News
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Since September the Faculty of Law will host a new human rights defender within the framework of the Shelter City Project Maastricht. His name is Yamen from Palestine (Gaza Strip).
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Alumna Evelin Rizzo (Bachelor European Studies) has published her prize winning bachelor's thesis in EuropeNow.
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Prof. Peter Peters (Prof. on Innovation of Classical Music) was interviewed by Observant (independent university magazine of Maastricht University) on the launch and mission of the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music (MCICM).
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On 1 October, Dirk van de Leemput started as a PhD candidate on precarity in social-material networks of technology-based artworks.
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De University Colleges van de UM doen het opnieuw goed in de Elsevier-ranking.
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A large-scale study led by Maastricht University (UM) found that a higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with shorter telomeres, particularly in people under the age of sixty. Telomere length, measured in white blood cells, is also considered a marker for ageing. According to the researchers, an increase of five BMI units equals one biological year older. The results of the study were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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How does our living environment influence health and (un)healthy behavior, such as physical activity and participation in society?
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Maastricht University partners with technical secondary schools in Limburg to strengthen connections
On 1 October, Stichting Technasium and UM signed a partnership agreement with nine science-based secondary education schools in Limburg.
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Maastricht’s first ever TEDx PhD Pitch Night took place on 12 September 2018. PhD candidates had 3 minutes to pitch their research and see if they could secure a place on the TEDx Maastricht stage.