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  • The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has introduced a new funding instrument to stimulate Open Science. Eligible initiatives are in the broad field of Open Science; ways to publish more open access, to unlock and share data, or to bring about a cultural change within the organization to Open Science.

  • Roberta Haar from the University College Maastricht and Professor on Foreign Policy Analysis & Transatlantic Relations. She will chat about the USA 2020 Election and provide insight into what the outcome of the elections means for the global community

  • PhD thesis written by Alexandru Daniël On.
    This PhD thesis contributes to the comparative law and legal-theoretical debates around strict liability.

  • Cannabis users should not drive for at least four hours after inhaling the drug. Research at Maastricht University shows that within this time frame the driver is very likely to drift from side to side on the road.

  • Wassim Alnabwani arrived from Syria in the Netherlands as a refugee. He got a work placement at UM and has now been given a one-year contract as a UM employee.

  • Prof. Dr. Frank Rozemeijer, NEVI Professor at Maastricht University, gives a brief introduction to his multiple roles and resposibilities within UM and externally as well. He shares his experience with academia, practice and finding the right balance between the two.

  • The project is funded by the Civil Justice Programme of the European Commission for a duration of two years and has the objective of familiarising future practitioners and judges with EU Private International Law.

  • Join us for a conversation with one of the West’s leading thinkers on America’s place in the world, Ian Buruma, on his new book The Churchill Complex.

  • PhD thesis written by Leonardo Correia Lima Macedo.
    This dissertation investigates the adoption of ad valorem tariffs in association with the WTO rules on customs valuation for countries’ revenue needs. 

  • PhD thesis written by Junmin Zhang.
    The emergency arbitrator mechanism makes interim measures possible for parties involved in international commercial arbitration before the constitution of arbitral tribunals under urgent situations. However, with the development of the emergency arbitrator...