Connection Lab
Connection lab: bridge the gap between society and science
Contact Connection Lab to turn your societal impact ideas into reality. As an Faculty of Science and Engineering member, you will have access to the right infrastructure, expert training, resume building and tailored support to enhance your societal engagement. As a partner organisation, you will benefit from the UM Faculty of Science and Engineering network while building capacity through the joint development and sharing of training resources plus infrastructure insights.
Make your work more visible, inclusive, and impactful
Connecting your work to society fosters inclusive access to science and offers people scientific perspectives to shape their views. But not everyone has equal access. Connection Lab helps you to open up your work through dialogue or collaboration, so that society can better understand the role, complexity, and relevance of science in public life. With this support you strengthen your public profile of your contribution to societal impact.
Grow your recognition for your connection with society
Connection Lab supports you in making societal engagement part of your professional development or capacity building in your institute. With training, project guidance, and tailored help you share your work with a broader audience. Whether you're developing initiatives as an individual or on behalf of your institute, this support enhances your recognition for your valuable connection with society.
Are you representing high schools?
Co-create educational materials with high school teachers and FSE researchers through Betasteunpunt Limburg. Help students explore future STEM careers.
Become a strategic partner?
Co-develop projects with societal impact and help build capacity for science communication while benefiting from the network of UM's Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Are you FSE staff?
Gain hands-on experience and support in societal engagement projects and strengthen the role of public engagement in your career. Access resources, expert guidance, resume building, and training through programs such as Science Communication Incubator.
My Connection Lab Incubator experience
We asked Jesse to share his experience:
“I joined the Science Communication Incubator program to develop an online platform with students from the UM Maastricht Science Program. My goal was to engage people on vacation with the latest developments in paleontology at their destination.
The incubator program helped me define my goals and identify the necessary steps to achieve them, while thinking about bottlenecks and exploring alternative solutions. In the end, the Incubator helped transform my initial plan into a scalable strategic project, resulting in a platform for local researchers to actively share their findings with the public."
Do you have any questions, or would you like to contribute and think along? Contact Connection Lab.