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  • In March 2016, now 25-year-old Sophie Joosten completed her master’s programme in Medicine with an exceptional thesis on renal cell carcinoma. During her research, she discovered biomarkers that can help predict the survival of patients with kidney cancer. She received this year's Thesis Prize for...

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    The millennial guru

    It’s Thursday 16 March and the Aula at Maastricht University’s School of Business and Economics is packed. Several hundred students have come to hear digital sensation Jay Shetty talk about the importance of “building a life, not a resume”.

  • During the Dies, the winners of the thesis prizes were announced. The thesis prizes are awarded to master’s students who have written an outstanding master’s thesis. Alumnus Matthijs Korrevaar was among the winners. He investigated how rents in several European cities have developed over the last...

  • During the annual Dies Natalis (anniversary celebration) of Maastricht University on 7 February 2017, four FASoS students received a prize for their bachelor’s/master’s thesis. Furthermore former FASoS PhD staff member Jess Bier won the Dissertation Prize. Among the nominees for the Wynand Wijnen...