CAPHRI

CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute

At CAPHRI, we work towards creating a healthier society for everyone. We do this by conducting high-quality research that drives innovation in care and public health. Building bridges between research and society is our highest priority.

Our close ties with Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC+) and local care organisations in the province of Limburg enable us to bring solutions for real-life problems in care and public health. At the same time, CAPHRI maintains strong research collaborations worldwide, “from global to local” is one of our guiding principles. 

We believe that innovation happens when people with different backgrounds, perspectives and expertise come together. CAPHRI is organised along six thematic-oriented research lines bringing together researchers from various departments to work in multidisciplinary teams. 

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CAPHRI news and research stories

MUMC+ Golden Heart for professor Klasien Horstman

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Klasien Horstman received the MUMC+ Golden Heart in recognition of her contributions to public health, social justice, and our academic community.
Annemie Schols en Klasien Horstman

Why the snack bar can be healthy too

How can we make society healthy beyond the hospital? Klasien Horstman (CAPHRI) has been exploring this question.
Klasien Horstman

Healthcare will always remain human

Marieke Spreeuwenberg, professor (CAPHRI), works on the future of human-centered digital care.
Foto Marieke Spreeuwenberg

Green school playgrounds boost concentration and wellbeing

Children at schools with green playgrounds are better able to concentrate and display more social behaviour. This is the conclusion of a follow-up study within the long-running project The Healthy Primary School of the Future .
Gezonde Basisschool van de Toekomst

Jeroen Hendriks: first professor of Nursing Sciences at MUMC+ in a long time

Jeroen Hendriks (CAPHRI) has been Professor of Nursing Science since last year and will deliver his inaugural lecture on 4 December 2025.
Jeroen Hendriks

CAPHRI PhD programme

CAPHRI facilitates talented graduates from all over the world to obtain a PhD by conducting a research project rather independently, under guidance of expert researchers. At CAPHRI you will be part of a community of more than 450 PhD candidates. Over 50 percent is coming from all continents. 

During the CAPHRI PhD journey you will be trained on the job, by working in research teams under the guidance of research staff and develop competencies and skills needed for high-quality research. Besides, you will be trained to make use of various scientific perspectives by learning from researchers of other departments and disciplines. You have opportunities to follow content-related, methodological as well as transferable skills courses to increase your employability in- and outside the academic world. 

The PhD trajectory results in a thesis and is awarded with a PhD degree from Maastricht University after having successfully defended your thesis during the public defense ceremony.

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Contact

Visiting address
Universiteitssingel 40
6229 ER Maastricht

Postal address
P.O. Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht

+31 43 388 2314
 secretariaat-caphri@maastrichtuniversity.nl 
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