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Congratulations: Double NWO-XS success on EVs-research

On June 10, 2026, CAPHRI held its annual Research Day. This year's urgent theme, climate health, highlighted the critical link between planetary and human well-being.

Anna Harris, recently inaugurated professor of Anthropology and Medicine, has travelled a long way—from medical training on the other side of the world to research that explores how the senses and material creativity shape medical practice.

The Living Lab Rehabilitation is celebrating its tenth anniversary. What has been achieved during that time, and what lies ahead in the coming years? “We want to make rehabilitation an integral part of the healthcare landscape,” says Jeanine Verbunt.

How do students find their place at university, and why do some struggle more than others? Jacqueline Charpentier, a PhD candidate at Maastricht University’s School of Business and Economics and EDLAB, discusses her research into the transition to higher education.

Studio Europa Maastricht spoke with Michael Shackleton, Emeritus Professor of European Institutions at Maastricht University and former Member of the European Parliament Secretariat, about the new political identities Brexit created and the current state of EU–UK relations.

Dr. Rohan Nanda and Dr. Henrique Marcos received a Comenius Teaching Fellows ho 2026 grant for their project ‘AI Due Diligence lab for the Blue Economy (BlueLab)’.

Congratulations: Best Demo Award at BioSB 2026 for Marvin Martens!

Virtual Human Platform officially launched

On 12 June 2026, Rector Magnificus Jan Smits signed the Barcelona Declaration on Open Research Information on behalf of Maastricht University (UM), reaffirming UM’s commitment to more transparent, accessible and responsible research information.