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Rivier Atelier: an ode to the Geul
Led by Claartje Rasterhoff and Christian Ernsten, Rivier Atelier explores the unique watermill landscapes of the Geul and how to protect them in times of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.
Two new academic programmes launch in Venlo
Two programmes, one at Maastricht University and one jointly offered by the universities of Maastricht and Nijmegen, have been given the green light. Both tech and science-based programmes focus on a sustainable world and are part of FSE.
NWO awards ten Veni grants to promising UM researchers
As many as ten young UM researchers have been awarded a Veni grant worth up to €320,000 from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). The grant is an incentive for researchers to further develop their research ideas.
Alumn Sjoerd Maillé: “Anyone can shout from the sidelines”
At just 24 years old, alumn Sjoerd Maillé is the second youngest member of the Limburg Provincial Council and a citizen councillor in Maastricht. It’s the start of a very promising career, in spite of his disability: Maillé is almost blind.
Europe: arm(s) in arm
Europe’s plans to increase its military capacity are controversial; not so much the if as the how. Maastricht University professors Sophie Vanhoonacker and Rob Bauer differ in their views of how optimistic we can be.
UM student Natasha Lawrie studies the Bornean elephant: “I only had one week to find them”
Natasha Lawrie, a bachelor’s student from the Maastricht Science Programme, conducted her thesis research in the rainforests of Sabah. There she made surprising discoveries about the feeding habits of the endangered Bornean elephant.
