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🚨 New training announcement 🚨
The MYA invites you to an English media training, by Mark van der Linde
📅 27th of November
⏰ 13h30-15h30
Only open to staff members with research time and who have limited media experience!
❗Limited spots, first come = first served
Sign up through t.ly/XxxFB !
November 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
📣 Event announcement 📣
2nd GUS of the year
In this edition, you will get to hear the unofficial story of Prof. Dr. André Aleman, the dean of FPN.
📅Join us, 11/11/25 at 16h
To register, please fill in this form or scan the QR code below: t.ly/ba-La
November 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Join Maastricht Young Academy for the next Between the Lines session, a space where early- to mid-career academics come together to explore the more complex sides of academic life. For more information and to register: t.ly/b0U98
October 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
📣The MYA is thrilled to announce its first GUS event of the year with the unofficial story of Prof. Dr. Kim Ragaert, full professor at FSE.
📅Join us on the 7th of October at 16h!
To register, go to: tinyurl.com/5fvmhujw
Feel free to share this event with your colleagues using the poster below!
September 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Looking for an in-person training to work on your conversational and leadership skills in an academic setting? Check out the information on the poster below for our Courageous Conversations for Young Academics!
September 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🎥Only 11 days until MYA x Lumière movie night & panel discussion! Don't miss our first screening of the academic year!
🍸 Each ticket includes a free drink token!
lumiere.nl/hackinghate
September 18, 2025 at 9:40 AM
📣 Join the information session on trade unions, on September 17th. Check the post below for more information 👇
Sign up at forms.gle/5GKZAi5YGvge...
September 10, 2025 at 6:19 AM
📢 Are you one of our new MYA members?
We're looking for new motivated members from FASoS (3), FL (1), FSE(1), FHML (1), and SBE(1) to join us. 🤗
You can find the application form here 👉 tinyurl.com/427pc5r9

❗ The application deadline is Wednesday, 8 October, at 14h.

Read more below!
September 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🎥Join the MYA x Lumière movie night & panel discussion on Monday, September 29th, at 19:30!
This time's pick is Hacking Hate, a documentary were we follow Swedish journalist My Vingren as she infiltrates a far-right online community.
🍸 Each ticket includes a free drink token!
👉 lnkd.in/e5qJNkaU
September 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
15th-19th of September is the first Dutch edition of the Postdoc Appreciation Week (PAW-NL)
We are very excited to host the postdoc roundtable 🎤 on the Thursday 18th !
🔎 Check out www.postdocnl.com/paw/ for the full program
#Maastricht #mya #academia #postdoc
August 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
📣The MYA is proud to announce its Outreach Event will take place on September 25th!📣
✏️Sign up via our link t.ly/A5zFT or through the QR code below!
We hope to see many of you there! 🤗
#Maastricht #youngacademics #MYA
August 29, 2025 at 9:46 AM
To mark the end of the academic year, we’ve partnered with YUMP to host a special session titled “Growing Up Outside of Science.”
On Thursday, July 3rd, our featured speaker will be Jan-Tjitte Meindersma, Vice-President of UM.

Register here 👉 rb.gy/3rasbe
June 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
🔥 The application for MYA's Annual Interdisciplinary Grant is now available!

Apply before October 24th 2025 (17:00) and get up to €18.000 to fund your interdisciplinary research 🔍

Scan the QR code or click here for the application form:
t.ly/_zrGh
May 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
❗NEW❗

Join Maastricht Young Academy’s Dialogue Series “Between the Lines” - a space for early and mid-career academics at UM.

Let’s connect across faculties, exchange experiences, and support one another!
May 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🎬 Yesterday, the MYA x Lumière event brought together many people for a screening of The Thinking Game.

It was more than just a movie night — 🧠✨ many visitors stayed for a meaningful conversation about AI, its possibilities, its risks, and what’s ahead.

Thank you to everyone who joined us!
April 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
❗Are you a researcher looking to communicate your work effectively? Join our hands-on media training to master interviews, craft compelling stories, and engage confidently with journalists.

🔗 Scan the QR code to sign up!
March 25, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🎥 Be part of the next MYA x Lumière movie night & panel discussion!

This time, we’ll screen the documentary "The Thinking Game", which follows Demis Hassabis, 2024 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry and the founder of DeepMind, a world leading #AI lab.

👉 Info & tickets: rb.gy/hbrhmm
March 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
❗📢 We’re looking for an enthusiastic student assistant to support the Maastricht Young Academy (MYA).

For questions, please contact Leroy Koch via bureau@interum.umholding.nl or 043 388 2688.

👉 Click here to learn more and submit your application: lnkd.in/eKf7ZSRH
March 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
How Will Research Assessment Shape Your Academic Future? From the Dutch Recognition & Rewards Programme to CoARA, by Rianne Letschert

📅 Wed 9 April, 13:30-16:30
📍 UM School of Business and Economics Aula (Tongersestraat 53) & Online

Register here: shorturl.at/lkV6I
More details: lnkd.in/dff4NKZc
March 20, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🗣️Are you a researcher looking to communicate your work effectively? Join our hands-on media training to master interviews, craft compelling stories, and engage confidently with journalists.

🔗 Scan the QR code to sign up!
March 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🎤✨Last Friday, the MYA visited the PhD Day at FSE to present themselves to around 50 PhD researchers. It was a day of engaging discussions and valuable new connections! 🚀
March 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The next GUS event is coming up soon! On Thursday, March 27th, Prof. Dr. Annemie Schols, Dean of the Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences (FHML), will be our featured speaker at the Growing Up in Science event!

Register here 👉 rb.gy/3rasbe
February 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🎥 Last Monday, we welcomed a crowded theater at Lumière for the screening of the touching documentary “The Faraway, Nearby”. A special thank you goes to our panelists for an insightful discussion on science!

You can check out the after-movie below 👇️
February 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🎓Yesterday, the MYA had the pleasure of meeting Jan-Tjitte, Vice President of @maastrichtu.bsky.social. It was an insightful afternoon filled with great conversations about education, research, and opportunities for collaboration. Thank you for joining us, Jan-Tjitte!
February 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
MYA is now on Bluesky! 🎉
February 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM