Realising hair’s information richness
Interview with Cyrille Depondt, director of Dutch Screening Group (DSG), a spin-off company that originated from Ron Heeren's research.
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Times that call for flexibility
One of the things Raissa Derckx looked forward to in her PhD was to focus her attention on one single subject. Fast forward to last month, when her supervisor told her she should probably consider herself a full-time coronavirus researcher for the time being, as her ‘own’ topic (chlamydia management...
Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in China: managing trust and accountability
In late 2019, China became the first country to be hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic, and many cities were locked down in 2020 to prevent transmission. The country’s response to the coronavirus has raised questions about control measures and establishing public accountability and trust in a non...
Responsibility of experts
"In contrast to viruses, experts have a great responsibility to recognise borders". A column by prof. Rik Crutzen
The role of the European Union during (and after) the Corona crisis
In this COVID-19 period, it seems surprising that the European Union (EU) feels remote and not at the forefront of the response. Why is that? Our Health Law Group explains.
Interview Maurice Zeegers
Maurice Zeegers has been Scientific Director of the CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care for six months now: “This is an organisation with motivated and very talented researchers.”
Measuring error without error
This course aims to equip researchers with the statistical knowledge necessary to plan and perform reliability, agreement and validity studies of measurement instruments providing quantitative or qualitative information.
Funding for follow-up research into the development of embryos
With a donation of almost 2.7 million euros from the foundation Stichting De Weijerhorst to Maastricht UMC+, new research is being funded into the still virtually unknown core processes between stem cells and other cells that take place in the embryo and in the interactions with the uterus. The...
PECUNIA and the Coronavirus Outbreak: Societal Impact of a Disease
With the current pandemic, the economic impact of a disease on society becomes more evident than ever. Taking a broad multi-sectoral economic view on health related issues is the starting point of the PECUNIA project (RL Creating Value-Based Health care), in which costs in- and outside the...
