WELCOME TO THE PLANT

A playground & laboratory where scholars, educators, and students experiment with cutting-edge technologies to analyze and reimagine past and present cultures and societies

OUR GOAL

fostering confidence and curiosity for digital & technological experimentation across the humanities & social sciences

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WHAT WE DO

providing digital expertise & cutting-edge technology to foster collaborative interdisciplinary research and hands-on learning education within and beyond UM

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WE ARE PART OF

a vibrant community of academic researchers, creative practitioners & civic institutions fostering responsible digital interventions through co-creation & learning-by-doing

WHO WE ARE

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COSTAS PAPADOPOULOS

Coordinator & Associate Professor

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CLAARTJE RASTERHOFF

Coordinator & Assistant Professor

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ARNOUD WILS

Research Software Engineer

THOMAS FRISSEN

Coordinator & Assistant Professor

JAIME (JAY) SIMONS

Creative Lab Technologist

DAISY EVERS

3D Digital Editions Intern

PREVIOUS TEAMMATES

URARA TANAKA

Social Media & Communications Intern

PAULA WODECKA

Web Design Intern

CHAYMAE AFFANI

Education Technology Development Intern

REMCOE POELIEJOE

UI & UX Design Intern

AODHÁN KELLY

Coordinator

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Playground and Laboratory for New Technologies

Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

Maastricht University

90-92 Grote Gracht

Maastricht, The Netherlands

6211 SZ

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