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Gerard van Rooij, professor of plasma chemistry at Maastricht University, delivered his inaugural lecture in June. He began his work at Eindhoven, researching nuclear fusion power facilities, which mimic the sun on Earth. His research in Maastricht is focused on transforming solar and wind energy into chemical energy as a source for a sustainable chemical industry./p>
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Professor Harry Hummels, Professor of Ethics, Organizations and Society, emphasizes the importance of dialogue about this with stakeholders. In one of his latest papers, People in Chains, he aims to start a movement from "people in economic chains" to "fellow people in value(s) chains.
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Nozizwe Dube, a PhD candidate researching intersectional discrimination in EU equality law, was selected of the 12 new Faces of Science of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2023.
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Liberal-arts colleges can be found all over the world. Maastricht has had its very own University College Maastricht (UCM) since 2003. In the former Nieuwenhof convent, some 800 students of different nationalities study for this broad-based bachelor’s degree. On 16 June 2023, students, alumni, employees and academics will raise their glasses to the twentieth anniversary of the programme. We interviewed a student, an alumna and an associate professor to find out why students from all over the globe have been flocking to UCM for two decades.
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The UM Education Days on 7-8 June 2023 gathered staff and students from across faculties at EDLAB for two jam-packed days of conversation and discussion about education, technology, innovation, advising, tutoring, feedback, and much, much more.
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The website collects educational resources on ”Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Clinical DecisiOn-making”.
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On the occasion of his departure from Maastricht University on 16 June 2023, Bart van den Heuvel was awarded the Maastricht University Medallion of Honour. Bart received the Medallion of Honour in recognition of his immense involvement and commitment and the outstanding manner in which he has dedicated himself to various positions across UM for many years, most recently for the UM Corporate Information Office in particular.
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Empowering Smallholder Farmers in the Data Economy: Unlocking Opportunities and Overcoming Obstacles
Frederik Claasen, the head of policy at our partner organisation Solidaridad Network on the opportunities and obstacles facing smallholder farmers in their data ecosystems.
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Sustainability Week 2023 was, once again, a resounding success, inspiring around 600 attendees to make a positive impact and fostering a sense of environmental stewardship through workshops, lectures, and panel discussions.
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After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in Biometrics, Bibi Teeuwen was looking for a master with a focus on the nervous system and brain. This happened to be the same year that the master’s programme Biomedical Sciences added its sixth specialisation ‘Neuromodulation’