Céline Nicole strengthens collaboration between Maastricht University and HAS green academy in high-tech horticulture
UM and HAS collaboration takes shape: Céline Nicole bridges fundamental and applied research in high-tech horticulture.
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ETpathfinder Smart Skills Lab shares Einstein Telescope knowledge with businesses
Research into the Einstein Telescope is generating valuable technological expertise. The new ETpathfinder Smart Skills Lab at Maastricht University aims to spread this new knowledge to small and medium-sized enterprises.
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MaGIC summer school: physics teachers dive deep into gravitational waves
Last week saw the very first edition of the MaGIC Summer School take place in Maastricht. The event brought together secondary school physics teachers from around the world to learn more about gravitational waves and the Einstein Telescope.
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How do plants make their secret weapons? Clever new tool helps scientists to find out.
Dutch scientists created MEANtools, a smart tool that reveals how plants make specialised compounds, reducing lab work.
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AI's moral architects: neither demi-gods nor code monkeys
Who’s to blame if AI goes wrong? And who’s responsible for it not having a negative impact in the first place? In her PhD thesis, "A Showing of Hands: Making Visible the Ethical Agency of AI Developers", Tricia Griffin looks at the people behind the technology and the clichés. She argues that we...
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Engaging parents in AI: Maastricht University strengthens science literacy in Limburg
How can parents gain a better understanding of what artificial intelligence (AI) means for their child’s education? At Maastricht University, Martijn Boussé and colleagues are launching an innovative project that actively involves parents of secondary school pupils in Limburg in the development of...
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Two new academic programmes launch in Venlo
Two programmes, one at Maastricht University and one jointly offered by the universities of Maastricht and Nijmegen, have been given the green light. Both tech and science-based programmes focus on a sustainable world and are part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering. The programmes will start...
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UM student Natasha Lawrie studies the Bornean elephant: “I only had one week to find them”
Natasha Lawrie, a bachelor’s student from the Maastricht Science Programme, conducted her thesis research in the rainforests of Sabah. There she made surprising discoveries about the feeding habits of the endangered Bornean elephant.
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More than another ‘to-do’: how the UTQ helped me rethink my teaching
At Maastricht University, the University Teaching Qualification (UTQ) is a professional development programme designed to strengthen teaching and learning. It supports teachers in developing core teaching competencies through a combination of workshops, peer learning, on-the-job experience, and...
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Brightlands Circular Space focuses on integrated approach to entire plastic value chain
Construction has officially started today in Limburg of Brightlands Circular Space, a demonstration facility that accelerates the transition to circular plastics.
