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Construction Brightlands Circular Space officially started

The construction of Brightlands Circular Space has officially started today in Limburg. This innovation site for the plastics of the future is an initiative of Brightlands Chemelot Campus, Maastricht University and TNO.
Corporate people in hard hats standing at construction site

Alumna Nina Gormanns is living her dream (job)

Originally from Mönchengladbach, Germany, Nina Gormanns would never have guessed that studying in the Netherlands would lead her to meet her husband while on exchange in Singapore, and then eventually settle in Canada.
Nina Gormanns

Protests at Maastricht University 2025

On Tuesday, 20 May, pro-Palestinian demonstrators began a protest at Maastricht University. On this page, we will keep you informed about the latest developments concerning the protests.
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New insight into the role of brain changes in psychiatric disorders

The findings of a recent study by Maastricht University and Amsterdam UMC help scientists to understand how brain changes, behaviour and psychiatric conditions are interconnected.
Graphic image of a brain.

Events on Israel/Gaza

UM has decided to exercise special caution in the coming period when it comes to allowing and/or facilitating events with a strong political character and with external speakers relating to the situation in Gaza/Israel.
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“Europeans are not anti-migrant!”

Egalitarian, European, and currently busy ending the legal confusion around migration. Lilian Tsourdi, Professor of European Migration Law and Governance, on her long journey to UM.
Tsourdi