The wishes of the Spanish government and those of the Catalan people are diametrically opposed: 90% of voters in the referendum were for independence - but keep in mind also that only about half of the Catalan people voted.
The British House of Lords (358-256) has accepted the amendment to the Brexit Bill (Notification of Withdrawal) as adopted by the House of Commons. (Dutch only)
The day after the “Brexit”-referendum, with a majority of 51.9% voting to leave the European Union, some speak of the success of democracy (“the people have spoken”). Already, there are calls for referenda in other countries to let the people speak there, too. This suggests that independently of our...
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about my grandfather. Exactly one hundred years ago, at the age of fourteen, he went to work in a metal factory. There were ten children at home, none with more than a primary school education. For fifty years he worked to the bone, for reasons that included being...
Studium Generale | Film & Lecture
Maastricht University celebrates the opening of the academic year, focusing on sustainable development.
"Beyond the Dyad: Shifting Gears in Human-Robot Interaction Across Service Industries"
"Advances in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging a paradigm shift from diagnostics to therapy"
"Measuring the potential impact of immunisation on demand for antibiotics and infectious disease-related out-of-pocket expenditure in India"