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Also fewer HPV infections in unvaccinated women
Petra Woestenberg obtained her PhD (Cum Laude) with her dissertation called: "Measuring the effects of HPV16/18 vaccination on HPV positivity and anogenital warts". Petra investigated the effects of the HPV vaccination programme in the Netherlands. Her research concluded that HPV vaccination is very...
How psychological stress leads to intestinal inflammation. Dr. Zlatan Mujagic,
An international research consortium, including NUTRIM researcher Zlatan Mujagic and other researchers from Maastricht, has investigated the effects of stress on the gut. At last, this research has unraveled how stress leads to worsening inflammatory bowel diseases. This knowledge opens doors for new...
Complex Systems and Sustainability: Exploring the Possibilities
My work focuses on applying the computational methodology of Agent-Based Modeling to questions about the sustainability of trends in aggregate consumption. My first paper “Catching Up or Keeping Up?” addresses the interaction of peer effects and developments in aggregate demand when income inequality...
All for one & one for all: how to stimulate more inclusive research?
Participation in scientific research can be difficult or impossible for some groups in our society. As long as certain groups are excluded from research, we will not have a complete understanding of that which we are studying and the societal relevance of research is reduced. This project aims to...
Is it matter for values in step within the organization? How (mis)alignment of risk preferences of Top Management team and middle managers affect the corporate innovation
Based on the market logic, corporate innovation was mainly agitated by market competition. However, implementing the innovation strategy cannot be separated from the support within organizations. Traditionally, we focus on the impact of Top management team (TMT) on corporate strategy. However, middle...
How a joint European asylum system could eventually be realised
Can you still remember the picture of the body of a drowned toddler washed up on the Turkish beach? In September 2015, the image of the Syrian child refugee Alan Kurdi shocked the world. Surely things would change for the better now! However, the outcome was disappointing. With a Veni grant, Lilian...
Great result for our ELSA European Human Rights Moot Court Competition team!
In September, Ruben Tans, Florentina Pircher, Alexandra Nadasan and Emilia Klebanowski were selected to represent Maastricht University in the ELSA European Human Rights Moot Court Competition (EHRMCC). The aim of this moot court competition is to simulate litigation during the trial of the European...
Collaborative Ecologies for Classical Music
MCICM networking event with Prof Stephanie Pitts (SPARC, Sheffield, UK) Where can classical music organisations turn in times of declining funding, ageing audiences and an uncertain future? In the project 'Collaborative Ecologies in Creative Cities ', the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of...22 novSCALA: Prevention of heavy drinking in Latin America
Talking about alcohol use helps patients. But how can doctors and other health care providers be encouraged to bring up this topic with their patients? SCALA is investigating whether scaling up an intervention programme for alcohol problems is more effective with municipal action and support.