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  • Language courses

    How do you stand and what does that say?

    Body language is perhaps our most important means of communication. But our knowledge about the effects of postures is low.

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    UM researchers successful in ZonMw Open Competition

    Four Maastricht research teams are starting their projects funded with money from the Open Competition of grant provider ZonMw. In addition, a Nijmegen research team has been awarded, which includes Harro van Lente, professor of Science and Technology Studies at Maastricht University (UM).

  • Astrid Meesters

    Gone with the wind

    Astrid Meesters received her doctorate on Sept. 28 with her PhD research on flexibility and mindfulness as resilience factors for pain and recovery. 

  • Kristof Vandael

    Procrastination is the thief of time

    In his PhD research, Kristof Vandael investigated how this generalization of pain-related avoidance can be inhibited in the lab to help optimize therapy for chronic pain or even prevent the development of chronic pain.

  • Verdrietig Caring Universities

    'Letter from Máxima lowers threshold for young people to talk about mental health'

    More and more young people, especially girls and young women, are suffering from mental health problems. Researcher Sophie Leijdesdorff is pleased with Queen Maxima's attention to this

  • Leentjens

    Shivers down your spine

    Prof. Dr. Leentjens at Maastricht University has been researching the relationship between psychiatric and neurological symptoms for years in order to pay more attention to mental symptoms in treatment.

  • Kim Kuypers | Genieten of Genezen (Enjoy or Cure)

    We talked to Kim Kuypers (Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience) about her new book Genieten of Genezen (Cure or Enjoy), about the effect of psychedelics on mental wellbeing.

  • Inauguration Petra Hurks | Professor Psychodiagnostics

    On 9 September 2022, 16.30hrs, Professor Petra Hurks will give her inaugural lecture as Professor Psychodiagnostics.

  • Are pretty people more successful? We seem to believe so.

    New research investigates why women undergo risky cosmetic surgery for appearance ‘improvement’.

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    Driving with a joint: is that possible?

    The International Council on Alcohol, Drugs & Traffic Safety (ICADTS) has released new guidelines summarizing the most recent research on cannabis-impaired driving.