Publication day!
Globalizing Wildlife - edited by Tom Quick, @vbateman.bsky.social and yours truly - shows that globalization is not just a human but also an animal affair.
Raf De Bont 🟥
emilyfraserartist.com English ceramicist read one of my articles about digital metaphors journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10..... She chose the #metaphor of ‘wind’ (powerful, destructive, invisible) to capture the culture of #misinformation.
"I feel like a citizen of the Jeker Valley. I feel at home moving between the Netherlands, Flanders and Wallonia." Farmer and PhD candidate Reinier Hoon in 'Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire'.
#Farming #Research @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
www.observantonline.nl/english/Home...
great piece on alternative energy & the 1970s oil crises by @hughesstephanie.bsky.social in today's @marketplace.org Tech. thx to Stephanie for the opportunity to share insights from work w/ @odinnmelsted.bsky.social @michielbron.bsky.social & Jelena Stankovic:
www.marketplace.org/episode/2026...
On 23 May, we welcomed many alumni back to FASoS for the #Alumni #Homecoming, celebrating @maastrichtu.bsky.social’s 50th anniversary 🎉 Alumni reconnected with classmates, revisited the faculty, and shared memories.
Thank you to everyone who joined and made it such a special day!
emilyfraserartist.com
When oil has a crazy rise, it makes other sources of energy look more attractive. But the switch from fossil fuels is hard.
We’re proud to share the FASoS Research Institute Annual Report 2025! From #digitalisation and environmental #heritage to #Europe and film, the report highlights how FASoS research connects with society beyond #academia.
📖 shorturl.at/3X87m
#Research #SocietalImpact
Congratulations to @hdijkstra.bsky.social for his appointment as UM Europe Chair at @studioeuropa.bsky.social, effective 1 September 2026👏
He will lead the university’s Europe-focused research agenda, strengthening the connection between academic #research, #policy and public #debate.
Marlies Vermeulen is the first MERIAN PhD to defend #artistic research at @maastrichtu.bsky.social, 'The Panoramic View of Cartopology', developing critical #maps via #interdisciplinary methods.
📅15 June 2026, 12:45
📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKlB...
Observant
YouTube video by Maastricht University PhD Defenses
FASoS Faculty Board update as of Sept 2026: Esther Versluis becomes Dean. @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social continues as Associate Dean for Education. @posteurope.bsky.social joins as Associate Dean for Research.
We look forward to working with the new Faculty Board in the period ahead!🤝
Big life/work news alert klaxon!
After fourteen very happy years in Scotland, it is time to move on. I am joining @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social to take up an Associate Professorship with track to Full Professorship in Cultural Studies from September.
