Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
Research and teaching at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of Maastricht University
Bring your kids! Can you turn complex research into a funny, exciting or creative comic? In this workshop, you’ll discover real research from FASoS and become a researcher and comic artist for the day! 💡✏️ 📅 3 October, 13:00–16:00 📍 Tapijn 11, Maastricht More information👉 shorturl.at/XswTj
Harro van Lente will chair #ERC peer review panel SH3, bringing together 19 experts to assess proposals on ‘The Social World and Its Interactions’, including #sociology, #education and #communication studies. ERC Advanced Grants provide €2.5m to senior EU scholars.
How do you negotiate as an EU country?🗣️🌍 In this workshop especially for children, you’ll work with other countries to decide where the EU’s money should go: innovation, agriculture or climate? 📅3 October, 13:00-16:00 📍Tapijn 11, Maastricht #weekendvandewetenschap
What does it take to innovate #classical music? 🎶 In his #farewell lecture, Prof. dr. Peter Peters reflects on experimentation, new #concert forms and the future of classical #music after eight years leading the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music. 📹 shorturl.at/EFi2a
On Saturday 3 October, curious kids can get hands-on with science at Tapijn! 🧪🗺️ Create a science #comic, design the #hospital of the future, negotiate like an EU #politician and much more! 📍 Tapijn 🗓️ Saturday 3 October | 13:00–16:00 🎟️ Free entry! #weekendvandewetenschap
🌍 Four FASoS researchers are joining TRADEPOL, an #international network studying how #geopolitical tensions and changing attitudes towards free #trade are reshaping trade #politics in North America and Europe. Read more: www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/fasos-r...
A landslide in Saxony-Anhalt, with ripples far beyond Germany. Christine Neuhold, Professor of EU Democratic Governance at @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social, on what the AfD result signals for Europe: studioeuropamaastricht.nl/2026/09/08/...
Studio Europa Maastricht - "Germany first": What AfD’s landslide in Saxony-Anhalt mean for Europe?
Professor Christine Neuhold of Maastricht University on the AfD's landslide in Saxony-Anhalt and what the result means for German politics and Europe.
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Who keeps #science running behind the scenes?🔎 Data stewards, lab staff, librarians and IT specialists do vital work that often goes unnoticed. A new UM project shines a light on these “invisible” #knowledge workers and their role in #openscience 🔬 Read more: shorturl.at/Pblb4
What does EU #enlargement look like when #citizens are truly at the centre? 🌍 Prof. Giselle Bosse is scientific lead on 'CitiSense', a new €3.5 million Horizon Europe project exploring how people can have a stronger #voice in shaping the EU’s #future. @ec.europa.eu
Europa is in decennia niet zo bedreigd geweest als vandaag. Wie dit najaar pleit voor minder defensie-uitgaven, is hopeloos naïef of speelt een gevaarlijk politiek spel. Mijn opinie @demorgen.be: www.demorgen.be/meningen/wie...
Wie beknibbelt op defensie, speelt met onze veiligheid
Yf Reykers is professor internationale politiek aan de Universiteit van Maastricht. Hij waarschuwt voor het beknibbelen op defensie. ‘Wie de defensie-uitgaven vandaag wil milderen, ontkent de geopolit...
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Joris van Zundert (@huygensknaw.bsky.social) has been appointed professor by special appointment in Computational Humanities at Maastricht University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. His research explores the opportunities and limitations of #computational methods in the #humanities.
Congratulations to @matthewarcher.bsky.social, who received an E.W. Beth Foundation grant @knaw-nl.bsky.social to organise a workshop on “Animal Ethics and the Science of Sentience” at FASoS. 👏 The workshop will take place in spring 2027 and includes a public lecture.
Today, @maastrichtu.bsky.social opens the 2026/27 academic year!🎓 In our 50th anniversary year, we’re not only looking back, but also looking ahead: how do we shape the next 50 years? With a keynote by Loes Damhof and a glimpse into 2076🚀 🎥Watch the livestream from 15:15 CET here: shorturl.at/cjTCW
🎉Congratulations to Anna Harris & Ferenc Laczó on receiving OpenUP Grants to develop new open educational resources at FASoS! Their projects will create freely accessible teaching materials on the innovative medical solutions developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and contemporary European history.
Maps don’t just show places — they shape how we understand them. Discover how Marlies Vermeulen’s new field of #cartopology brings #maps, people and lived experiences together to better understand our living #environments. 👉Read the full story: shorturl.at/XvAmL
FASoS researchers take the stage at PAS Festival! From #NATO and #geopolitics to #lobbyists, #Limburgish, #oligarchs, #memory and UM’s 50-year #history, discover research, music and more at Maastricht’s free opening festival. 4–5 Sept👇 pasmaastricht.nl/en
Pleasure, Art & Science Festival — 4 - 5 September 2026
PAS Festival: 4 - 5 September 2026. Science, music and theatre from Maastricht University. Free and open to everyone.
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A new #academic year starts at FASoS today! 🎓 Introduction Week marks the start of an exciting new chapter, as our new students get to know the faculty, meet fellow students and discover life at @maastrichtu.bsky.social. Welcome to FASoS!
🏆 Congratulations to Michiel Bron on receiving the inaugural William Burr Prize in Nuclear History, awarded by @shafrhistorians.bsky.social and @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social, for his PhD on how #oil and the #petroleum industry have been deeply intertwined with the development of #nuclear energy.
🎙️ @yfreykers.bsky.social spoke to @nporadio1.bsky.social about the growing threat of #Russian drones entering #NATO territory. How should NATO respond? Listen to the full interview: www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/d...
Steeds meer drones op NAVO-grondgebied: hoe moet de NAVO reageren?
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🏆 FASoS Valorisation Prize 2025 goes to prof. Eliza Steinbock for 'Field Notes on Artistic Participation in Europe’s #Trans and #Queer Archive'. The committee praised its impact, design and ability to bridge #artists, #archivists, #activists and #scholars. Read it here: shorturl.at/bIGbc
How can one simple pattern connect collections across Limburg? 🏺 Discover how #Boerenbont is helping #heritage organisations link their collections and tell richer stories together through #digital heritage. 🌍 netwerkdigitaalerfgoed.nl/nieuws/uit-h...
Uit het netwerk: Hoe boerenbont Limburgse collecties samenbrengt - Net…
Boerenbont op servies, in archieven: Limburgse instellingen verbinden collecties in een pilot die nieuwe vragen over dit motief mogelijk gaat maken.
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Bart Zwegers, lecturer and researcher at FASoS, and author of 'Fifty: An "Objective" History of Maastricht University', joins the latest episode of Tracé's Limburgs Verleden to discuss cultural history, heritage, and UM's past: tinyurl.com/3t99ufzu
Limburgs Verleden - Aflevering 37 - Bart Zwegers
In de 37e aflevering van Limburgs Verleden is Bart Zwegers, researc...
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Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Tom Berendsen comes to Maastricht on 26 August to discuss Europe's future, EU enlargement, and the role of young Europeans. Followed by a conversation with @hdijkstra.bsky.social and audience Q&A. Register here: shorturl.at/deFpb
🔬 Save the date! On Saturday 3 October, Maastricht University opens its doors for Weekend van de Wetenschap. Children and parents can discover what researchers do through fun, hands-on activities. FASoS, @lawinmaastricht.bsky.social & @umsbe.bsky.social join forces. 📅3 Oct|🕐13:00–16:00|📍Tapijn 11
🎙️ How does Europe confront its #colonial past, and how does this #history shape societies today? In the first episode of the Review of Democracy Podcast, FASoS researchers explore the temporary exhibition 'Postcolonial?'. 🎧 Listen now: tinyurl.com/57untd6f
Postcolonial? – How Does the House of European History Confront Europe…
This spring, the House of European History – a flagship museum of the European Parliament – has opened a temporary exhibition under the title Postcolonial? that features uniqu…
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UM alumna Tara Miranović is a lifelong fan of Problem-Based Learning. She shares how @maastrichtu.bsky.social's unique teaching approach helped her develop critical thinking, collaboration and problem-solving skills that continue to shape her career today. 🔗 shorturl.at/3Y6jC
From viral #romance novels to changing ideas about #masculinity and relationships, what role does #BookTok play? 📚 🎥 Watch the video and tell us: Do books shape how we think about relationships?
Ferenc Laczo (@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social) and Marijn van der Sluis have (@lawinmaastricht.bsky.social) been awarded a €5000 @studioeuropa.bsky.social grant to explore how democracy and the rule of law can be strengthened in a changing world🌍 Congratulations both!👏
