When Denise Villerius joined UM, timetables were still drawn up in pencil. 26 years later, she looks back on KidzCollege, international students, colleagues and a career spent across almost every corner of the university. One thing won’t change: she may still drop by for coffee: edu.nl/rr6pe
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Ten years after Brexit, Europe still defines British politics today. Michael Shackleton, Emeritus Professor of European Institutions at UM, explains why closer EU–UK ties look likely, while rejoining remains distant. Has Brexit changed Britain for good? 🔗 edu.nl/wyg6u
Then and now: Health Sciences
In this #UM50 story, we look back at one of the first Health Sciences students and forward with a current student finding her own path.
50 years apart, Henk and Renske show how UM keeps changing with healthcare itself.
👉 edu.nl/j7vrq
UM’s International Staff Week has started 🎓
As part of #UM50, Maastricht University welcomes 25+ colleagues from 17 countries to swap ideas on internationalisation policy, strategy and the future of global higher education.
Curious what’s on the agenda and why it matters? 👉 edu.nl/apr7b
What if your student room was literally above your lecture hall?
For Gema, who moved from South Africa to study at University College Venlo, student life means small groups, new friends, river walks and the occasional 15-minute bed-to-classroom commute.
Read her UM50 story: edu.nl/7br7p
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Hylke Dijkstra will become UM Europe Chair at Studio Europa Maastricht on 1 September 2026.
His task: connect UM’s Europe-related research more strongly with policy, public debate and the transitions facing Europe. Quite fitting, in the city where Europe is never far away.
Read more: edu.nl/r7t4x
Epidemiology at UM turns 50, and the field is anything but ageing quietly. From bowel cancer recovery to working with chronic illness, Professors Matty Weijenberg and IJmert Kant show why population health research matters more than ever. 🔎
Read more: edu.nl/njh7a
#Epidemiology #PublicHealth
Where do we want UM to be when it celebrates its 100th anniversary? Join us on 31 August for the Opening of the Academic Year 2026/27. Expect academic awards, an inspiring keynote by UNESCO's Loes Damhof and a look ahead to the next 50 years of UM. Read more: edu.nl/jdbva
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In wartime Russia, doctors and volunteers use digital networks to help Ukrainian refugees—and challenge the state’s actions.
Olga Zvonareva’s research asks a difficult EU question: how do we regulate platforms without weakening the spaces that enable solidarity and civic resistance? 🔗 edu.nl/a4g43
Pupils already use AI for their homework. The challenge is making sure it helps them learn, not replaces the learning.
A new UM project brings parents, teachers and pupils together to create practical materials for responsible AI use at school and at home.
Read more: edu.nl/dnkd7
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