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Take holiday leave? “Impossible. The work is never done”

Take holiday leave? “Impossible. The work is never done”

1993–2026:  A tragedy: the disappearance of “020 Tanja”

1993–2026: A tragedy: the disappearance of “020 Tanja”

“I now try to stay ambitious without being too hard on myself”
Interview

“I now try to stay ambitious without being too hard on myself”

Series: Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire
Student party KAN wants clearer campaign rules due to ‘cheating’ parties
News

Student party KAN wants clearer campaign rules due to ‘cheating’ parties

“Now the dilemma is, also test the boundaries or lose votes”
We’re going to win
Editorial

We’re going to win

"We hope to beat the twenty competitors to the top prize"
How a bin in the attic can make the past come to life
Background

How a bin in the attic can make the past come to life

‘Objective’ history of UM captured in anniversary book
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News and background

A future without hazing? “It remains an important tradition”
Interview

A future without hazing? “It remains an important tradition”

Tragos and Circumflex have “no idea” whether UM will restore ties
GP training programme under financial pressure
News

GP training programme under financial pressure

Cost-cutting measures, but no compulsory redundancies
Baking cookies, working overtime and finding sponsors in the hope of raising 10.000 euros
News

Baking cookies, working overtime and finding sponsors in the hope of raising 10.000 euros

Maastricht Knights basketball team raising money for European Universities Games
After years of stop-start policy, things seem to be moving forward
Background

After years of stop-start policy, things seem to be moving forward

50 years of sustainability at UM
  • Student party KAN wants clearer campaign rules due to ‘cheating’ parties »
  • Environmental organisations: “UM, put pressure on ING” »
  • FPN Faculty Council: Are mentors objective enough? »
  • UM looks beyond Maastricht for future growth »
  • Students feel less academic pressure »
  • “Maastricht and Heerlen rivals? What’s all this about?” »
  • GP training programme under financial pressure »
  • Baking cookies, working overtime and finding sponsors in the hope of raising 10.000 euros »
  • Applications for Medicine down by half »
  • Judges rarely call femicide by its name »
More news and background

Columns & Opinion

We’re going to win
Editorial

We’re going to win

"We hope to beat the twenty competitors to the top prize"
Happy Pride Month
Column

Happy Pride Month

"My very first crush, during my school years, was on a girl one year older than me. I could not tell anyone, nor did I confess"
Hit Back Harder
Column

Hit Back Harder

"Didn’t he know that the academic literature says that body talk is bad?"
Indispensable
Editiorial

Indispensable

"For Mother’s Day, I received an AI-generated postcard"
More columns and opinion
FAQ Engels

50 years UM

1993–2026:  A tragedy: the disappearance of “020 Tanja”
Background

1993–2026: A tragedy: the disappearance of “020 Tanja”

Series: The times they are (not) a-changin'
How a bin in the attic can make the past come to life
Background

How a bin in the attic can make the past come to life

‘Objective’ history of UM captured in anniversary book
1988-2014 Ultimately, the Legal Advice Practice didn’t survive
Background

1988-2014 Ultimately, the Legal Advice Practice didn’t survive

Series: The times they are (not) a-changin
Celebrating 50 years of UM with a karaoke bus and a battle between faculties
Photo reportage

Celebrating 50 years of UM with a karaoke bus and a battle between faculties

Both staff and students could hit the dance floor
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People

“I now try to stay ambitious without being too hard on myself”
Interview

“I now try to stay ambitious without being too hard on myself”

Series: Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire
“You can make your point in words, but I prefer to communicate through food”
Interview

“You can make your point in words, but I prefer to communicate through food”

Series: Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire
“I’m afraid of life moving too fast and forgetting to enjoy it”
Interview

“I’m afraid of life moving too fast and forgetting to enjoy it”

Series: Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire
“Dishonesty makes me break out in red blotches – literally!”
Interview

“Dishonesty makes me break out in red blotches – literally!”

Series: Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire
More People

Science

What are the health benefits of outdoor play? Freezers full of baby poo may hold the answer
Science

What are the health benefits of outdoor play? Freezers full of baby poo may hold the answer

UM research on the role of soil microbes in preventing allergies
Strict smartphone bans in secondary schools are not necessarily better
News

Strict smartphone bans in secondary schools are not necessarily better

UM research on school students’ well-being
UM students score higher with more nationalities in tutorials
Science

UM students score higher with more nationalities in tutorials

Results of thousands of Maastricht bachelor students examined
“You’re a molecule – you need to jump. Put on your trainers”
Science

“You’re a molecule – you need to jump. Put on your trainers”

UM PhD candidate wins science dance contest
More Science
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Dossiers

Integration MUMC and UM

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Budget cuts

  • Dossier Budget cuts

Internationalisation

  • Dossier Internationals

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