Every day, numerous individuals are affected by brain injuries due to accidents, illnesses, or other traumatic events, often leading to long-lasting life changes. The Brain Injury Fund strives to enhance the lives of these individuals and their loved ones by acquiring, applying, and disseminating knowledge, ultimately aiming to positively impact their daily lives. Our fund…
In June 2020, a new special chair was set up at Maastricht University, in which specific instruments will be developed and implemented for the assessment of social-emotional abilities from scholars between 10 and 14 years old. This special chair will be administered by the University Fund Limburg/SWOL and will be coordinated for at least 5…
A specific goal is the development of a multi-scale approach to investigate biological models and clinical samples from atoms to anatomy. The development of such technologies and methods should make it possible to visualize the genome, proteome, metabolome and atomic composition of an entire organism in 3D. Such a holistic model will provide fundamental insights…
In fact, Veltrop, like a few other family members, should have already died by now from a rare heart condition. However, thanks to a donor heart, he is still alive. Out of gratitude for this ‘second life’, Veltrop is working with heart and soul on his mission: a definitive solution for cardiovascular diseases. He has…
Dr. Sjacko Sobczak Dr. Sjacko Sobczak is a researcher at Maastricht University and a geriatric psychiatrist at Mondriaan Geestelijke Gezondheidszorg (GGZ). She combines this position with her professorship at the Hogeschool Rotterdam where she strives to gain more insight into the psychological health of people with dementia in the field of study ‘Dementia, neuropsychiatric symptoms…
The GRESB Research Fund raises money to fund research and education at Maastricht University (UM) related to sustainability in the real-estate sector (homes, office buildings and other real estate in the Netherlands and abroad). Key areas of attention are health, climate risks and the financial and economic implications of energy efficiency. For example, with…
The chair in Youth, Food and Health is engaged in research and education revolving around young people and healthy nutrition. Based at the Brightlands Campus Greenport in Venlo, the chair has three objectives. First, the professors appointed to the chair investigate the key research questions: why do young people often eat unhealthily, and how…
The focus of the Peter Elverding chair is to conduct research, contribute to educational programs, and engage with practitioners in the area of sustainable business, corporate culture and long termism. In this respect, several influencers of long termism and corporate decision-making will be researched: such as the role of corporate regulation, corporate culture, and…
Cutting edge technology in regenerative medicine The human body has an impressive capacity for self-recovery but sometimes its repair mechanisms fall short and help is needed to fix the damage from aging or injury. This can be accomplished by using materials such as artificial heart valves, dental implants or fillers to repair bone fractures.…