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Scientists at Maastricht University have succeeded in refining synthetic hydrogels to closely mimic the dynamics of human soft tissue, creating ideal circumstances for cells to grow just as they would in the human body. UM-researcher Matt Baker recently received a prestigious ERC Consolidator Grant to enable the next step.
… students, education and community organizations she has continually strived to promote inclusion at both the academic and the community level. She received the International Education Faculty Achievement Award and the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian award at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2013 for her efforts. In 2016 she received the Honorary Order of the Palm, a state decoration by the Government of Suriname for her contribution in culture. Anna Kristina Hultgren Anna …
… for longer each day. Even though our employees are working more evening and weekend shifts, we’re seeing low levels of absenteeism. I'm proud of us for showing what we can achieve when push comes to shove. And COVID has also opened doors: we’ve started working together more at both the regional and national level.” In the current phase of the pandemic, she says, more emphasis is being placed on identifying coronavirus variants. Maastricht is one of the three laboratories in the Netherlands … That’s why working together in LINK is so important, he says. “We also raise awareness about infection prevention and hygiene practices, such as washing your hands with soap to reduce the transmission of antibiotic resistant bacteria. A lot of people started disinfecting their hands with alcohol-based solutions during COVID. It helps reduce the spread of the virus, but it’s not a good development in the long term. Alcohol-based solutions kill our healthy bacteria, which protect us from bad bacteria. …
… And then there is expert C, saying that you cannot give any advice to the general public at all, as sleep is so individual. This kind of complication is relatively new to the healthy lifestyle field, due to sleep being only partly under voluntary control. Also, sleep is extremely multifaceted, encompassing sleep quality, sleep quantity and sleep timing as important factors to be taken into account. Furthermore, the complication may be related to sleep being ‘the new kid on the block’ in …
… time, they actually will. How did we get here? On 23 June 2016, Britain votes to leave the EU, whereupon David Cameron, who had called the referendum, steps down as prime minister. His successor Theresa May triggers ‘Article 50’ on 29 March 2017, starting a two-year countdown to the UK leaving the EU. She announces a snap election soon after and promptly loses her parliamentary majority. The much-covered negotiations between UK and EU officials do not actually concern the post-Brexit relationship but a withdrawal agreement on the terms of departure, accompanied by a political declaration guiding the negotiations on … – which brings us to today. Florian Raith This time actually happening: Brexit Now the negotiating begins So what happens now that Brexit is done? “It’s not done at all…” says Christine Neuhold. “The process of negotiating the future relationship now starts but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the UK will leave by the end of the year; the transition period could still be extended beyond the end of the year by 30 June. The UK have ruled this out but we will see what actually happens.” Until the end …
… community Van den Boogaard describes the atmosphere at UCV as warm, open and helpful. “The staff are always ready to help you, very caring. Knowing one another personally makes studying together that much nicer.” Poncelet: “It has the atmosphere of a startup. Your problem is the same problem others are facing.” For both, a particular highlight was studying abroad. Van den Boogaard went to New Zealand, keen to build a new life in another world, if only briefly. Poncelet spent a semester in Hong Kong. … and Promotion at Maastricht University, then a master’s in Global Heath or Neuropsychology. After that, who knows – perhaps a PhD abroad. “I’m not done yet”, she says firmly. Poncelet is happy to see what comes his way. Perhaps he’ll first work with startups, to get a feel for it. He also wants to teach others how to make beer at home, in their own cellar or kitchen. And together with his brother he will continue with his beer brand BBB – Belgium Brothers Brewery. Both are adamant that studying at …
… For scientific journals, the strategy has worked very well because SURF, the collaborative ICT organisation for Dutch education and research, negotiates subscriptions to most major journals on behalf of Dutch university libraries. The library started transitioning to e-books in 2011 and has managed a ratio of 250,000 e-books and another 20,000 in open access versus 400,000 print books. “It is going very well but we had also hoped the Learning and Resource Centre would be 50 per cent digital …
… was founded in September 2004 at Maastricht University. The fact the School was set up at Maastricht University is not surprising. In many ways the School is the expression of Maastricht University’s identity: “Where research and teaching are complementary. Where innovation is our focus. Where talent can flourish.” … The Maastricht Graduate School of Governance covers all aspects of governance in domestic and global organizations, from risk assessment to policy analysis, design and evaluation. …
… prizes went to FHML PhD students/PostDocs (Department Toxicogenomics). They won the award for their poster. Circa 800 posters were presented during the congress. Contact Universiteitssingel 40 6229 ER Maastricht 5.532A +31 43 3881845 secretariaat-tgx@maastrichtuniversity.nl … FHML Department of Toxicogenomics … At the Department of Toxicogenomics (TGX), a multidisciplinary team of (cell) biologists, chemists, geneticists, toxicologists and bioinformaticians is working in close …