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… Aging involves intertwined processes on cellular and tissue levels. In particular, cellular senescence, a heterogeneous phenotype of permanent growth arrest, is an important driver of aging in tissues. Interventions against aging, e.g. by targeting this senescent state, could extend the healthy lifespan and contribute to regenerative medicine. Cellular senescence has significant ties to metabolism, suggesting potential intervention strategies; however, these ties need to be characterized further. Hypothesis and Objectives: This project will study the metabolic changes accompanying cellular aging and in particular senescence with the goal of identifying possible new signatures and biomarkers, as well as possible metabolic targets for more selective and specific drugs …

… Aging involves intertwined processes on cellular and tissue levels. In particular, cellular senescence, a heterogeneous phenotype of permanent growth arrest, is an important driver of aging in tissues. Interventions against aging, e.g. by targeting this senescent state, could extend the healthy lifespan and contribute to regenerative medicine. Cellular senescence has significant ties to metabolism, suggesting potential intervention strategies; however, these ties need to be characterized further. Hypothesis and Objectives: This project will study the metabolic changes accompanying cellular aging and in particular senescence with the goal of identifying possible new signatures and biomarkers, as well as possible metabolic targets for more selective and specific drugs …

… in the Middle East Olivier Nieuwenhuyse TEFAF, March 2018 Middle East: Heritage of all kinds Aleppo souq, Syria, before the current crisis The proud city of Queen Zenobia sacked again Daily news: Iconoclasme, ‘cultural cleansing’ We hear: Heritage can make money… American raid on Abu Sayyaf, May 16, 2015 Diwan Chief administrative office for Natural Resources Western Governorate Marketing Excavation Exploration and Identification of (new sites) Research and Investigation of known sites Administration Eastern … looting’ Syria, Mari (Tell Hariri), November 11, 2014 When people and communities disappear… Aleppo souq - Today Archaeological heritage in danger Archaeologists going back to the future: taking stock of archives, research traditions Focus RaqqaScanning for SyriaBalikh Hinterland Centre for Global Heritage and Development Archaeologists going back to the future: investing in civil societies Hashim Hama Director of the Sulaimaniya Museum Cooperating closely with local museums and universities …

… career as a researcher in both academia and industrial setting • 22 students started in 2018 Curriculum elements (2 years) • Core courses: research techniques and topics • Skills trainings: hands-on techniques (mostly included into courses) • Workshops: research designs • Advanced statistics: essential methods • Interdisciplinary Research Program: widening perspectives • Individualised Elective: pursue your own interests • Internship: from theory to practice - Research internship and masters … at prestigious universities/institutes (e.g. Oxford, Karolinska, Penn, Salk, MIT, Harvard, Max-Planck, King’s College etc.) • Via international network of FN staff Career path • Almost exclusively PhD student • Industry, foundations, TTO, etc. Who can apply • Students with a BA in: - Biological Psychology - (Molecular) Biology - Life Sciences - Medicine - Bioengeneering - Chemistry - Pharmacy - … For more information: …

… 1 Future of data-driven society visionary essay competition Title: Digital morning or manic by design Author: Claudia Egher PhD Candidate Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Technology and Society Studies Department E-mail: claudia.egher@maastrichtuniversity.nl Media profile: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/claudia.egher … Digital morning or manic by design It’s 4 in the morning when K, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, is suddenly awoken by the upbeat sound of one of her favorite fitness tunes. There is something about the energetic pounding of the drums in this song that always manages to lift her spirits, and her smart home system knows it. Since K herself had not planned to wake up so early, she realizes, while still struggling to get out of bed, that this can only mean one thing: the level of hormones in her body had suddenly decreased overnight, alerting the system that her mood state was trying to take a turn towards depression. In the old days, such slight modifications of her blood values …

… to currently underused possibilities for enhancing mental health and psychological treatment in individuals with BPD. Purposefully inducing positive emotions in therapy may contribute to better well-being and improved stress-regulation. Requirements candidate: Highly motivated student with good English communication skills and proactive and resolute attitude. Keywords: Health, Borderline Personality Disorder, Emotion Reactivity, Positive Emotions, Experience Sampling Method Top 5 selected … remission from depression after pharmacotherapy. European Neuropsychopharmacology, 21(3), 241–247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroneuro.2010.11.004. [69 citations] 4. Geschwind, N., Meulders, M., Peters, M. L., Vlaeyen, J. W. S., & Meulders, A. (2014). Can experimentally induced positive affect attenuate generalization of fear of movement-related pain? The Journal of Pain : Official Journal of the American Pain Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2014.12.003. [19 citations] 5. Geschwind, N., Peeters, F., Jacobs, N., Delespaul, P., Derom, C., Thiery, E., … Wichers, M. C. (2010). Meeting risk with resilience: high daily life reward experience …

… career as a researcher in both academia and industrial setting • 20 students started in 2018 Curriculum elements (2 years) • Core courses: research techniques and topics • Skills trainings: hands-on techniques (mostly included into courses) • Workshops: research designs • Advanced statistics: essential methods • Interdisciplinary Research Program: widening perspectives • Individualised Elective: pursue your own interests • Internship: from theory to practice • Research internship and masters … at prestigious universities/institutes (e.g. Oxford, Karolinska, Columbia, Salk, MIT, Harvard, Max-Planck, King’s College etc.) • Via international network of FN staff Career path • Almost exclusively PhD student • Industry, foundations, TTO, etc. Who can apply • Students with a BA in: • Biological Psychology • (Molecular) Biology • Life Sciences • Medicine • Bioengeneering • Chemistry • Pharmacy - … For more information: https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/fpn/researchmaster/fn FN coordinator: Jos …

… Economics? • Multidisciplinary approach: - Economics and law - Business and economics • Taxation in an international business context • In close cooperation with the Faculty of Law • Close links to practice • Growing demand for fiscal economists who can interact on a senior level with accountants, tax lawyers and management What will you learn? (1) Economic analysis of taxation and its effects on the decisions made by consumers, companies and institutions • Manage tax risks • Support the operating … Context Skills Training: Writing a Master’s Thesis 3 What is the programme structure? (2) 4 Block Fiscal Economics Economics or Law Elective course 5 International Tax Planning and Transfer Pricing Completing the Master’s Thesis6 NB. The details of this programme could change; before applying, please check www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/sbe for the latest information. Economics or Law Elective course Writing the Master’s Thesis http://www.unimaas.nl/feba Fiscal Economics In-depth study of taxation …

… The EU ETS and aviation emissions – Prof Dr Marjan Peeters, Maastricht University. Biography: Marjan Peeters is Professor of Environmental Policy and Law at Maastricht University. Her research focuses on how a high level of environmental protection can be effectively and efficiently reached based on the rule of law and in the context of sustainable development. Core research attention goes to legal aspects of climate change, regulatory instruments for emission reduction, and the way how law deals … the aviation emissions caused by staff and students. Aviation emissions caused by travelling across the EU are predominantly regulated by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Moreover, also Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein have joined this regulatory approach, and soon Switzerland will follow. Some Member States consider, or have introduced, additional regulatory approaches, such as taxes. Initially, the EU ETS was set up with a directive from 2003 to cap ànd reduce emissions from large industrial installations in a cost-effective way. The emissions from aviation were included with a directive from 2008 covering aviation emissions from 2012 onwards. However, this regulation of aviation emissions shows some remarkable differences compared to the regulation of emissions from industries, with, generally, a more favourable regulation of the aviation sector. Practice until now shows that industrial emissions …

… guide states in their formulation of heritage policies on the national and regional level. Examples are Art.5(1) 1972 World Heritage Convention, Art.15 of the 2003 UNESCO Convention and Art.31 UNDRIP.3 Yet, neither national nor international law can be classified as a neutral, value-free sphere, as Babcock rightly points out. It is used as an instrument to shape society and realize societal goals. Heritage policies which are developed in line with international law on the national or regional … to pursue a specific goal or adopt a particular explanatory model limits the participatory practices which are left available. Focusing on the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention and the UNDRIP and focusing on indigenous communities as participants, this paper explores the extent to which international human rights and cultural heritage law have articulated or indicated the goals to be pursued with participatory practices. To showcase the vast differences in available approaches towards 1 Babcock, H. M. (2012). ""This I know from my Grandfather:" The Battle for Admissibility of Indigenous Oral History as Proof of Tribal Land Claims." American Indian Law Review 37(1): 19-61. P.36 2 UN Doc A/HRC/17/38, Report of the independent expert in the field of cultural …