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Professor José M. Peiró visited Maastricht University, to speak, meet with colleagues, and of course receive his honorary doctorate.
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Last year, the Maastricht Sustainability Institute joined forces with the public health service (GGD) of Zuid Limburg to investigate the influence of 'green in the neighborhood' on the health of residents in Maastricht.
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On 27 January 2020, the ninth edition of the Maastricht Pensions Seminar took place. The theme of the seminar was 'Pensions: Outside In - The old age: a new role for the pension sector towards more prosperity, or more well-being?
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On Thursday 6 February, hundreds of Maastricht University alumni joined the sixth edition of the UM Star Lectures. This lecture series took place in 14 different cities in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, the United Kingdom and France.
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During the Dies Natalis 2020 two FASoS students were presented with the Bachlor's Thesis Prize.
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During the annual Dies Natalis 2020 two FASoS students were presented with the 2019 Student Award during the academic session.
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To promote the wellbeing and recovery of sick children, UM professor Pim Martens and team aim to create a special animal room in the paediatric ward of the Maastricht UMC+. “Using virtual reality we’ll soon be able to let all children experience the animal world.”
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Due to an acute shortage of organ donors, hundreds of people die each year in the Netherlands and Belgium alone. One large group of potential donors may not even be aware that they can donate their organs: people who opt for euthanasia. For his PhD research, Jan Bollen studied the issue of organ donation following euthanasia.
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Once again, our Bachelor’s Open Day drew in large crowds of prospective students, parents and other visitors on Saturday. Their exact number is unknown as the registration system was down due to the Christmas Eve cyber attack on UM.