Occupation of Oxfordlaan 55 | Updates

At around 07.30 hours on Thursday morning, a group of protesters occupied a UM building on Oxfordlaan. The presence of superconducting magnets and cooling gases, amongst other things, made safety conditions in the building – and therefore also for the protesters – highly precarious.

The protesters are still inside the building. Our concerns regarding safety in and around the building, and thus the safety of the protesters themselves, remain as serious as ever. Due to serious safety concerns, the Executive Board has ordered the protesters to leave the building immediately.

This morning, a group of about 15 activists occupied a Maastricht University building at Oxfordlaan 55. We are deeply concerned about the safety of the occupiers and are attempting to engage with them to persuade them to leave the premises voluntarily.