM50.

PhD thesis by Martin Munu