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The Matter of Hospitals: Published with care
A book about hospitals, care, and everyday objects: written, fittingly, as an act of care itself. We spoke with Professor Anna Harris about the making of The Matter of Hospitals and discovered a story as layered as the essays inside it.
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Event: SURF Research Day 2026
The SURF Research Day will take place on 19 May with “Connecting Minds” as its main theme.
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Spots still available for upcoming Qualitative FAIR Data workshop
The Univeristy Library offers a range of workshops specifically tailored for researchers. Check out the upcoming Qualitative FAIR Data workshop taking place on 20 April.
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From classroom to the world: the Linear Algebra Card Game as an open resource
Open Education Week exists to celebrate exactly this: teaching innovations that don’t stay locked in one classroom. This year, we want to spotlight a project from right here at Maastricht University that shows what open education can look like in practice and why it matters.
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Recognising and Rewarding Open Science: Easier said than done?
In recent years, Maastricht University (UM) has been working to implement its Recognition and Rewards programme. Information resources have been developed, and practical tools have been made available. Yet many academics and supervisors still find it challenging to apply Recognition and Rewards principles in practice, particularly when it comes to responsibly evaluating and discussing Open Science contributions.
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Research Data Management Code of Conduct
Maastricht University (UM) has published an updated version of its Research Data Management (RDM) Code of Conduct. This update replaces the version approved in 2024 and includes a new paragraph on Artificial Intelligence, several clarifications and some minor adjustments, while maintaining the core principles and expectations for responsible research data management at UM.
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Discover the UM Library Highlights 2025
We are pleased to share a selection of our projects and activities from the past year on our Highlights 2025 web page. With scientific information at the core of our work, we focus on making knowledge accessible and supporting Maastricht University’s (UM) students, teachers, and researchers, as well as our wider network of partners, in achieving their academic goals.
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Digital sovereignty in education: hands-on workshop for teachers
How much control do you really have over the digital tools and platforms you use in your teaching? A new 90-minute hands-on workshop on 4 March invites teaching staff at Maastricht University (UM) to explore digital sovereignty in their own educational practice.
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Upcoming Research Data Management workshops
The University Library offers a range of workshops specifically tailored for researchers. Check out the upcoming Research Data Management workshops here.
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Easily add your datasets and software to your CRIS profile
Interested in adding (the metadata of) your datasets and software in the current research information system (CRIS)? Finding it difficult to collect them because they are stored in different repositories? We are here to help!
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