Professor Peter Barnes received an honorary doctorate from the University of Maastricht, Netherlands, on January 10th 2014.
As part of Maastricht University’s celebration of its 38th anniversary, or Dies Natalis, five ‘outstanding individuals’ – including Professor Barnes – received honorary doctorates. The event was marked, after two terms as vice-president of Maastricht Universit, by André Postema’s stepping down from its Executive Board, with a speech entitled ‘Maastricht University: a love story’.