Eleven consortia from various scientific disciplines are set to launch projects of great value to science. The Dutch government is making a total of €197 million available for this purpose. Scientists from Maastricht University (UM) are closely involved in seven of the eleven projects.
The agriculture and horticulture of the future require smart innovations, sustainable cultivation methods, and resilient crops. At Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo, all of this comes together in Brightlands Next Generation Farming. Here, research is conducted, but above all, solutions are...
Luc Amkreutz is the new Eugène Dubois Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Maastricht University. "I see this chair as a unique opportunity to highlight the multidisciplinary power of archaeology and to show how science and society can reinforce each other."
Maastricht University is participating in the FASTTRACK project, which has been awarded a €21.7 million NWO Roadmap grant. FASTTRACK will enable extremely fast detection of particle collisions in the Large Hadron Collider.
Harm Askes, the new vice-dean of FSE “Let’s continue building a faculty where talent shines: no ego, just impact, collaboration, and curiosity."
DigiMach is a transnational 3-year collaborative approach that will transform manufacturing across the Meuse-Rhine region by bringing AI, IoT, and robotics to small and medium-sized enterprises in the machining sector. The project will assist more than 150 SMEs to adopt smart, digital tools, through...
What began as a local pilot in the operating theatres of Zuyderland Medical Centre has now grown into a European initiative with global potential. The mission: to stop burning clean plastic in hospital waste and instead recycle it into high-quality materials for reuse in medical applications.
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.
UM and HAS collaboration takes shape: Céline Nicole bridges fundamental and applied research in high-tech horticulture.
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.
