Imitating nature: studying ticks for cardiovascular diseases
Ingrid Dijkgraaf (CARIM) explains her research on ticks, and how substances they make can be useful in studying cardiovascular diseases.

Ingrid Dijkgraaf (CARIM) explains her research on ticks, and how substances they make can be useful in studying cardiovascular diseases.
A change of course is needed if we are to keep healthcare in the Netherlands accessible. The South Limburg Regional Plan, presented in late 2023, focuses on cooperation between dozens of parties and organisations. Researchers Daan Westra and Svenja Cremer explain the contribution that Maastricht...
Governing or Governed by Digital Platforms? Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Constitutionalism, the EU, and Corporate Power
Digital platforms and content moderation raise complex political, legal, and empirical questions. These challenges arise from platforms' global reach and the intertwined...
The seminar is to discuss the evolving role of principles in EU environmental law. It will examine how different principles evolve and operate together, in order to identify the foundational roles they play in the achievement of the Treaty objective of a high level of environmental protection.
Research day for UM Staff and students
In his master’s thesis, “Empowering Smallholder Farmers in Data-driven Agriculture through Blockchain Technology,” Daniel Acosta Stasiukynas, MSc Sustainability Science, Policy & Society graduate, explored blockchain technology and its potential to benefit smallholder farmers. In this blog, he...
Considering the master’s programme Epidemiology at Maastricht University? As a student, you’ll join a broad one-year programme that continuously strives for improvement. After graduation you’ll be eligible to become certified as an Epidemiologist A, and after obtaining a PhD in epidemiology at the...
Roberta Haar and Hylke Dijkstra have each received a €3 million EU Horizon grant to study multilateralism. “I approached Hylke to join forces—and he told me no,” Haar laughs. “It was only two months before the deadline,” Dijkstra protests. Either way, it worked out well for both of them—and...
Over the next four years, four young researchers can start research into crop biotechnology and engineering, thanks to the collaboration between Radboud University and Maastricht University. The researchers will start work at the Brightlands Campus Greenport in Venlo, halfway between the two...