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To be effective, evaluation needs to be inclusive and collaborative.

Research shows that mechanically removing a clot during a stroke is useful much longer after the onset of symptoms than previously thought.

Researchers have found a link between the processing of fruit sugar in the body and the development of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. These findings support measures to reduce the consumption of fruit sugar.

As of 1 April 2023, Anique Hommels will be appointed as Professor of Sociohistorical Technology Studies at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

The Centre for European Research in Maastricht and UM Campus Brussels often work together to create impact.

Green chemistry didn't just happen

As of 1 April 2023, Hylke Dijkstra will be Full Professor of International Security and Cooperation at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS) at Maastricht University.

Elia Formisano, professor of Neural Signal Analysis at the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience recently published a paper in Nature Neuroscience in collaboration with Bruno Giordano at Université Aix-Marseille, France and Michele Esposito, Giancarlo Valente. The title of the paper is Intermediate acoustic-to-semantic representations link behavioural and neural responses to natural sounds.

And if you are a bit like me, that title sounds quite intimidating. So, I met up with professor Formisano to talk about his findings.

ChatGPT’s ability to create plausible academic arguments asks serious questions about higher education. Walter Jansen of UM’s Centre for Teaching & Learning EDLAB and Peter Vermeer, chair of the Committee of Boards of Examiners, on how best to approach this new tool and safeguard the quality of education.

Professor Koen Schruers was set on studying schizophrenia after graduation – until he was asked to participate in PhD research on panic. He was fascinated. One in four people will suffer a panic attack at least once in their lives, and one in thirty will develop a panic disorder. The phenomenon can be studied with experiments: just the kind of research method that suits Koen. In his book Paniek en hoe het aan te pakken (Panic and how to tackle it) he offers some practical tips. One of the most important pieces of advice? Schruers: “Breathing into a paper bag does not work.”