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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 6h

🌪️ THE PERFECT STORM What happens when #crises collide? #War, #climate change, #AI, #migration, #economic uncertainty and #geopolitical tensions don’t exist in isolation. Join us in Maastricht this Nov & Dec as researchers explore the connections shaping our world. 👉 shorturl.at/kQQyA

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#Propaganda is rarely a pure #lie. So what makes it convincing? 🧐 Researchers from four UM faculties are joining forces to explore disinformation. @bettovanwaarden.bsky.social explains why #history can help us understand today’s information #wars. Read more: shorturl.at/8D7EX

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

MUSTS colloquium '#Freedom, #Imagination and #Change | From Answers to Questions: #Heritage, Meaning-Making, and #Multivocality in #Museum Collections' by Carmen Cabo & Vilja Marée-Bemelen (Discovery Museum). 📅 7 October, 15:30-17:00 📍Grote Gracht 80-82, room 3.002

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Calling all children! What did #Maastricht and the region look like hundreds of years ago? And how did people make #maps without #GPS or #satellites?🤔 Join the workshop during Weekend van de Wetenschap! 📅3 October, 13:00–16:00 📍Tapijn 11, Maastricht shorturl.at/B836p

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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.

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

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

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🌍 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...

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Studio Europa @studioeuropa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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/...

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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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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

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

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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

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Yf Reykers @yfreykers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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...

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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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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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.

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

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.

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🎉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.

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Congratulations to Sara De Vuyst, who has received a €50,000 NWO SSH Open Competition XS grant and a €7,500 Universiteitsfonds Limburg/SWOL grant to research the experiences of older #women with #autism (in #Limburg), including later-life diagnosis, invisibility and access to support.

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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!

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🏆 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.

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🎙️ @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...

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Steeds meer drones op NAVO-grondgebied: hoe moet de NAVO reageren?

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🏆 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

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

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

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Limburgs Verleden - Aflevering 37 - Bart Zwegers

In de 37e aflevering van Limburgs Verleden is Bart Zwegers, researc...

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Congratulations to Ana Lopez Garcia, who has received a €50,000 NWO SSH Open Competition XS grant. Her project explores how #diaspora communities can finance #climate resilience in fragile states while strengthening trust in public institutions🌍

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🔬 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

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

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

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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?

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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!👏

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

FASoS will host ETHICOMP 2027: Tech Shaping Lives from 2–4 June 2027. The international conference explores #ethical, #social, #political and #philosophical questions around AI, IoT, XR and VR. Keynotes include Prof. Joanna Bryson and Prof. Sven Nyholm. More info: shorturl.at/G5GIH

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

🏆 @toonvano.bsky.social & Tommaso Crescioli (LSE) win the Sabina Avdagic Early Career Scholar Prize for Best Paper in Comparative Capitalism by @sasemeeting.bsky.social. The paper examines how increasing market concentration may shape the political behaviour of small business owners across Europe.

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Explore @ensured.bsky.social Policy Toolkit: 3 years of research on global #governance distilled into factsheets and key takeaways. Practical insights on #digitalisation, #climate, #health, human rights, #trade & #inequality. 👉 shorturl.at/KEi7s @hdijkstra.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

📢 Vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher in Open Innovation and Creative Collaboration in Medicine. Explore how innovation works in healthcare by researching new models of collaboration, sustainability, and care through the repurposing of materials in hospitals. Apply before 18 Sept: shorturl.at/4QUMJ

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Congratulations to @michielbron.bsky.social on receiving the KHMW Dirk Jacob Veegens Prize for his PhD thesis 'The Petro-atom', supervised by @ccmmody.bsky.social & @vincentlagendijk.bsky.social! The award recognises outstanding research in economic, political and social history. 📸Marlise Steeman

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

@posteurope.bsky.social is part of a UM team, together with Rudolf Müller and Rim Stroeks (SBE), that has secured funding for the DAZM (Digitale Autonomie voor Zorg en mkb) project through the national call ‘The Transition Towards Digital Autonomy’. 🎉

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

📢 We're hiring! Join us as an Associate or Full Professor in Philosophy and the City. We're looking for an internationally recognised scholar connecting #philosophy with #urban studies and related fields to shape research on urban transformation. Apply now: shorturl.at/Yb9KD

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

@masssimons.bsky.social is elected one of three members of the the SCIANCE EU Project (RAISE Secretariat) AI in Science Working Groups (AISWGs), together with @micheldumontier.bsky.social and @penders.bsky.social. Congratulations! 👏

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Congratulations to Ferenc Laczo on his election to the European Union Liaison Committee of Historians, the leading professional group on the #history of European #integration👏 He is one of the first historians to be elected who happen to be younger than the Committee itself.

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

What if democracy is sustained not only in parliaments and elections, but also in everyday life? 🎉 Giselle Bosse has received an €800,000 NWO grant for Invisible Heroines, studying how #women sustain #democracy in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia & Armenia, and rethink how we measure #democratisation.

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Patrick Bijsmans @patrickbijsmans.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

That’s a wrap; the last formal meeting of the @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social Faculty Board in its current composition. Thank you to everyone! Have a wonderful summer 😎

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

📢2 days left to apply!📢 Interested in how emerging #technologies shape #society? Join us as a #Postdoctoral Researcher in the Politics of Sociotechnical Futures (#Hype Studies). Develop your own research, teach, and help build an international network. shorturl.at/FPQtG

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Postdoctoral Researcher on the Politics of Sociotechnical Futures (Hype Studies)

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Tomorrow: Intro In Situ concert at 19:30, Bankastudios, Maastricht. Discover the secret sounds of centuries-old trees - turned into music!🌳

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Maastricht University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

As of 1 September, Katleen Gabriels will become Head of the Department of Philosophy👏 She brings extensive leadership experience, in the BA Digital Society, Recognition & Rewards, and FASoS PBL reform. We thank @posteurope.bsky.social for his valued leadership as outgoing Head.

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