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In 2016 the Rutte Cabinet proposed that assisted suicide be legalised for older people who feel they have led a full life. The proposal is, according to Maarten Verkerk, endowed professor of Christian Philosophy, a “neoliberal” brainchild that prioritises individual autonomy over morality

The rise of compliance reporting to make the lucrative coffee and cocoa trade more sustainable means millions of smallholder farmers generating valuable data. Who owns this data and who should benefit? SBE’s Fair & Smart Data Spearhead Sidi Amar and his team have developed some principles.

Global climate change is an issue that Arthur Bribosia (UCM) and Marion Meyers (DKE) feel very strongly about. Strong enough to take action. Last May, they got 3000 people out on the street to join the first climate march in Maastricht. For the next march, scheduled for 20 September, they’re hoping for...

How will we feed the world in 2050 in a sustainable and healthy way? Which techniques will we use for this? Maastricht University will start looking for answers on October 8th in a new, environmentally friendly greenhouse on the Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo.

Sarah de Heer will present on December 19th at 12:30-13:30 the findings of her master thesis on access to privately-owned safety-critical remote sensing data. Feel warmly invited to join the discussion in room 1.019. Please register if you want to join!

How quickly do you think things will return to normal? How you feel about this is more important than you might think! Since it’s crucial for policy-makers addressing immediate problems to understand what people think might happen, Peiran Jiao has conducted an online survey experiment into how the...

The UM Education Days are back! Assessment, tutoring, advising, technology, inclusivity, feedback, educational design, and much more! Once again, the Maastricht University Teaching & Learning community will exchange, share, learn, discuss and enjoy all things education at EDLAB on 7 and 8 June 2023!

Owners of family businesses feel they are insufficiently prepared for their role. While succession planning regarding management or employee positions within the family business is carefully discussed, attention to future ownership and the associated responsibilities is often lacking.

Emotional A.I. is quickly becoming a reality, with advanced models designed to act as friends, caretakers, and even therapists, claiming to possess emotional intelligence. But can these A.I. models genuinely feel emotions, or are we simply witnessing sophisticated simulations? In this online YUFE...

We are very excited to announce that we will be kicking off our weekly events this week: UnliMited-Students' Cosy Corner. From Wednesday 4 October 2023 onwards, you are more than invited to join us at Kaleido | Tapijn Z from 16:00 to 18:00 every Wednesday! Drop-by at any time to have a coffee or tea...