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… Conference. Finally, Mirjam de Mol successfully defended her PhD thesis on the 'Direct Effect of EU Fundamental Rights'. The Centre’s high level monthly research seminars coordinated by Maja Brkan have also triggered many interesting academic debates within our Centre. Besides discussions on the European Parliament elections (see next page), we opened the new academic year with a symposium, involving Master students, on 'The social implications of the economic crisis in the EU' with presentations … database on national case law. On the same day, Maja Brkan organised a major conference, in which bachelor students were actively involved, entitled ‘Institutional Challenges of the EU in the Aftermath of the Economic Crisis’. Upcoming Events  Workshop Courts, Privacy and Data Protection in the Digital Environment, 6 March 2014, Brussels  Research Seminars on 13 January, 10 February, 10 March, 21 April  PhD Forums on 17 December, 21 January, 25 February, 25 March, 29 April Newsletter 2014 N. 2 …  Ehnert, T. (2014). The legitimacy of new risk governance: a critical view in light of the EU's approach to nanotechnologies in food. European Law Journal.  Eliantonio, M. & Roer-Eide, H. (2014). Regional courts and locus standi for private parties: can the EU learn something from the others? The Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals, 13 (1), 27-53.  Kilpatrick, C. & de Witte, B. (Eds.), (2014) Social Rights in Times of Crisis in the Eurozone: The Role of Fundamental Rights’ …

… are constituted and operate both at the level of individual personal experiences and as social systems of power and inequality. Taking an intersectional approach to the study of multiple differences and inequalities, the minor provides students with the conceptual and methodological tools necessary for analysing how gender and other categories interact on the different levels of social, political, economic, and cultural life. Designed to include both historical and contemporary contexts, the … ethics of life writing. It also introduces students to qualitative interviewing and “memory work” as critical methodological tools for studying the auto/biographies of different (minoritarian) subjects and how the stories of their lives are told. How can individual and collective differences be read, interpreted, and written by the authors of an-other’s life? How are they narrated and acted in stories and performances of the self? In addressing these questions the course directs special attention to the connections between auto/biographical production and contemporary theorising about the subject within the fields …

… 29-11-2019 1 Welcome to the Master’s Open Day Master of Epidemiology Leo Schouten Programme coordinator Leo Schouten, PhD Programme coordinator Master of Epidemiology • Medicine (1975-1981) • PhD in Cancer Epidemiology (1996) • Head of Cancer Registry (1983-2000) • Associate Professor in Cancer Epidemiology, UM (2000-) main research focus: causes and prognosis of cancer 2 Martijn Bours, PhD Vice-programme coordinator Master of Epidemiology • BSc … Professor in Epidemiology, UM (2007-) Main research focus: quality of life in cancer survivors 3 4 Content • What is Epidemiology about? • Main themes • Course outline & details • What the future might bring • Meet (former) students Intermezzos With examples of our own research Epidemiology “A fascinating field using statistics, tracking methods and problem solving to study the causes and course of diseases and the effect of clinical interventions in a community” Why? • It is fundamental to improving public health • Collaboration with many different scientific disciplines • It is about real-life 5 Intermezzo: ‘smoking and cancer’ • Associated with increased risk of many types of cancer, e.g.: ⁻ Lung cancer ⁻ Head & neck cancer ⁻ Bladder cancer ⁻ Renal cell cancer, etc • There …

… 2 Grabner, I. and F. Moers. 2021. Determinants and consequences of budget reallocations. Contemporary Accounting Research, 38(3): 1782-1808. Grabner, I., J. Künneke, and F. Moers. 2020. How calibration committees can mitigate performance evaluation bias: An analysis of implicit incentives. The Accounting Review, 95(6): 213-233. Masschelein, S. and F. Moers. 2020. Testing for complementarities between accounting practices. Accounting, Organizations and Society, … Accounting Research, 30(3): 29-54. Heese, J., R. Krishnan, and F. Moers. 2016. Selective regulator decoupling and organizations’ strategic responses. Academy of Management Journal, 59(6): 2178- 2204. Bauer, R., F. Moers, and M. Viehs. 2015. Who withdraws shareholder proposals and does it matter? An analysis of sponsor identity and pay practices. Corporate Governance: An International Review, 23(6): 472-488. Chenhall, R. and F. Moers. 2015. The role of innovation in the evolution of management … settings. Journal of Management Accounting Research, 19: 25-50. Chenhall, R. and F. Moers. 2007. Endogeneity: a reply to two different perspectives. European Accounting Review, 16: 217-221. 3 Chenhall, R. and F. Moers. 2007. The issue of endogeneity within theory-based, quantitative management accounting research. European Accounting Review, 16: 173-195. Moers, F. 2006. Performance measure properties and delegation. The Accounting Review, 81: 897-924. Moers, F. 2005. Discretion and bias in …

… are constituted and operate both at the level of individual personal experiences and as social systems of power and inequality. Taking an intersectional approach to the study of multiple differences and inequalities, the minor provides students with the conceptual and methodological tools necessary for analysing how gender and other categories interact on the different levels of social, political, economic, and cultural life. Designed to include both historical and contemporary contexts, the … ethics of life writing. It also introduces students to qualitative interviewing and “memory work” as critical methodological tools for studying the auto/biographies of different (minoritarian) subjects and how the stories of their lives are told. How can individual and collective differences be read, interpreted, and written by the authors of an-other’s life? How are they narrated and acted in stories and performances of the self? In addressing these questions the course directs special attention to the connections between auto/biographical production and contemporary theorising about the subject within the fields …

… decision-making from law, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, as well as economics. A joint collaboration between three UM faculties, it builds on the existing work of the Law, Economics (SBE) and Psychology & Neuroscience faculties, combining it with insights from and questions about neurolaw as well as its implications for legal and human decision-making. Researchers from all participating faculties are involved in the teaching of the associated courses. Research has increasingly accumulated … in a precise way and on individual level. Moreover, it remains unsettled to what extent and in which way judges and legislators ought to utilize these new types of evidence. Practicioners such as mental health professionals and lawyers are also faced with an increasing amount of neuroevidence and accordingly need to be aware of the benefits, dangers and challenges of this interdisciplinary approach. The minor, as a whole, will provide the students with a basic understanding of the state of affairs … forensic science: Understanding and utilizing the human element. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 370: 20140255. Swets, J. A., Dawes, R. M., & Monahan, J. (2000). Better decisions through science. Scientific American, 283, 82-87. Teaching methods PBL-tutorials (seven sessions) and lectures Assessment methods Written exam and paper or presentation 6 Law & Neurosciences Course Period: Period 2 (October – December) Code Law3021 ECTS credits 6,0 Organisational unit …

… private and the working life. Especially in times in which one has to take special care of loved ones. UM is committed to supporting its community in facilitating the combination of caring responsibilities and work or study. Caring tasks mostly occur within family life. UM defines family as a broad and inclusive concept, encompassing those people that one considers family. UMCares encompasses childcare responsibilities but also care for other ‘family’ members. A family-conscious proposition of the … and the identification of potential gaps. We aim to integrate, as far as possible, measures and activities into ongoing UM initiatives and actions lines, e.g. sustainable employability, health management, and diversity/inclusivity. This fits perfectly within our mission to be an innovative, inclusive, responsible and sustainable place to work and study. 01 18.06.2019 1. HF1: Arbeits-, Forschungs- und Studienzeit 1.1 Ziel: Students with caring responsibilities have flexibility options concerning … career steps for persons with caring responsibilities Responsible: HR Zielgruppe: Employees with caring responsibilities Umsetzung bis: Bericht 1 6.1.2 Maßnahme: Examination of existing instruments (e.g. the tenure track programme) to see if these can be adapted with respect to the situation of persons with caring responsibilities Responsible: HR Zielgruppe: Employees with caring responsibilities Umsetzung bis: Bericht 1 6.1.3 Maßnahme: If necessary, adaptation of existing instruments and …

… will you learn? Improve economic decisions in business and the public sector Apply, improve and develop models based on mathematics and statistics Implement the models using existing or newly developed computer software Instantiate the computer models with data and interpret the results Control for robustness and sensitivity of the model Our Programme 1 Block Econometrics and Operations Research Game Theory and Optimisation Stochastic Processes 2 Choice course Choice course Skills Training 3 4 Block … Optimisation) Game Theory and Optimisation Time Series Methods and Dynamic Econometrics High-Dimensional Econometric Methods for Big Data Machine Learning Operations Research Software Writing a Master’s Thesis Study a practical or theoretical problem within the track of your choice Combine your master’s thesis with an internship – this is strongly recommended! Support offered via the TIP program Master’s Thesis Research Master: 2 years Includes more experience in doing research (both fundamental … to the OR variant of Ect&OR master (master’s thesis is replaced by two electives, last skill is replaced by a hands-on research project). Year 2 deepens OR knowledge with courses of the Dutch network LNMB in Utrecht. Master’s thesis is 30 ECTS and can be fullfilled through an internship. Research Master: 2 years Econometrics/Mathematical Economics research variant: Part of the 2 years METEOR Research MSc in Economic and Financial Research. Year 1 is very similar to the Ect/MathEcon variant of …

… and (3) skills and capabilities. How can we help people to make the most of their potential? What can be done to improve health for all? And how does people's health influence their education and work? These are the key questions he addresses together with others working in science, policy, and practice. His work has appeared in a broad range of journals in Sociology, Demography, Social Epidemiology, and Public Health. In the United Kingdom, his research was recognized with a prestigious Philip … Sociology (cum laude), with a minor in advanced quantitative research methods, Radboud University Nijmegen 1996-2002: Higher secondary education (VWO), SG Sophianum Gulpen CV Tim Huijts – September 2023 Postgraduate Qualifications, Courses and Workshops 2023: “Recognition and Rewards” (Maastricht University), September 2023 2023: “Experience Sampling Methods” (Maastricht University), May 2023 2022: “Fundamentals of Leadership” (Maastricht University), April 2022 – July 2022. 2019-2020: … effects of public health policies on population health and health inequalities in European welfare states: Protocol for an umbrella review. Systematic Reviews, 5, 1. 28) Rozer, J., Huijts, T. & Kraaykamp, G. (2016). Income inequality and trust: how do they interact in affecting self-rated health? European Societies, 18, 245-263. 27) Levels, M., Scheepers, P., Huijts, T. & Kraaykamp, G. (2015). Formal and informal social capital in Germany: the role of institutions and ethnic diversity. European …

… States, nations and inter-state, or international, relations are terms commonly used to describe current politics and political institutions. They seem to have been around forever; indeed, it is hard to conceptualise politics and the political domain without using these key concepts. Modern research, however, shows that states and nations as well as inter-state relations are, in fact, products of recent history. This course therefore analyses stateand nation-building as well as the development of … 6.0 Instruction language: Dutch Coordinator: M.J.A.C. Driessen Teaching methods: Lecture(s), PBL Assessment methods: Written exam Faculty of Law Introduction to Sport and Law Full course description This course covers a broad spectrum of subjects. When it comes to the field of private law, there exist a range of rules and legal institutions of particular relevance to sporting activities, concerning issues such as player contracts at home and abroad, athlete-agent association and agency law and … performances and interactions, constitutes a basis for courses on the arts in all their diversity, as well as courses on culture in general. The course includes a practical exercise in stylistic representation at the Charles Nypels lab, the print workshop of the Jan van Eyck Academy (http://www.janvaneyck.nl/en/labs/charles-nypels-lab). Course objectives • To provide students with an advanced introduction to the visual and performing arts. • To broaden the students’ theoretical understanding of …