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ITEM continues: Advancing cross-border cooperation and impact
ITEM will continue from 2025 as an institute embedded within the Faculty of Law at Maastricht University. It remains committed to its core strength: creating societal impact by addressing cross-border obstacles in close collaboration with stakeholders.
Pamela Habibović joins Executive Board Universities of the Netherlands
As of 1 July 2025, Pamela Habibović, UM’s Rector Magnificus, will join the Executive Board of Universities of the Netherlands (UNL).
Exploration into potential new role for the Bonbonnière as Maastricht’s ‘house for culture, science and society’
Several Maastricht institutions, including Maastricht University, are collaborating with the municipality of Maastricht to explore new possibilities for the Bonbonnière, the city’s former theatre.
A peek inside the kitchen of assistant professor Niloofar Tahmasebi Birgani
Niloofar Tahmasebi Birgani, assistant professor at the MERLN research institute, was born in southern Iran. Cooking gives her peace and brings her back to her native country, from fragrant Iranian stews to made-up cakes with the flavours of Tehran.
Protests at Maastricht University 2025
Read the latest updates concerning the protests at Maastricht University here.
A pinch of LSD, taken twice daily with meals
Associate professor Kim Kuypers is studying the use of psychedelics, such as a low dose of magic mushrooms, truffles or LSD, as potential medicines of the future.
