Monuments of Peril and Power: The Politics of Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers have long transcended their utilitarian function, now serving as emblems of national pride, political power and economic...
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Beatrice Vaitkeviciute
2 days ago
To Live is to Perform: The Self-Fictionalisation of Anaïs Nin
Anaïs Nin (1903 - 1977) was a novelist and a diarist who, in her tender, soulful works, tangled the imaginative nature of fiction with...
Jakob Aufenberg
3 days ago
Culture For a Cause: How DANA Maastricht is supporting Flood Recovery in Valencia
Once again, students have shown what they are capable of. After the catastrophic flooding in Valencia, which cost over 200 lives and...
Head Editor - Sarah Hourquet
5 days ago
Finding the Academic Compass: UM’s Treasure Hunt in the Spam Folder
Last Wednesday (13th of November), chilling at the library, scrolling and making space in my Outlook student email, I went to the ‘Other’...
Augustin Forjonel-Legrand
5 days ago
Germany: The New Sickman of Europe
“Blühende Landschaften” 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the former chancellor Helmut Kohl’s evocation of “Blühende...
Léa Besnard
6 days ago
Cancelled Protests in Utrecht: an Isolated Event or a Threat to the Right to Demonstrate in the Netherlands?
The nationwide protest against a 1 billion cut in the 2025 Dutch budget for higher education and research, originally scheduled in...
Carolina Scheuch
6 days ago
Why I Don't Biohack - and Neither Should You
Top foods for skin health, supplements for longevity, cold plunges, blue light blocking glasses, inflammation, red light therapy,...
Léa Besnard
Nov 14
The Fall of a Dictator: An Account of the Student-People’s Uprising in Bangladesh
Quotas for government jobs may not be what you think would spark up a revolution — even though they were indeed the initial driver behind...
Faustine Rocoplan
Nov 13
Clinitex: a Company Inspired by the Montessori Pedagogy
Founded in 1980 by Thierry Pick in his parents' garage in France, Clinitex is now a major player in professional cleaning, with over...
Sena Gonel
Nov 13
Femicides in Turkey: A National Emergency
The republic of Türkiye, majorly known as Turkey internationally, is a country in the Middle East famous for its tourist spots and...
Virgile de Maupeou
Nov 12
To Flow or Not to Flow - The Atlantic Current’s Existential Crisis
Water is pretty cool, right? Drink it, and you’re not thirsty any more; pour it on yourself, and you’re cleaner than ever before; dive in...
U.S. Elections - He’s Back. What to expect from a second Trump presidency?
Donald Trump has won the 2024 presidential election. In what was predicted to be one of the closest U.S. presidential elections in...
Zeteny Jakab
Nov 11
Goodbye Eastern Europe? Opportunities in crisis for a region with a troubled past
The outbreak of the Ukraine War in 2022 pushed Eastern Europe into a perilous situation. A region historically ridden with imperial...
Simone Capuozzo
Nov 10
A Tale of Two Germanies - The Rise of AfD and BSW
The German coalition government has collapsed after Chancellor Scholz's decision to sack Finance Minister Lindner. The Chancellor has...
Emma Larrue
Nov 9
New Bus Line for the Jewish Community in London: Protection or Division?
What Happened and Why? In London, a new bus line dedicated to members of the Jewish community was inaugurated this September,...
Jaap Steunenberger
Nov 8
Why Does Albania Plan to Build an Islamic Vatican City?
Most microstates come into being through a quirk of history. Take the Vatican, for example, created in a compromise between the Pope and...
Patrycja Tobola
Nov 7
Poland's Deal With the EU: Protecting Borders or Violating Human Rights?
Since 2021, there has been an ongoing migration crisis present on the Polish-Belarusian border. Belarusian authorities, with the...
Life Over 1.5°C: The Emissions Gap Report 2024 Explained
Picture this: it is the year 2100, and you are a European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula ), a small bird with an orange throat that can be...
Jakob Aufenberg
Nov 5
The intriguing promise of the White Gold.
Dawn on the Salar. Under a burning sun, turning skin into sunburnt remnants, in no time lies a treasure attracting gold diggers and...
Mark Sijtsma
Nov 4
Bridging Currents: Navigating Water Cooperation in the MENA region
In a region where rivers are lifelines, and scarcity breeds tension, the struggle for accessible water has become just as prevalent as...
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