It will soon be possible to measure whether chemical substances can cause skin allergies (contact allergy) without relying on animal test

Netspar funding received by Thomas Post (FINANCE) and Lisa Brüggen
- UM news
Lisa Brüggen (Marketing) and Thomas Post (Finance) receive funding for a Netspar Theme Grant (250,000€).

SSC Director appointed
Pascal Breuls, who temporarily took over the directorship of the Student Services Centre (SSC) after the departure of Astrid Boeijen, has

Prof. Maurice Zeegers appointed scientific director of School CAPHRI
- UM in the press
- UM news
The board of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences of Maastricht University has appointed Professor Maurice Zeegers as t

UCM study association celebrates 12,5 years!
Universalis, the UCM study association, has been actively enriching UCM student life for 12,5 years!

Professor Clemens van Blitterswijk wins 2015 Huibregtsen Prize
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- UM in the press
Professor Clemens van Blitterswijk has won the 2015 Huibregtsen Prize.

UCM tops the Elsevier ranking!
On September 24th the results of Elsevier Magazine's annual ‘Best Studies’ survey were published.

Bachelor in Tax Law in first place again; Master in Tax Law comes in second
Like in previous years, Elsevier looked into all Dutch study programmes and established which ones are the best.

THE World University Rankings 2015–2016: UM back in top 100
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Maastricht University (UM) climbed to shared 88th place in the latest edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankin
