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… to look it up for them in the German Land Registry." The challenges, as pointed out by Katja Zimmermannm, that arise in cross-border property transactions are administrative, cultural, legal and technological in nature. As a result, European citizens experience cross-border transactions as more time-consuming and cost-intensive than a national transaction. Fortunately, there is currently a wide range of European and international initiatives aimed at tackling obstacles to cross-border property …
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… was a catalyst for new initiatives to be launched. We had to make changes. Not only practical but also in terms of content. One of our ambitions? To showcase the international attraction of the university through post-academic education. “The full experience we offer, has always been our way to distinguish ourselves. People come to Maastricht for the friendly atmosphere and charm of the city, the quality of life, and our education - top-notch courses with a personal touch”, says Ellen Essers. A …
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Daisy Jonkers, scientific director of the NUTRIM research institute and professor of Intestinal Health, is calling for more inclusivity and diversity in scientific research. Why is this important, and how can we make research more diverse? “It’s no longer just about the number of publications or grants awarded.”
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… a decade. The field has changed a lot in that time. “Early studies focused on the relationship between wellbeing and the amount of time people spent on social media. They did find a negative association—as people spend more time on social media, they experience slightly lower levels of wellbeing—but it’s very weak.” Verduyn and his colleagues soon realised they had to look beyond the time factor. “The amount of time people spend on social media says nothing about what they actually do on social …
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… frequently in hospital. That those patients will simply be treated at home or maybe even no longer need treatment. Also, that the many skin cancer check-ups can be phased out by then, reducing the huge pressure of skin cancer patients that we still experience today and allowing more space to treat the complex skin cancer patient." "I hope that in five years, a large proportion of patients with low-complexity skin cancer will be treated simply at home." Follow Klara Mosterd's inauguration here . …
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… the summer course ‘Journalism and Effective Writing’, which is taught by Riki Janssen (editor-in-chief of Observant) and Wammes Bos (freelance journalist and former senior editor at Observant). In this article, former participants talk about how they experienced this course eight years ago and last year. From 2014 to 2021 Eight years ago, in the summer of 2014, Denise Villerius participated in the course. At the time, she worked at the Alumni Office. For a new column for the newsletter she created … results with the world? Bring it on. For me this is a great opportunity to translate something complicated into "plain language". After I had attended a workshop from Riki, I wanted to learn more.” “People with a passion for writing” How did they experience the course? Denise was part of a nice group that consisted of UM employees, but also people from outside UM. Each and every one of them were “people with a passion for writing”. She experienced the obligation to deliver something under pressure and the constructive feedback she received afterwards as very pleasant. For example, they were expected to write a piece in half an hour: “I was amazed that I managed to do it.” The course …
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… and who would be open to new ideas created by students, to take part in the Crisis Case Challenge. " – Precious Plastic Maastricht Bringing knowledge outside of the classroom Similarly, students also found great practical value in the CCC 2021 experience: “ First off, I’d highly recommend everyone with any time to spare to take part in the Crisis Case Challenge. My team and I had the possibility to carry out in-depth research on the non-profit company, Precious Plastic Maastricht. With the …
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… about the information that the healthcare provider has collected in its own file. This will give parents and healthcare providers the opportunity to discuss what a child needs, while at the same time allowing room for the human dimension. Practical experience During the project, 14 professionals in maternity care and youth healthcare are going to get to work with JAMES, the software that will support them to find out what works and what needs to be improved. This will be done in three ‘testing …
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… and spiritual well-being, as well as physical health. Previous work from the Natural Capital Project has shown many of these connections, but the new research adds an important link to physical health that had been missing from the equation. “Nature experience boosts memory, attention and creativity as well as happiness, social engagement and a sense of meaning in life,” said Gretchen Daily, senior author on the paper and faculty director of the Stanford Natural Capital Project. “It might not …
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… world of economics at least, every time an economist gets up to give a presentation, it’s like a feeding frenzy! So I think we are already trained to handle it.’ What makes it all worthwhile It’s not all bad of course. In fact, Melissa shares that her experience communicating about her research online has mostly been an extremely rewarding one. ‘I love it when I get a message from someone on LinkedIn or in my DMs thanking me for my video and letting me know that they are, for instance, using it in a …