Nanoscopy The key objective of the M4I Division of Nanoscopy is to gain greater insight into the 3D form of cell proteins, thus paving the way for the development of more effective treatments for diseases such as cancer and tuberculosis. A better understanding of how protein complexes manage healthy, but also diseased, cells will allow…
A special and recent example of such research is the development of hamburger made from cultured beef in the lab of dr Post. On November 15th 2013, dr. Post received the prestigious World Technology Award for innovation benefiting the environment at the World Technology Award gala in New York, sponsored by CNN, Science, NYT, Fortune…
The fund’s initiator, Professor Pim Martens, holds the chair in Sustainable Development at Maastricht University and is the director of the Maastricht University Graduate School of Sustainability Science (ICIS). He is a strong proponent of scientific research aimed at creating sustainable human-animal relationships that prioritise both the welfare of animals and the benefits humans derive…
The Limburg Fund for Rehabilitation also wants to promote interactive collaboration between Maastricht University and the rehabilitation field, in particular collaboration between the Rehabilitation Medicine department at UM and the Adelante centre of expertise established in Limburg, whose core activities include adult and vocational rehabilitation, pediatric rehabilitation, audiology and communication. The Limburg Fund for Rehabilitation…
The Chair as well as the Fund engages in projects within the comparative societal culture research tradition that has emerged from the work of Geert Hofstede. This tradition is centered on the quantitative analysis of the origins and implications of values associated with the cultural characteristics of nations and large social groups. The Chair and…
Professor Coen Hemker was one of the founders of Maastricht University, earned national and international renown thanks to his research on blood coagulation, published more than 400 academic articles and books, supervised or co-supervised 67 PhD candidates, aquired dozens of patents, and was rector of the Maastricht University. And if that’s not enough, Professor Coen…
Goal This fund aims to support scientific research at UM that is specifically aimed at promoting health in slums in India and other developing countries. Advisory Board Ir. Bram de Borst (Former CEO Consultancy Touw) How to make a donation to this fund? If you would like to make a donation to this fund, you…
The Children’s Rights Research Fund mainly focuses on supporting educational and research projects within Maastricht University that: improve the living conditions of children; regarding research projects, always contain a participatory element for children; research in which children are not involved, will be excluded; regarding educational projects, always have a strong focus on critical, creative…
The objective of the Brains Unlimited Pioneer Fund is to support research about the human body carried out by UM researchers in the Scannexus MRI scanner laboratory. Application procedure Conditions for submission of applications Applications from researchers are reviewed by the Strategic Scientific Advisory Board of Scannexus and assessed based on scientific reasoning, the degree…
The Maastricht University Library owns a range of special heritage treasures such as the Jesuit collection, the Charles Eyck documentation collection and the Pierre Kemp Library. The Jesuit collection is the Maastricht University Library’s most important special collection. It includes about 265,000 volumes, mainly in the fields of theology, philosophy, history, literature, law and various…