Research institutes and themes

Focus on the acquisition & relative value of human capital over a given lifetime in relation to the dynamics of the labour market.

The Sensor Engineering department focuses on the development of innovative sensing applications. The research facilities of the department are located on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus.

The School of Health Professions Education (SHE), part of Maastricht University, is a graduate school for education and excellent research leading to innovation in health professions education.

Issues that have the potential to affect the lives of everyone on Earth: these are the focus of the Sustainable Development research theme at Maastricht University's School of Business and Economics

System Earth Science (SES) is the transdisciplinary study aimed at understanding the structure and functioning of the Earth as a complex, adaptive system.

The Maastricht Center for Robots (MCR) focuses on the opportunities and challenges that arise from the rapid advancement of service and social robots. The center aims to enable the technology’s adoption and implementation as well as understand its impact.

TRISIM

Explores the social, political, and economic factors that drive technological innovation, with a particular focus on creation, diffusion and access to knowledge. Includes the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (MGSoG).

UCM 's main research topics evolve around liberal arts and sciences and politics.