News

Background

At the printer: How was the final printed edition of Observant produced?
Video/photo reportage

At the printer: How was the final printed edition of Observant produced?

A behind-the-scenes look
Petition Psychology first years: “Give us good feedback”
Background

Petition Psychology first years: “Give us good feedback”

“Having to lead three tutor groups is too many in this system"
“I’m actually anti-paper – I think it’s just clutter”
Background

“I’m actually anti-paper – I think it’s just clutter”

How do students and staff consume news?
End of an era: 46 years of Observant in print
Background

End of an era: 46 years of Observant in print

Some facts and figures
“Oh, that’s interesting, they have a newspaper here”
Background

“Oh, that’s interesting, they have a newspaper here”

Readers on what the printed Observant means to them
1981-2025: Selling a bike? Looking for a room? Got a message for an ex? Place a Paarltje!
Background

1981-2025: Selling a bike? Looking for a room? Got a message for an ex? Place a Paarltje!

50 years of UM: The Times They Are (Not) A-Changin'
Take holiday leave? “Impossible. The work is never done”
Background

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

UM employees never use all their annual leave
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
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
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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Splinters

Maastricht coffeeshops sell 'state weed' and UM bike racks will be cleaned up
Splinters

Maastricht coffeeshops sell 'state weed' and UM bike racks will be cleaned up

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
Maastricht students spend the most on rent and a playing room in the Tilburg library
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Maastricht students spend the most on rent and a playing room in the Tilburg library

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
A mysterious find at UNS50 and a Maastricht pole becomes a Tiktok sensation
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A mysterious find at UNS50 and a Maastricht pole becomes a Tiktok sensation

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
The science behind mansplaining and a Golden Age for Limburg
Splinters

The science behind mansplaining and a Golden Age for Limburg

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
Strolling through the Randwyck nature and Limburgers are complicated
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Strolling through the Randwyck nature and Limburgers are complicated

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
Students aim at world record beer pong and Taylor Swift fascinates researchers
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Students aim at world record beer pong and Taylor Swift fascinates researchers

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
Amsterdam students help with climate anxiety and few UM-employees 'swap' Good Friday
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Amsterdam students help with climate anxiety and few UM-employees 'swap' Good Friday

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
Scaring away starlings with lasers and a stolen Nobel Prize
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Scaring away starlings with lasers and a stolen Nobel Prize

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
Bachelor revisited and nomination for living brain cells in the lab
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Bachelor revisited and nomination for living brain cells in the lab

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
The end of the famous red and white rubbish bag and people in Amsterdam don’t want meat
Splinters

The end of the famous red and white rubbish bag and people in Amsterdam don’t want meat

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
Travelling to uni by plane and sex toys in the campus supermarket
Splinters

Travelling to uni by plane and sex toys in the campus supermarket

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
A spam barrage at UM and 'Kladiladi, quick cappu mdm'
Splinters

A spam barrage at UM and 'Kladiladi, quick cappu mdm'

Short news from Maastricht and elsewhere in the country
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