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Open Access Week 2025: Who owns our knowledge?
Knowledge should belong to the communities that create it. Unfortunately, commercial interests are increasingly controlling how research is shared, accessed, Read More
Come to Your Senses, a new Maastricht University Press open-access book
Maastricht University Press has published Come to Your Senses – A Senses-based Learning Guide as an open-access book, making it Read More
New workshop available: Introduction to Qualtrics
Whether you are preparing a thesis study, running course evaluations, collecting feedback after an event, or conducting research, Qualtrics provides Read More
Upcoming events
Introduction to Data Management Plans
20 October 2025
During this training, we will explain more about what research data management involves, good data management practices, advantages of good ... Read More
Science Communication – UM General PhD Trainings
22 October 2025
In this interactive session, you will discuss science communication topics in depth with other PhD students from a variety of ... Read More
Open Science – UM General PhD Trainings
22 October 2025
In this interactive session, you will get an overview of the Open Science landscape and set Open Science goals for ... Read More