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… Jansen As many as one in three people over 70 have harmful alzheimer proteins in the brain, without suffering from dementia. 'How is this possible? What is going on deep inside the brain that could explain why seemingly equal people nevertheless experience completely different effects from alzheimer proteins?' This is what Dr. Willemijn Jansen has been asking herself throughout her scientific career. 'I think the difference really lies in people's resistance to this damage. I think that's the …
For the second time in a row, a UM team has managed to win a silver medal in the prestigious iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) competition in synthetic biology.
… Executive Board webinar The university community has many questions. Some of them were answered by Martin Paul, Rianne Letschert and Nick Bos of the Executive Board during a webinar on Tuesday afternoon. The three also reflected on their own experiences during these exceptional days and weeks. Would you like to watch the webinar (again)? That can be done here . Keep your workstation cyber-safe @ home In previous updates, we have already given recommendations for keeping your desktops, …
… At the time of publication of this update, more than 15000 users changed their login details. Please note that you don’t actually have to come to the university to reset your password. Main updates FAQ Activities for prospective students The experience days, Student for a Day events and other information activities scheduled for the week of 6 January will be going ahead as planned. These events were already fully booked before Christmas. For those of you who have signed up for these … 2 Opening hours call centre for students The call centre can be reached daily up to and including Sunday 5 January from 9:30 until 17:00 at +31 43 – 38 85 101 or e-mail: info@m-u.nl . Leniency arrangement for students Students who have experienced demonstrable obstacles in their study progress due to the cyber attack can address a committee, led by vice-rector Prof. Dr. Harm Hospers. Information about the procedure will follow. Latest update … Please check out our FAQ list Our …
… a compulsory part of every bachelor’s programme at Maastricht University. With the help of experts, they hope to draw up policy proposals for a better climate in the city. Arthur: “We’ll try to get neighbourhood platforms involved; they have the experience, UM has the knowledge.” And finally there will be a book designed to create awareness among individual people about the possibilities of a greener living. Space One of Students4Climate’s wishes has recently come true: they have moved into a …
… the results of her doctoral research, which she was able to spend 100 percent of her time on during her latest medical internship, an 18-week scientific internship. “In most patients, renal cell carcinoma is discovered very late because patients don’t experience any symptoms. By the time they do have symptoms, it’s usually too late. Renal cell carcinoma is often discovered by accident, for example, if someone gets a scan or ultrasound for something different and the doctor sees an abnormality in one …
… UCM the function of this council is little spoken about and for this reason I invited two members of the Academic Council, Sinan Akkurt (the Chair) and Deborah Koll (the events coordinator), for an interview to discuss their work in developing the UCM experience. N: So if you could first give me a clear explanation of who the Academic Council are in UCM and what they do? S: Well, the Academic Council mainly has two functions that they fulfil. The first function is representing the voices of students …
… with our international perspective on health in the master's ‘Governance and Leadership in European Public Health’. From public health volunteer to student Kira: “After high school, I volunteered in South Africa as a health consultant. That experience piqued my interest in exploring the diverse healthcare systems worldwide, delving into how health organisations are managed, and understanding the intricacies of health policy decision-making and its consequences.” After working as a …
Between climate change, inequality of opportunity, and a global pandemic, our world is facing major challenges. A sustainable and stable economy is desperately needed, argues Mark Sanders, Professor of International Economics at Maastricht University.