News archive
Category: Research Support Update
Advancing research together: Highlights 2025
Over the past year, we have taken several steps to further strengthen our research support. A selection of these activities has been brought together in our annual report, Highlights 2025.
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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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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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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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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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New de Gruyter Brill Read & Publish agreement from January 2026
As of January 2026, Maastricht University has a new Read & Publish agreement with de Gruyter Brill, negotiated nationally via UKB and SURF.
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Looking back: connecting citizens and science
On 15 December 2025, the UM Library welcomed citizens, researchers and science enthusiasts to the Citizen Science Matchmaking Event at the Theater aan het Vrijthof. We look back on a vibrant event where members of the public explored and actively participated in research projects from across the region.
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New Qualtrics Guide for Beginners
We’re excited to announce the launch of the Qualtrics How To’s Beginners Guide. your step-by-step resource for creating, distributing, and analysing surveys in Qualtrics.
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