Zoekresultaten
‘Power to the farmers’
12-04-2024
… an accessible concept to help farmers worldwide stop this process. They recently pitched their idea at the ‘Little big talks’ on the occasion of the celebration of 80 years of materials science and innovation at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen. The depletion of agricultural land, which results in lower food yields, is not yet on everyone’s radar as a major problem. But it is one, as brother and sister Nieboer told the jury of the ‘Little big talks’. “Forty per cent of the world’s … an accessible concept to help farmers worldwide stop this process. They recently pitched their idea at the ‘Little big talks’ on the occasion of the celebration of 80 years of materials science and innovation at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen. … Desertification may still seem like a far-off scenario for Dutch farmers, but it is a growing problem worldwide. The use of pesticides in agriculture, as well as the focus on monoculture, is depleting farmland to the point that it … an accessible concept to help farmers worldwide stop this process. They recently pitched their idea at the ‘Little big talks’ on the occasion of the celebration of 80 years of materials science and innovation at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen. … ‘Power to the farmers’ …
Art meets science at Maastricht University
28-03-2023
… artistically or scientifically, breaking new ground requires us to explore worlds previously unheard of. Through the power of imagination and the quest for all things new and exciting, these two seemingly different disciplines are complementary. … Imagination provides direction to both artists and scientists. Whether aesthetically, conceptually, artistically or scientifically, breaking new ground requires us to explore worlds previously unheard of. Through the power of imagination and the quest for all things new and exciting, these two seemingly different disciplines are complementary. … Imagination provides direction to both artists and scientists. Whether aesthetically, conceptually, artistically or scientifically, breaking new ground requires us to explore worlds previously unheard of. Through the power of imagination and the quest for all things new and exciting, these two seemingly different disciplines are complementary. … Art meets science at Maastricht University …
… Van Apple’s persoonlijke assistent Siri die je uit de brand helpt tot aanbevelingen op maat van Netflix; kunstmatige intelligentie en big data technologieën beïnvloeden ons dagelijks leven in toenemende mate. Is de maatschappij klaar voor de datarevolutie die op dit moment plaatsvindt? En hoe ziet een toekomst vol data eruit? Dat is het thema van de 42e Dies Natalis van de Universiteit Maastricht op 26 januari a.s. Keynote sprekers Sally Wyatt en Michel Dumontier delen hun bespiegelingen … van Sussex. In 1998 behaalde ze aan de Universiteit Maastricht haar doctoraal in wetenschap en technologie studies. Wyatt is hoogleraar Digitale Cultuur aan de Universiteit Maastricht. Tot voor kort was ze ook de programmaleider van de e-Humanities Group van de Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW) en de directeur van de onderzoeksschool Wetenschap, Technologie en Moderne Cultuur (WTMC). Michel Dumontier (1975) studeerde Biochemie aan de Universiteit van Manitoba, Canada, en … … Van Apple’s persoonlijke assistent Siri die je uit de brand helpt tot aanbevelingen op maat van Netflix; kunstmatige intelligentie en big data technologieën beïnvloeden ons dagelijks leven in toenemende mate. Is de maatschappij klaar voor de datarevolutie die op dit moment plaatsvindt? En hoe ziet een toekomst vol data eruit? Dat is het thema van de 42e Dies Natalis van de Universiteit Maastricht op 26 januari a.s. Keynote sprekers Sally Wyatt en Michel Dumontier delen hun bespiegelingen …
InSciTe experiences spurt
28-03-2023
… Zoekresultaten Based at the Brightlands Chemelot campus, InSciTe (Institute for Science and Technology) supports scientists and starting businesses to translate medical innovations to practical applications, among other things. Three years after it was founded, the biomedical department of the institute has outgrown its location. Construction will start this year on new labs and cleanrooms Danielle Curfs Practice In 2015, Maastricht UMC+, the Technical University Eindhoven, DSM and the Province of Limburg put up 80 million Euros for the start and set-up of InSciTe. This was intended to translate innovations on paper into practical applications. “There are so many researchers with brilliant dissertations, so many starting businesses with ideas that get bogged down when it comes to the …
InScite maakt groeispurt
12-04-2024
… Zoekresultaten InSciTe, het op Brightlands Chemelot gevestigde Institute for Science and Technology, ondersteunt wetenschappers en startende ondernemers met het vertalen van onder andere medische innovaties naar praktische toepassingen. Drie jaar na de oprichting is de biomedische afdeling van het instituut uit zijn jasje gegroeid. Nog dit jaar wordt begonnen met de bouw van nieuwe … Eindhoven, DSM, en de Provincie Limburg legden in 2015 80 miljoen euro op tafel voor de op-, en inrichting van InSciTe. Bedoeld om innovaties op papier naar de praktijk te vertalen. “Er zijn zo veel onderzoekers met briljante promoties, zo veel startende ondernemers met ideeën die vastlopen op de technische en kwaliteitsuitwerking en daarmee gepaard gaande financiering”, weet Daniëlle Curfs, zelf gepromoveerd aan de Universiteit Maastricht, “InSciTe is destijds opgericht om deze ondernemers en … helpen om hun ideeën zelf door te ontwikkelen.” InSciTe richt zich op het vertalen van min of meer bewezen concepten naar industriële én medische toepassingen. Daniëlle Curfs houdt zich sinds de oprichting bezig met de biomedische kant. “Al vanaf de start was de belangstelling groot. We hadden meteen verschillende projecten en startups onder handen. Afgelopen jaar hebben zich zo veel kandidaten gemeld dat we serieus zijn gaan nadenken over uitbreiding.” Zelfstandig Deze gaat er nu dus, …
… Zoekresultaten Emerging Markets is de jongste studierichting in de bachelors International Business en Economics en Business Economics aan de Universiteit Maastricht. Maar meteen ook in trek bij veel studenten. Reden om komend najaar te starten met de master Economics and Strategy in Emerging Markets. “De rol van opkomende economieën verandert de wereld ingrijpend. Met deze master versterken we onze positie als internationaal kenniscentrum.” Kaj Thomsson (1976) studeerde Economie aan … onderwijs en onderzoek richt zich op de interactie tussen economie en politiek, met name in ontwikkelingslanden. Hij begeleidt ook studenten van UNU-MERIT en UCM. De eenjarige Master Economics and Strategy in Emerging Markets gaat in september van start. De projectleider van het programma is Tania Treibich. Integendeel, met de groei van de wereldbevolking, de globalisering en de snel toenemende mobiliteit is het zonneklaar dat de verhoudingen kantelen. De zogenoemde BRIC-landen en andere landen … Philippen (fotografie) … Emerging Markets is de jongste studierichting in de bachelors International Business en Economics en Business Economics aan de Universiteit Maastricht. Maar meteen ook in trek bij veel studenten. Reden om komend najaar te starten met de master Economics and Strategy in Emerging Markets. “De rol van opkomende economieën verandert de wereld ingrijpend. Met deze master versterken we onze positie als internationaal kenniscentrum.” … Emerging Markets is de jongste …
A life of learning
28-03-2023
… Manen held many positions during his four decades in the police force. Now, as a member of the National Video Reconstruction Team and the Disaster Victim Identification Team, he still works the occasional 60 hour week. But this didn’t stop him from starting, at the ripe age of 55, the Master in Forensics, Criminology and Law at Maastricht University (UM). His next goal: to obtain his PhD on the role of video reconstruction in criminal procedure. “I want to keep on learning and working for as long … in the East Brabant police. He is a member of the National Video Reconstruction Team and the Disaster Victim Identification Team. He completed the Master in Forensics, Criminology and Law in 2010, and is hoping to obtain his PhD under professors Taru Spronken and Hans Nelen on the role of video reconstructions in criminal procedure. The night before our interview he worked on the reconstruction of a stabbing incident on the street. What is the secret to his success as an interviewer? “I try to … suspects of child abuse, because then I don’t have to see it.” Victim identification In 2000 Van Manen joined the Disaster Victim Identification Team, finding himself in situations that many others, in turn, would rather not think about. “I started out examining the bodies for identifying characteristics and reporting on my findings. I did that in Bali after the 2002 bombing, and spent four months in Thailand after the tsunami in 2004. Since then I’ve had a different role: team leader for …
… where a young mother had given birth to premature triplets. But the little babies weren’t growing: the mother wasn’t producing enough breastmilk because she had nothing to eat herself. Von Salmuth went out and bought fruit for her, and that was the start of the Shirati Food Programme. The goal is to provide one hot meal a day for women and children in the maternity ward. Now, two and a half years later, the newly graduated doctor recently returned to Shirati to see how the project is going. … where a young mother had given birth to premature triplets. But the little babies weren’t growing: the mother wasn’t producing enough breastmilk because she had nothing to eat herself. Von Salmuth went out and bought fruit for her, and that was the start of the Shirati Food Programme. The goal is to provide one hot meal a day for women and children in the maternity ward. Now, two and a half years later, the newly graduated doctor recently returned to Shirati to see how the project is going. … It … where a young mother had given birth to premature triplets. But the little babies weren’t growing: the mother wasn’t producing enough breastmilk because she had nothing to eat herself. Von Salmuth went out and bought fruit for her, and that was the start of the Shirati Food Programme. The goal is to provide one hot meal a day for women and children in the maternity ward. Now, two and a half years later, the newly graduated doctor recently returned to Shirati to see how the project is going. … Why …
… Intersectionality refers to one’s multiple identities and can help to clarify the ways a person can simultaneously experience privilege and oppression. Microaggressions are everyday statements and/or actions directed towards traditionally marginalized groups that act as indirect, subtle, and unintentional discrimination. Minority tax refers to the added responsibility given to those who belong to minoritized groups and who are made responsible for making change happen. They may be asked by those with privilege to do the work of educating them about the experiences of being minoritized or making the structural and systemic changes needed to address issues …
… a member of UM Unlimited Network . UnliMited is a network dedicated to, for and by students and staff with visible and/or invisible disabilities. Introductions Morsal shares with us that she likes painting, drawing and other creative activities. She started a new hobby - playing board games from last year. Then, Morsal talked about her bachelor study in Psychology and her two master degree in Developmental Psychology and Mental Health at Maastricht University. From her study journey, she shared …