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UM builds open education and digital literacy into University Teaching Qualification (BKO/UTQ)
Maastricht University (UM) is strengthening support for early-career teachers by embedding open education and digital literacy more firmly into the BKO/UTQ. The library’s Open Science in Education (OSiE) and Digital Literacy teams are working with faculties to help teachers use Open Educational Resources (OER), improve their digital iteracy competencies, and engage students in more accessible, future-oriented learning.
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‘‘The goal is not just to support research, but to be part of research that truly makes an impact’’
These days, almost every piece of research involves a computer. Whether you are writing code, analysing data or simulating real-world situations, computing plays a central role. It was not always like this. A few decades ago, researchers often worked with pen, paper and notebooks. Today, even writing a simple report usually begins with switching on your computer.
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Introducing: the Research Project Services platform
From writing a Data Management Plan to submitting GDPR registrations and applying for ethical approval — Researchers are confronted daily with administrative tasks for their research project. The Research Project Services (RPS) platform now brings it all together in one intuitive environment!
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How to easily organise group member evaluations with FeedbackFruits
Want your students to evaluate their peers in tutorial groups? With FeedbackFruits, you can add a group member evaluation assignment to your Canvas course.
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DIY Podcast and Video Studio in Randwyck Library
The University Library in Randwyck houses a premiumly equipped Do It Yourself (DIY) Podcast Studio with a green screen and tripod, for audio and video recording.
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Upcoming workshop: Introduction to Data Management Plans
Did you just start a research project or receive a grant? Now you will need a data management plan! On 19 January, the University Library is organizing a workshop on data management plans.
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The Matter of Hospitals: A new book explores the material life and sensory experiences of healthcare institutions
Last week saw the online publication of The Matter of Hospitals – An Alphabetical Investigation, a new open-access book from Maastricht University Press, edited by Anna Harris. More than a collection of essays, this 441-page volume is a unique alphabetical investigation into the overlooked ‘stuff’ that flows through hospitals: their materials, sensations, and everyday artefacts. Like all our titles, it’s freely available worldwide under a CC licence, advancing our commitment to accessible, inclusive, and community-driven scholarship.
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Sensitive Partnership Form in the Research Project Services (RPS) platform
To assess whether collaboration within a project is sufficiently secure and meets all UM standards and expectations, UM has established three assessment frameworks: Knowledge Security, Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD) and Fossil-free Society. Together with the Sensitive Partnership Unit (SPU), the RPS team has developed the Sensitive Partnership Form (SPF), which now makes this assessment easier to carry out!
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Research Computing Support hosts successful Maastricht Computing Day and Autumn HPC School
On October 27th and 28th, the Research Computing Support team successfully organized the Maastricht Computing Day and Autumn HPC School.
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Research Data Management training materials now available
Discover the training materials in the open repository Zenodo.
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