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Maastricht University students have won the Dutch final of the student competition Ecotrophelia, a drinking vinegar based on apple cider vinegar, fruit and herbs.
In the upcoming months, we’ll share tips on Instagram for our students on how to live a healthier life. Not just a random collection, but tips based on actual research happening at our faculty. The brains behind this idea are Lieve Vonken and Gido Metz, PhD candidates at CAPHRI, the Care and Public Health Research Institute and researchers at the Department of Health Promotion.
In je eentje verhuizen naar een nieuw land met een andere cultuur en taal en zonder supportnetwerk is niet niks. Mastersstudente Beverlianne wist na haar aankomst in Maastricht daarom al snel dat ze betrokken wilde raken bij de lokale gemeenschap. Via het Personal & Professional Development Portal van de Universiteit Maastricht vond ze Serve the City. Bij Serve the City staat het verbinden van mensen centraal. Mensen die het moeilijk hebben, kunnen rekenen op de vrijwilligers van Serve the City. Grote projecten of kleine gebaren, vrijwel niks is te gek.
Moving on your own to a new country with a different culture and language and without a support network can be challenging. Master's student Beverlianne Green therefore quickly realised she wanted to get involved with the local community. Through the Personal & Professional Development Portal of Maastricht University she found Serve the City. Serve the City focuses on connecting people. Those who are struggling can rely on the volunteers of Serve the City. Whether it is large projects or small gestures, almost nothing is too much.
Drawing blood, inserting an IV, or looking into the ear; even seemingly simple medical procedures can cause anxiety, pain, and stress in children. According to pediatric intensivist Piet Leroy, comfort and trust are just as important as the medical treatment itself. Therefore, he is researching how healthcare providers can offer trauma-free care and how they can learn to apply comfort care. Leroy has been appointed as a professor of "procedural comfort care, sedation, and analgesia in children for trauma-free care," and delivered his inaugural speech titled "Embrace Vulnerability" on March 8, 2024.
Ageing well isn’t just about physique. It also means being aware of a healthy brain. To prevent dementia, Martin van Boxtel and his colleagues from ‘Alzheimer Centrum Limburg’ founded the Maastricht Ageing Study (MAAS) 30 years ago. MAAS kept track of 2043 people over 25 years in a longitudinal study to collect data for dementia research. The final follow-up was completed in 2023, a year before Martin’s retirement. In honour of his work, we asked Martin about his proudest moments during his career.
The competition is open to all students registered for a LLM programme in Maastricht who submits their thesis in the academic year 2023-2024.
Bloedprikken, een infuus aanleggen of in het oor kijken; zelfs ogenschijnlijk eenvoudige medische handelingen kunnen bij kinderen angst, pijn en stress veroorzaken. Volgens kinderarts-intensivist Piet Leroy zijn comfort en vertrouwen net zo belangrijk als de medische behandeling zelf. Hij onderzoekt daarom hoe zorgverleners traumavrije zorg kunnen bieden en op welke manier zorgverleners comfortzorg kunnen leren toepassen. Leroy is benoemd tot hoogleraar ‘procedurele comfortzorg, sedatie en analgesie bij kinderen voor traumavrije zorgverlening’, en sprak op 8 maart 2024 zijn inaugurele rede uit, getiteld “Omarm de kwetsbaarheid”.