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  • NIMHANS delegation

    Collaboration Research School MHeNs (FHML) with NIMHANS

    Research School MHeNs (FHML) has formally ratified its close collaboration with India's National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). A delegation from Bangalore visited Maastricht earlier this week to sign the required signatures.
     
    NIMHANS is a prestigious institute and the collaboration offers MHeNs the opportunity to strengthen research lines in many areas. For example, through the Indian institute, the Department of Ophthalmology can use and help develop AI programmes that can quickly detect abnormalities in the eye. In India, the use of AI within healthcare is of national importance, due to the long distances people in rural India have to travel to the nearest hospital.

  • In the spotlight

    • Aylin
      • UM and student life

      Study Story: Aylin Güney

      Last July, the French-Turkish first generation student Aylin Güney finished her Bachelor’s in European Law. Due to a Jo Ritzen Scholarship, Aylin could go abroad to study at a university that offered a law degree in an international environment. After taking part in an experience day at Maastricht University, she was determined to make her dream come true. Now, three years later, she has her degree in the pocket and is preparing for the Sorbonne – Queen Mary Double LLM. We talked to Aylin about her time at the UM, exciting new plans and future dreams.

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    • researchers in a museum
      • Science & technology

      Masterpieces Unveiled: The SCIMITAR Project and the Intersection of Art and Science

      As of October, Caroline is one of UM's newest researchers, working as a postdoctoral fellow in Sebastiaan van Nuffel’s group in the Maastricht MultiModal Molecular Imaging Institute (M4i). Using mass spectrometry and collaborating with leading art institutions such as the The Courtauld Institute of Art and the Rijksmuseum, through her project SCIMITAR she aims to unlock the mysteries of paint compositions in centuries-old masterpieces, shedding light on their creation and preservation.

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UM news

The value of science

Meal with animal protein builds more muscle than meal with plant protein in elderly people

UM alumnus Robbert Rietbroek appointed as CEO Primo Water Corporation

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Featured

An AGA cooker to warm the heart and home

The role of a scientist in the current societal challenges

“The law is not neutral”

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UM in the press

If Europe wants it, it is possible: a better world

How sustainable and healthy is the new all-vegetable food line?

Working less affects pension accrual

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Students going the extra mile

Students Gabriel and Mohammad on the UM Brightlands Talent Scholarship

Student Initiative Helpdesk: a wealth of information and helpful advice

Growing through Failure: Insights from EDLAB’s 10th Student-Meet

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Events

  • 04 Oct 19 Dec
    16:00 - 18:00

    UnliMited-Students' Cosy Corner

    We are very excited to announce that we will be kicking off our weekly events this week: UnliMited-Students' Cosy Corner. From Wednesday 4 October 2023 onwards, you are more than invited to join us at Kaleido | Tapijn Z from 16:00 to 18:00 every Wednesday! Drop-by at any time to have a coffee or tea...

  • 11 Dec
    19:00 - 21:00

    Dialogue Session 'Transition to a fossil-free society'

    In this UM-wide dialogue session we will reflect on our partnerships and activities at all levels.

  • 11 Dec
    20:00 - 21:30

    Human Rights - Steel or Chewing Gum?

    Studium Generale | Human Rights Lecture
    Prof. Antoine Buyse
    Professor of human rights from a multidisciplinary perspective, director Netherlands Institute of Human Rights, Utrecht University

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Photo gallery

FPN graduations 2023

Behind the scenes: FPN Graduations 2023

The graduation ceremonies are one of the landmark events in the study careers of our students. At the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN) we always look forward to November, to proudly celebrate our new graduates together with their loved ones. Here are some behind the scenes images of the FPN graduation ceremonies.

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Photos by Thom Frijns

Video: Contribute to animal assisted therapy for burnout

As a result of increasing stress in the workplace, recent studies have shown that millions of people around the world suffer from burnout. Thus, creating a strong need for researchers to find creative solutions to decrease work-place stress. This urgent problem has caught the attention of a group of Master students who have decided to tackle this problem head on, with hopes of improving the mental health of workers in the Netherlands. 

The project by Zain Gangaram and his team aim to provide the experimental evidence needed to better understand the working mechanisms of burnout, and assess the response rates of burnt out individuals to animal assisted therapy. Watch the video and learn more about it!

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  • Ukraine – info and support
    • Staff & faculty

    War in Ukraine - info and support

    We are shocked and deeply saddened by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We are supporting our students and staff from the region and welcome any aid initiatives launched from within our community. Maastricht University is trying to contribute all it can.

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  • aardbving
    • Learning & innovation

    Earthquake Syria and Turkey

    As a UM community, we are deeply saddened by the severe earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that have caused countless casualties. In our community too, students, staff and alumni are living in deep concern for family and friends in the affected areas. We sympathise strongly with them and are happy to offer any support we can.

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  • International classroom at Maastricht University
    • Learning & innovation

    UM and the political debate on internationalisation

    Internationalisation of education, and specifically the intake of international students, is a hot topic in Dutch politics. This will also be the case in early 2023. As the most international university in the country, UM follows developments closely and, in the interest of the university and the region. Below you will find all relevant information surrounding the topic.

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Theme: UM & ...

Europa

UM & Europe

Maastricht University is the European university of the Netherlands. Plenty of reasons for to launch a several stories, news items and to publish an overview of all of our 'UM and Europe' information.

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Tapijn tuin

UM & sustainability

Sustainability has long been a core value of Maastricht University, and it will be increasingly important in the near future. On this page you can read news, stories, press releases, and more.

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UM wellbeing

UM & wellbeing

Maastricht University devotes a great deal of attention to the wellbeing of its students and staff. Read more about 'UM & wellbeing' news, stories, press releases, videos and background information.

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UMagazine

The UMagazine offers insight into the key developments and achievements in education and research at Maastricht University. The magazine is printed three times a year.

The October edition includes a portrait of Klasien Horstman, professor of Philosophy of Public Health. Born and raised in the Drenthe peatlands, she was the first in her family to attend university. The common thread in her work and research is social inequality. She is irritated by the patronising lifestyle interventions imposed top-down on groups that have been epidemiologically classified as high risk. “The ‘live-healthily’ discourse doesn’t sit well with me.” A discussion about freedom of thought, linking citizens’ knowledge with academic insight, and the importance of the local snack bar.

Can neurofeedback help police recruits become more psychologically resilient? In its search for an answer, the Special Intervention Service of the Central Unit of the Netherlands Police approached Andreas Bressler, PhD candidate in cognitive neuroscience. His research focuses on improving emotion regulation and attention through neurofeedback techniques. “This is the first study in the world to examine how neurofeedback can support people operating in high-performance situations.”

Jan van den Berg, professor of Plant Envirogenetics, is a man on a mission. “It’s clear that we can’t continue to exploit the Earth as we have been doing. The future of food is plant-based. In times of global warming, we want to find out how we can grow food in a responsible and sustainable way. We study plant genetics as well as growing conditions and the post-harvest journey of vegetables, including packaging, processing and storage. We’re looking at the whole chain.”

Nozizwe Dube’s life reads like a novel. The 27-year-old was born in Zimbabwe and, at the age of 14, was reunited with her refugee mother in Belgium. Determined to fight injustice, she became the chair of the Flemish Youth Council within just a few years. She is now a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law and one of the “Faces of Science” in the Netherlands.

Lynn van Vugt studied NEETs: young people who are Not in Education, Employment or Training, and are difficult to engage. Her PhD research, supervised by Mark Levels, produced eye-opening findings that point to the need for a new policy approach.

This time, Soul Kitchen offers a peek into the kitchen of Alexx Allen-de Rijk, born in the United States and partly raised in England. There she fell in love with the AGA cooker. As for alum Dajo Sanders, after studying Human Movement Sciences, he pursued a career in professional cycling. He is now a trainer/coach for one of the world’s best teams, INEOS Grenadiers.

Read about all this and more in the October issue of the UMagazine!

UMagazine October 2023 cover

Download the latest edition of the UMagazine (PDF) here.

The next edition will be published on 21 February.