Researchers at Maastricht University published promising new results in Nature Medicine to support the theory that people with type 2 diabetes would experience significant improvements through exposure to cooler temperatures.
During the annual Maastricht University Dinner, Katya Sion (CAPHRI/ Living Lab Ageing and Long-Term Care Limburg) received the Impact Prize for her thesis "Connecting conversations: experienced quality of care from the resident’s perspective: a narrative method for nursing homes".
Brightlands Maastricht Health Campus is proud to present great results and steady growth for the fifth year in a row. The number of established companies, organisations and spin-offs has experienced substantial growth, and the number of jobs at the Campus has risen to a whopping 9,553.
Ever thought about how the European Central Bank (ECB) makes decisions that impact the whole European
economy? On October 9th, a group of roughly 80 ambitious students from the Financial Economics Master’s programme of Maastricht University got the rare chance to step inside the ECB and see the world...
Professor of General Practice Medicine Jochen Cals is also a practicing general practitioner in Sittard, a city that is suffering from a relatively high number of coronavirus infections. What is his experience during these unique times?
Dr Vanessa LaPointe works as an associate professor, and part of her job is also serving for the University Council. "I always saw possible areas for improvement to make the university a better place. As a member of the University Council, I can now really contribute to that." How does LaPointe...
During the Sneak Preview you experience what it is like to study WHC. You find out more about important topics within the master, the teaching philosophy and how to work together with other students in a tutorial group or during skills training. And there is the opportunity to have in-depth...
Various surveys (the national survey conducted by the Dutch Trade Union Confederation (FNV) and the Scientist's Union (VAWO) in 2017 and the UM work perception survey from 2015) have shown that employees of universities experience a high to extremely high work load at work. Agreements about how to...
At schools with a bridge officer, more time is spent on the talent development of students and students and families receive the right help faster. This is evident from the study “Bridges between school and home: experienced and expected effects of bridge officers at elementary school” by Maastricht...
What does it mean to be a student with an (in)visible disability, chronic condition or neurodivergence at the university, and how can said experience be improved? In 2020, UM signed the declaration of intent of the UN Convention to dedicate itself to improving inclusive education at UM. In June 2023...