Faculty of Science and Engineering
The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) is home to several outstanding departments in education and research. Students and scientists contribute to education programmes at the bachelor's, master's and PhD levels and take part in innovative research in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Responsible use of AI at school starts with parents
Innovation in action: rapid analysis of bacteria in food and crop health
Professor Thomas Cleij reappointed as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering
CS@Work Pitch & Matching Events 2026: From First Impressions to Matches
National inspiration guide on societal engagement training programmes features FSE’s SciCom Incubator programme
Sense the Science
All scientists are equal
- Sense the Science
Through initiatives like Girls’ Day, special tours, and role models, companies and educational institutions try to attract more women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. But do these efforts make women feel addressed or uncomfortable? Physicists Annabel Wolf and Emma Prins call for equality.
Breaking your hip with a protheses: a new medical problem investigated
- Sense the Science
Maud Vesseur, an orthopaedic surgeon in training, encountered a striking issue at Zuyderland Hospital: increasingly, patients with hip prostheses were being admitted after a fall, having fractured their hip. Often this happens precisely around the stem of their prosthesis. Vesseur recently defended her PhD thesis at the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Aurélie Carlier bridges biology and AI at Maastricht University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Sense the Science
How can artificial intelligence help unravel biological processes? At the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Aurélie Carlier and her team are searching for answers.
