Out of the brain, into control
Onlangs kreeg Bettina Sorger een NWO VIDI beurs voor haar project ‘Out of the brain, into contol’ - Towards brain-based means of social and environmental interaction for children with severe cerebral palsy.
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Research: all antipsychotics cause weight gain
It has long been known that the use of antipsychotics often causes weight gain. However, in a recent meta-analysis of more than 400 studies, researchers at Maastricht University (UM) have now shown that all antipsychotics have this effect.
NWO Vici beurs voor Prof. Chantal (Sjaan) Nederkoorn
Prof. Chantal (Sjaan) Nederkoorn van de Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN) heeft een NWO Vici beurs in de wacht gesleept. De komende 5 jaar gaat zij deze beurs gebruiken om onderzoek te doen naar waarom kinderen (tussen 3-5 jaar) soms eten weigeren. Kinderen weigeren zelfs eten dat ze nog...
Two Vici grants for Maastricht researchers
Two researchers from Maastricht University (UM) have each received a Vici grant of € 1.5 million from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). Professor Chantal Nederkoorn (Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience) and Professor Lorenzo Moroni (MERLN Institute for Technology-Inspired Regenerative Medicine)...
Unique cooperation in the neighborhood to provide vulnerable young people with help that meets their needs earlier
Local youth workers go into the neighborhood together with the @ease foundation to help the most vulnerable groups of young people and to gather more knowledge about their situation, problems, wishes and needs.
UM psychiatrist joins Queen Máxima's online working visit
Queen Máxima spoke online on Tuesday, April 6, with researchers, psychiatrists, a general practitioner and the MIND patient organization. The digital working visit was devoted to the effects of the corona crisis on mental health. On behalf of UM, psychiatrist and researcher Suzanne van Bronswijk...
Glynis Bogaard | De taal van leugenaars: zo herken je haar
Glynis Bogaard heeft eind 2020 een VENI beurs ontvangen van het NWO voor haar onderzoeksproject De taal van leugenaars: zo herken je haar. Bogaard, nu Universitair Docent, is onderdeel van de sectie Forensische Psychologie bij de Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN). Ze heeft haar Bachelor...
Lilian Kloft | PhD Cum Laude
Obtaining your PhD Cum Laude is not something that happens very often. FPN’s Lilian Kloft has managed to do it, while expecting twins. Last month, Lilian defended her PhD thesis at the Minderbroedersberg and was granted the Cum Laude distinction.
We talked to Lilian over Zoom, she’s at home on...
