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  • students at the library information desk

    Library services for your students

    After more than a year in which COVID-19 forced us to act online, we are glad to see that students find their way back again to the library locations. A selection of our offer to students: from information literacy courses to a virtual library.

  • lego bricks

    LEGO Serious Play

    Playing with LEGO bricks in education or strategic management? Getting your hands do the thinking for you, helps creativity and communication.

  • laptop with text online education

    Workshop for project proposals in the OCW/SURF tender on Open and Online education

    On 11 November the UM EduGrant community offers a workshop for those who want to apply for a grant in the OCW/SURF incentive scheme on open and online education.

  • laptop showing enlightened ideas

    National events on education innovation

    Want to stay informed on education innovation? Want to hear about others’ experiences? Visit the SURF Education Days (November) and save the date for the EPIC conference (May 2022).

  • Making special collections findable, visible and reusable in Wikidata

    Maastricht University (UM) wants to make its heritage collections easier to find, more useful and more sustainable for the widest audience possible, but also for scientific purposes. To develop, maintain and extend expertise in the field of linked open data Maastricht University Library initiated the project ‘Making Special Collections findable, visible and reusable in Wikidata’.

  • two people interacting around computer screen

    Workshops on FeedbackFruits Tools in Canvas

    Looking for tools that encourage active learning and stimulate interaction and peer learning? Then sign up for two upcoming workshops, also covering new (FeedbackFruits) options becoming available during or just before these workshops. 

  • DataHub sprint review: Improve Maastricht Data Repository security

    DataHub organises a sprint review every three weeks from 1 to 2 p.m. on Tuesday. Our next sprint review meeting will take place on 12 October 2021.

  • open access apc deals and discounts UM MUMC

    Free Open Access publishing quota at Springer Nature and Emerald almost reached

    After reaching the quota, you can not apply for the 100% discount on the costs for Open Access publishing with these two publishers until the end of the year. Read more about these quotas and your alternatives.

  • High Performance data storage DataHub@ICTS 30% cheaper

    Do you need storage for your research data? Do you want to increase the findability and accessibility of your research data? DataHub can assist to save you time for doing where your heart lies: conducting research. DataHub provides several types of storage technologies, tailored to your needs and budget. DataHub offers cheap storage, local support and, most importantly, a safe way of storing data.

  • Join the upcoming ‘An introduction to Research Data Management’-course

    Don’t miss the upcoming edition of the ‘An introduction to Research Data Management’- course! Are you a researcher at Maastricht University and would you like to learn more about Research Data Management? Then register for the upcoming Introduction to Research Data Management workshop on Wednesday, 6 October from 11:00 to 13:00.