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Take holiday leave? “Impossible. The work is never done”
1993–2026: A tragedy: the disappearance of “020 Tanja”
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'
Interview
“For me, a newspaper is more about layout than text”
Goodbye to print, goodbye to newspaper designer Simone Golob
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Coming soon (or not)
"Some ideas don’t lead to anything"
Opinion
Opinion: “UM, get back to the heart of research and teaching”
Universities aren’t here to improve the world
News and background
News
Student party KAN wants clearer campaign rules due to ‘cheating’ parties
“Now the dilemma is, also test the boundaries or lose votes”
Background
How a bin in the attic can make the past come to life
‘Objective’ history of UM captured in anniversary book
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Environmental organisations: “UM, put pressure on ING”
Bank should stop investing billions in fossil fuels
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FPN Faculty Council: Are mentors objective enough?
Helping and assessing - do those two go together?
New employee code of conduct: what is and is not allowed »
Student party KAN wants clearer campaign rules due to ‘cheating’ parties »
Environmental organisations: “UM, put pressure on ING” »
FPN Faculty Council: Are mentors objective enough? »
UM looks beyond Maastricht for future growth »
Students feel less academic pressure »
“Maastricht and Heerlen rivals? What’s all this about?” »
GP training programme under financial pressure »
Baking cookies, working overtime and finding sponsors in the hope of raising 10.000 euros »
Applications for Medicine down by half »
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I no longer feel voiceless
"I often forget that people will read my columns when I'm writing them, so the work is free from my internalised, imagined gaze of others"
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"Some ideas don’t lead to anything"
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More a ballerina than a tennis player
“Why didn’t you sign me up for tennis classes when I was younger?"
Opinion
Opinion: “UM, get back to the heart of research and teaching”
Universities aren’t here to improve the world
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50 years UM
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'
Background
1993–2026: A tragedy: the disappearance of “020 Tanja”
Series: The times they are (not) a-changin'
Background
How a bin in the attic can make the past come to life
‘Objective’ history of UM captured in anniversary book
Background
1988-2014 Ultimately, the Legal Advice Practice didn’t survive
Series: The times they are (not) a-changin
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People
Interview
“For me, a newspaper is more about layout than text”
Goodbye to print, goodbye to newspaper designer Simone Golob
Interview
“I now try to stay ambitious without being too hard on myself”
Series: Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire
Interview
“You can make your point in words, but I prefer to communicate through food”
Series: Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire
Interview
“I’m afraid of life moving too fast and forgetting to enjoy it”
Series: Sing, fight, cry, pray, laugh, work and admire
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What are the health benefits of outdoor play? Freezers full of baby poo may hold the answer
UM research on the role of soil microbes in preventing allergies
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Strict smartphone bans in secondary schools are not necessarily better
UM research on school students’ well-being
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UM students score higher with more nationalities in tutorials
Results of thousands of Maastricht bachelor students examined
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“You’re a molecule – you need to jump. Put on your trainers”
UM PhD candidate wins science dance contest
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Integration MUMC and UM
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