The University of Groningen is a research university in the top segment of European academic research. Innovative research is being conducted in a great many academic fields. Research and education are closely knit in this inspiring and quality-focused work environment. As future academics, students are involved in their lecturers’ research on a daily basis.
The University of Groningen stimulates its researchers to progress further and further. Answers found should lead to new questions. The RUG therefore rewards innovative research and proven quality, financially as well as in other ways. Researchers with excellent evaluations are stimulated by means of awards which they can invest in equipment or use to hire talented new researchers. Young, talented researchers are also given the financial means to develop further. On the other hand, research that lags behind for a long period may be phased out.
Interdisciplinary and international
New developments in the academic world often occur at the interface of different disciplines. Many research groups at the University of Groningen are therefore multidisciplinary.
The University of Groningen takes a prominent place in national and international research programmes. Many Groningen-based researchers co-operate with colleagues from all over the world on a daily basis.
The University of Groningen tests the quality of its research against the highest international standards. The principles of academic integrity are described in the Dutch
Code of Conduct for Scientific Practice drawn up by the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU).
- N.B. In education this code of conduct is brought to attention. Also other documents may be discussed, such as the Declaration of Scientific Independence [PDF]
of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
Knowledge for society
Researchers contribute to solving social issues through contract research commissioned by the business world or social organizations. Society thus benefits directly from the RUG’s innovative knowledge. At the same time, science also benefits from this interaction. Questions from the business world often inspire researchers to change their approach. This also gives the University’s own research a new impulse.
Rosalind Franklin Fellowships
To promote the participation of women in Liberal arts and Natural Sciences the University of Groningen offers a prestigious fellowship programme (tenure-track) ....read on
