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Faculty of Science and Engineering

The Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) is home to several outstanding departments in education and research. Students and scientists contribute to education programmes at the bachelor's, master's and PhD levels and take part in innovative research in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

News

Portret Madhura Rao

Healthy eating is good advice, but there is one major blind spot

The extra work involved in eating more healthily still falls predominantly on women, says Madhura Rao, Assistant Professor of Food Systems Governance for Planetary Health at the Faculty of Science and Engineering. Why does public health policy widen the gender gap?
Sustainability Report
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SusCheM’s contribution to the Maastricht University Sustainability Report 2025

The publication of the Maastricht University Sustainability Report 2025 marks an important milestone in the university’s sustainability journey. We are proud that our research group contributed to this effort.
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NWO Veni Grant for Chang Sun

Dr. Chang Sun received an NWO Veni grant for the project "Generative AI for Causal Treatment-Toxicity Analysis in Rare Blood Cancers ".
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NWO Open Competition ENW-XS Grant for Joël Karel

Dr. Joël Karel and his colleagues obtained an NWO Open Competition ENW-XS grant for their project " Let the signals self-calibrate: data-driven inverse problem in electrocardiography".
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NWO Tulp fund attracts top researcher to MaCSBio

MaCSBio managed to expand its staff with top researcher Irina Mohorianu. Her move to the Netherlands is funded by the NWO Tulp Fund. NWO also funded Joël Karel’s research into electrocardiographic imaging.

Sense the Science

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The future of farming: how AI and data science are revolutionising agriculture

On June 24, the Brightlands High Tech Agro facility opens in Venlo. Here, scientists from multiple fields are engineering the next generation of horticulture. Robots, AI, and data science are enabling autonomous greenhouses to secure future food availability.

Emma Prins explaining a laser experiment to high school students
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All scientists are equal

Through initiatives like Girls’ Day, special tours, and role models, companies and educational institutions try to attract more women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. But do these efforts make women feel addressed or uncomfortable? Physicists Annabel Wolf and Emma Prins call for equality.

Carlier and her team, from left: Leyla Noroozbabaee, Yağmur Doğay, Laurence Nickel and  Aurélie Carlier
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Aurélie Carlier bridges biology and AI at Maastricht University’s Faculty of Science and Engineering

How can artificial intelligence help unravel biological processes? At the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Aurélie Carlier and her team are searching for answers.

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