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Scientific articles
Rivier Atelier: an ode to the Geul
With their project ‘Rivier Atelier’, Claartje Rasterhoff and Christian Ernsten want to protect the unique watermill landscapes of the Geul in the face of pollution, biodiversity loss and climate change.
A pinch of LSD, taken twice daily with meals
Associate professor Kim Kuypers is studying the use of psychedelics as potential medicines of the future.
It’s not easy being green
Fabianna Bacil, a PhD candidate at UNU-MERIT/Maastricht University, is part of an international research group investigating green hydrogen in emerging economies.
