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… come within a meter and a half of other people? Due to the many 'funny' videos popping up on social media it might seem impossible, but problems are there to be solved. How do you create gatherings in which sharing the sensation is a big part of the experience ( think of sports games, theatre shows, concerts, festivals. etc.)? These two questions, from a practical standpoint, have big implications for the organisations involved and threaten their existing business model. This is what we are …
… too, is essential. In the ‘For Each Other 2019’ campaign, we are seeking contributions to four special UM projects: scholarships for disadvantaged students, an app for research on women with chronic pain, a plastic recycling workshop and an animal experience room for hospitalised children. In the weeks leading up to and during the campaign, we will publish a series of articles shining a spotlight on each of the four projects. By: Milou Schreuders … Precious Plastic Maastricht came on in leaps …
… were not among the key disciplines at UM. This is set to change, say the newly appointed professors José Joordens and Leon Claessens. The latter relocated to Maastricht after 20 years of dodo and dinosaur research in the United States. His broad experience with liberal arts and sciences makes him an ideal new dean of the Maastricht Science Programme. In return, he cannot say often enough that Maastricht is ideal for him too. “There’s actually no better breeding ground for this type of research …
… Pownall, João Correia, Susanna Serlachius and Anna Dempster Pownall and Dempster were pleased with how much the participants contributed to the discussions. “It’s a really diverse group from four continents, most of them with more than ten years’ experience in different fields – which makes for very sophisticated conversations.” Besides leadership and management skills, EMCL seeks to cultivate new perspectives. In Dempster’s view, Maastricht, as a regional cultural centre and counterpoint to …
… from the University of Bonn with a degree in mathematics and has been working at the School of Business and Economics at Maastricht University since 1998. “By working with three knowledge institutes, each of which has its own specialists, and the experience we have gained working on cases with APG and other organizations, we are quickly accumulating know-how that we are incorporating into the educational programs.” Niek Venema of APG is one very satisfied customer: “Last year’s Data Science …
… were playing FIFA in the gaming corner. After midnight pizzas, most participants fell asleep in the quiet room on inflatable mattresses and bean bags, and there were even teams that stayed up all night. You tell me where you can have an educational experience with professional relevance that includes so much freedom”, says organiser Catalina Goanta. Outstanding solutions The quality of output provided by the teams was so high, that the Executive Board of Maastricht University decided to award …
… effect which will enable her raise funds from other sources. The jury, composed of Prof. Shyama Ramani, Prof. Rob Bauer, Dr. Blanche Schroen and Sueli Brodin, were particularly impressed with Bhide's deep commitment to her pitch and her personal experience with the subject in India. "I was a little afraid that the scale of my project might have been too small, so I was quite surprised that I won, and I'm very happy with the award," says Bhide. Award-winning PhD student: Marieke Hopman The …
… of our data are not there yet, but it appears from the preliminary results that the refugees are fairly well integrated. We already know from other research that the ability to work, to build a new life, is very important for a positive integration experience. And, of course, it helps that Congolese refugees are ethnically more similar to the Rwandans that receive them than the Syrians are here with Dutch. But still…" Marginalised population “The Dutch government, and many other Western …
Digitalisation can help support facilitating setting up potential cross-departmental and societal research collaborations for science-centred research and impact creation to deal with ever-increasing complexity of societal challenges. The critique of disciplinary research silos can be corresponded by experimenting with interdisciplinary and/or transdisciplinary scientific knowledge co-creation and distribution via utilization of digitisation, digitalisation and eventually platformisation among relevant stakeholders.
… to fulfil in their families, workplaces and society at large. Furthermore, we look at well-being overtime (longitudinally), rather than at one point in time. We aim to understand their well-being in a processual manner by looking at how workers’ past experiences affect their current well-being and also their perceptions about the future.” Margot Krijnen. Foto homepage: Yonat945 | Wikimedia | CC BY-SA 4.0 The 3WE project is a collaboration between the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences (FASoS), … world; they stand for long hours; are exposed to chemicals on a daily basis; lack basic facilities like toilets and safe drinking water in their workplaces. Respiratory issues, kidney problems, and skin allergies are among the health problems commonly experienced by female workers in these sectors. There are also reports of female workers facing sexual harassment in their workplaces." "Some employers recognise these challenges and are investing to improve the lives of these workers and the … Konjit has been a collaborator in international and regional research projects in Ethiopia. Recently she participated in the International Study of Work and Family (ISWAF) involving over 35 countries,with the main objective of assessing the positive experiences of combining work and family life and managing the boundaries between them across different countries and cultures. … The UM-initiated 3WE project (‘Well-being, Women and Work in Ethiopia’) studies how employment generated by foreign direct …