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Historical Book Review: writing on unusual old psychology books
In the Historical Book Review elective of the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience students are taught how to write a historical book review article for Wikipedia on original, strange, or unusual psychology (related) books from the Special Collection …
…Nieuwe editie van de Leidraad voor juridische auteurs
De tiende druk, 2022 van de ‘Leidraad voor juridische auteurs: Verwijzen naar literatuur, regelgeving en jurisprudentie in voetnoten en literatuurlijst’, bedoeld voor Nederlandstalige teksten, is herzien en geactualiseerd.
…Indulging in old travel books and writing for Wikipedia
Since a few years, FASoS students have been delving into travel treasures from the UM Jesuit collection, select a book themselves and write a bachelor thesis and a Wikipedia article on it. This year’s Wikipedia articles are ready, published and available to all.
…Hybrid seminar on colonial stories and contemporary climate change urgency
On Friday 20 May a hybrid seminar will take place at the Het Nieuwe Insituut in Rotterdam and online. Get ready for a plenary program on how to tell stories about colonial encounters in relation to the contemporary climate change urgency.
…3D and other Anatomy OER
In the context of the 2022 Open & Online Education incentive scheme funded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Maastricht University anatomists succeeded for the third time to receive a grant for a project focusing on the creation and sharing of open educational resources (OER).
…Opening up old books: treasure hunting in Maastricht University’s botanical archives
UM students analysed botanical history books in the context of present-day science during a 4-week research project, in collaboration with evolutionary biologist Roy Erkens (Faculty of Science and Engineering), the University Library and Wikimedia Netherlands.
…New online resource: Orbis Intellectual Property
Orbis Intellectual Property is a full-text patent database of private and public companies around the world, comprising 131 million patents and patent applications and more than 2 million patent holders.
…Library project received 2022 D&I grant
Just before Easter the University Library received the joyful message that the D&I Grant Proposal ‘When every word matters; studying without barriers’ was approved.
…The new Online Library!
The University Library’s website – the Online Library – underwent a true metamorphosis. We hope you will like the new design and will quickly find your way again on the website.
…Maastrichtenaar Poet Pierre Kemp set to music for King’s Day Concert 2022
Composer and conductor Leonard Evers has set Kemp texts to music for the annual King’s Day concert
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