Peer Point provides free research assistance to bachelor and master students studying at Maastricht University and is staffed by students trained at responding critically and constructively to the work of their peers. Our mission is to help you improve your research skills.

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Service availability

Peer Point remains available by email throughout the summer. Please note that response times may be longer than usual. The booking system will be activated in mid-September 2026.

How can Peer Point help you?

Reach out to us whenever you struggle with a research assignment or even your thesis. We will show you how to make use of the library resources effectively, and help you create a (re)search strategy to obtain relevant data or information. If needed, we will refer you to other people who can offer valuable support.

We can support you in the following ways:

  • Getting started with a research assignment / thesis outline
  • Finding additional or better sources for an assignment / thesis
  • Citing and referencing in your assignment / thesis report
  • Dealing with the process of structuring and writing an assignment / thesis report
  • Providing a quick peer-review on specific, key parts of an assignment / thesis report
How to request Peer Point’s support?

You can contact us via e-mail or by directly booking an online meeting.

E-mail
  • Send an e-mail to peerpoint-ub@maastrichtuniversity.nl
  • Clearly state the focus of your question/issue in the subject of the e-mail (e.g., “Finding sources for my thesis”)
  • Provide the name and year of your study programme in the body of the e-mail (e.g., “Biomedical Sciences 1st year”)
  • Describe as specifically as you can how you would like Peer Point to support you. Share concise background information that might be relevant to consider, such as assignment or thesis requirements.
Online meeting
  • Sessions last up to 45 minutes.
  • A limited number of appointments are available each week.
  • You will be required to submit relevant information.
  • Follow-up sessions are possible, but priority may be given to first-time users.
Book your online meeting

Discover how Peer Point can assist you in your academic journey!