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In Kerkrade, you can listen to the invisible universe
Thanks to the Einstein Telescope, we will soon be closer to unravelling the mysteries of the universe. Maastricht University and Discovery Museum in Kerkrade are joining forces to make this understandable for everyone.
9 December protest against higher education cuts in Amsterdam
With the additional education cuts from the Spring Memorandum still fresh in our minds and the formation of a new cabinet in full swing, AOb, FNV, LSVb, and WOinActie organise another protest on 9 December.
“During the day I study medicine. In the evening, I am on stage singing and dancing”
The 21-year-old medical student Jolijn van Vugt manages to combine her studies with singing and dancing at an advanced level. She dances at the Oxygen dance school in Maastricht and sings in the student band Tinnitus.
Legal thought made relevant and entertaining
Victor Hugo's conceptualisation of and influence on the law have been beautifully brought to life in the collaborative exhibition ‘Hugo and the Law’, which is now moving to the UM Library.
Can Europe resist the digital oligarchy?
Maastricht University researchers Valentina Golunova and Dani Shanley discuss the geopolitical and institutional consequences of the new ‘digital oligarchy.’ ‘‘When it comes to big tech, “Europe has been very naïve.”
UM to play a more prominent role in Dutch scientific infrastructure
Eleven consortia will receive a total of €197 million through the National Roadmap for Large-Scale Research Facilities to develop or upgrade essential research facilities. UM is involved in seven of the projects and leads two of them.
