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Trickle-down effects of the women’s quota – are there any?11 July 2023
NWO research grant for Marieke Haan09 February 2023
How do European police forces deal with (violent) disturbances by non-institutionalized protest groups?16 January 2023
‘That’s so gay’, two thirds of LHBTQ+ youth experience micro-aggression on a weekly basis13 September 2022
What does it mean for migrants in Italy, Turkey, Germany, and the Netherlands to age well?07 September 2022
Lazarsfeld Award (Career Achievement): Tom A.B. Snijders07 September 2022
Beyond boardrooms: The impact of corporate quota on gender equality in organizations08 July 2022
Sociologen vieren honderdjarig jubileum tijdens Dag en Nacht van de Sociologie03 June 2022
Sociale netwerken en gezond opgroeien02 May 2022
Publieksacademie Sociale Wetenschappen: Raakt Nederland steeds meer verdeeld?21 April 2022
‘Bullied children see social relationships through dark-colored glasses’05 April 2022
VIDI for Gert Stulp: How can we get better at predicting how many children will be born?14 July 2021
First two Aletta Jacobs chairs at UG09 November 2020
National portal with COVID-19 expertise Social Sciences and Humanities in the Netherlands30 March 2020
NWO Open Competition (Social Sciences and Humanities program) grant for Andreas Flache06 September 2019
NRO grant for post-doc Maaike Engels17 July 2019
Sociologie Scriptieprijs 2018 voor Naomi Hartkamp voor masterthese over de belevingswereld van mensen in de sociale werkvoorziening17 April 2019
SterkWerk: Be like the cool kids, hoe negatief gedrag samenhangt met populariteit en wat we eraan kunnen doen10 April 2019
René Veenstra member Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW)13 February 2019
De overgang van basis- naar voortgezet onderwijs en de invloed van peers op sociale integratie13 December 2018
Promotieonderzoek Mariola Gremmen: de invloed van leeftijdsgenoten en het sociale netwerk van leerlingen op hun academisch functioneren30 October 2018
PhD position Sociology | Anti-bullying program09 October 2018
Er gaat al 80 jaar niets boven de Groningse sociologen09 October 2018
ORA grant for Andreas Flache, Michael Mäs & Tom Snijders04 October 2018
Two NWO ORA projects faculty GMW04 October 2018
NRO grants Marijn van Dijk and Gijs Huitsing for research into language acquisition and well-being among young refugee pupils and an effective anti-bullying program for secondary education05 September 2018
Five VENI grants Faculty BSS16 July 2018
11 PhD and 2 postdoc positions ‘Sustainable Cooperation’ (SCOOP)04 June 2018
Deel antipestprogramma’s effectief24 May 2018
Socioloog Gert Stulp genomineerd voor New Scientist Wetenschapstalent 201824 April 2018
Sociology labeled as Top Degree Programme25 March 2018
Gerine Lodder on loneliness among adolescents14 March 2018
Gerine Lodder winnaar tweede BSS Science for Society Award09 January 2018
What you don't know about adolescent loneliness. Gerine Lodder at TEDxGroningen24 November 2017
Interview Frans Stokman in Sociologie Magazine: “Onze manier van leven en produceren is niet houdbaar”21 September 2017
Groningen sociologists in action during anti-bullying week18 September 2017
Heel Schiermonnikoog aan de slag met KiVa-programma voor sociale veiligheid11 September 2017
Veni-subsidie voor Gijs Huitsing28 July 2017
NWO Grant for developing a training to decrease cultural distance between employers and new employees11 July 2017
René Veenstra geeft antipest-college bij Kinderuniversiteit Leeuwarden30 June 2017
18.8 Millions for SCOOP08 May 2017
Gert Stulp new member Young Academy Groningen21 April 2017
PhD SCHOLARSHIPS - Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology ICS (apply until May 10th, 2017)03 April 2017
Former sociology student Dennis Wiersma now Member of Parliament29 March 2017
Grootste kans op rechtse coalitie24 March 2017
'Meer dan drie miljoen mensen stemmen deze verkiezingen niet' - Prof. Kees Aarts07 March 2017
"Wetenschap is een uitdagende puzzel". Sociologe Tessa Kaufman één van de nieuwe KNAW Faces of Science16 February 2017
Effecten van sociale media op polarisatie - interview met Andreas Flache31 January 2017
Horizon 2020-funded Generations and Gender Programme (GGP-EPI) launched in Paris - Coordination by NiDi26 January 2017
Primary school teachers unable to identify bullying12 January 2017
Column Kees Aarts - 2017: het einde van de democratie?10 January 2017
Online normoverschrijdend gedrag herkennen, verklaren en tegengaan05 December 2016
Nine top degree programmes, best traditional, general university15 November 2016
Onderzoek naar verbeteren ‘positieve gezondheid’ in Groningse wijken en dorpen23 September 2016
Teachers possibly under-equipped for addressing bullying14 September 2016
Ubbo Emmiuspenning voor sociologie-alumnus Max van den Berg06 September 2016
Best Poster Award European Conference on Social Networks voor Vera de Bel30 August 2016
Youth studies main theme opening of the faculty Academic Year (September 8)26 August 2016
Onderzoeksschool ICS viert 30-jarig lustrum met symposium op 2 september 201625 August 2016
Mark Huisman is Sociologie docent van het jaar 201627 June 2016
New approach required for people with an eye condition01 June 2016
New sustainability index reveals ecological and socio-economic problems26 May 2016
Summer Schools 2016 at the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences18 April 2016
Research award for Fernando Nieto Morales14 April 2016
Young people underestimate how much their friends smoke or drink09 March 2016
Kees Aarts appointed as new dean of the faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences29 February 2016
Groningen sociologist Andreas Flache co-author of Science Policy Forum article about Social Complexity modelling of financial crises19 February 2016
Large NWO grant for professor Agnes Akkerman15 February 2016
Two most cited sociological articles written by Groningen sociologists29 January 2016
21 april: alumni-activiteit: lezing Gabriel Anthonio15 January 2016
‘Natuurlijk neem je de sfeer op je werk mee naar huis’ - Oratie Agnes Akkerman26 November 2015
Inaugural lecture Ms Prof N. Steverink - December 1, 2015: Sociology of Health and Wellbeing26 November 2015
Rie Bosman Faculty Lecturer of the Year25 November 2015
Kans van slagen klimaattop Parijs groter dan destijds in Kopenhagen27 October 2015
Subsidy for researching a procedure to make city neighborhoods and villages energy neutral27 October 2015
Job opening: Dean of Behavioural and Social Sciences06 October 2015
Overlijden dr. Jan Vis05 October 2015
Gabriël Anthonio, Professor by Special Appointment of Sociology of Leadership, Organizations and Sustainability02 October 2015
Elsevier ‘best studies’ survey shows: in 2015 again top scores for master and bachelor program Sociology in Groningen.30 September 2015
Defense Edwin Spijkers on October 7, 201529 September 2015
Vermindering van pesten op KiVa-scholen23 September 2015
Andreas Flache co-organizer and Tom Snijders keynote speaker at conference Social Simulation 2015, held in Groningen September 14-1811 September 2015
NWO Research Talent grant for Vera de Bel and prof. dr.Tom Snijders11 September 2015
NWO Research Talent grant for Vera de Bel (MSc Sociology, RUG) and prof. dr.Tom Snijders (ICS-RUG)04 September 2015
Subsidie ZonMw voor Liesbet Heyse en Daniëlle Jansen25 August 2015
Veni grants awarded to Klaske Glashouwer and Gert Stulp27 July 2015
Prof. Joop Ellemers deceased10 July 2015
Andreas Flache bij 15 eerste RUG docenten met 'Senior Kwalificatie Onderwijs'23 June 2015
NSV Scriptieprijs 2015 voor Joost van de Brake01 June 2015
Gadourek Prijs 2014 voor David Duijst met scriptie over Criminele Jongeren19 May 2015
Little empirical evidence for recruitment in prisons23 March 2015
Prestigious VICI grant René Veenstra13 February 2015
Faculteit GMW vernoemt gebouwen naar prominente hoogleraren16 December 2014
Excellent results for Sociology RUG in Assessment of Research 2007-201209 December 2014
RUG-sociologen volop in het nieuws over pesten en radicaliseren04 December 2014
Bachelor sociologie RUG eerste plaats Keuzegids Universiteiten 201527 November 2014
A child can be bully, victim and defender within the same classroom25 November 2014
A more flexible labour market could lead to a conflict between the employees11 November 2014
Jacob Dijkstra bij Fries Zorgcongres 7 november 201410 November 2014
Interview with Gina Potarca in NRC05 November 2014
Nieuw online magazine over bacheloropleiding Sociologie in Groningen25 September 2014
Elsevier "De beste studies" 2014: Sociologie Groningen ook dit jaar weer heel goed volgens studentenoordeel25 September 2014
Andreas Flache in first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) RUG08 September 2014
Rie Bosman Sociologie docent van het jaar 2013-201423 June 2014
Vacature Universitair Docent Sociologie (1,0 fte)11 June 2014
World media attention for publication Nicola Barban and (ex ICS) Nicoletta Balbo10 June 2014
René Veenstra and Gijs Huitsing on Dutch television this week, speaking about bullying14 April 2014
NSV Dissertatie Prijs 2013 for Tobias Stark07 November 2013
Media Attention on results of the first KiVa year17 October 2013
Bachelor, Master en Research-Master opleidingen Sociologie van de RUG op plaats 1 in Elsevier "De beste studies"02 October 2013
Melinda Mills in NRC next of September 2, 201310 September 2013
Interview René Veenstra in Sociologie Magazine02 September 2013
NWO Research Talent Grant received12 July 2013
Frans Stokman en Decide in nieuwe stichting Samen Energie Neutraal12 July 2013
ECSR PhD Prize 2013 for Nicoletta Balbo11 July 2013
Humanitarian Genome Project (Heyse/Eitam): presentatie 27 juni, Den Haag19 June 2013
Best Paper Award for Lea Ellwardt, Rafael Wittek, and Rudi Wielers11 June 2013
René Veenstra appointed professor of Sociology30 May 2013
The Handbook of Rational Choice Social Research. Edited by Rafael Wittek, Tom A.B. Snijders, and Victor Nee28 May 2013
Second seminar day on Social Complexity Studies, June 14 in Groningen21 May 2013
Ivan Gadourek overleden01 May 2013
Faculty of GMW achieves excellent score in NWO Research Talent programme26 April 2013
Research Talent grant for Ruta Savickaite (research master student RUG) & Jan Kornelis Dijkstra (ICS-RUG)26 April 2013
NWO research talent grant for Nynke Niezink (ICS RUG, year group 2012)19 April 2013
Media attention for anti-bullying research Groningen sociologists08 April 2013
Sociology students investigate environmental and sustainable behavior co-students20 March 2013
Andreas Flache appointed professor sociology25 February 2013
Felix Tropf receives Allianz-Nachwuchspreis für Demografie 201319 February 2013
NWO grant for René Veenstra (Sociology)19 February 2013
New research project examines changes in family formation and social policies across Europe06 February 2013
Bullying in the news06 February 2013
PhD research Katia Begall (Sociology) in the media05 February 2013
Promotie Anke Munniksma (sociologie) in het nieuws16 January 2013
Jan Kornelis Dijkstra in de media over de agressie op sportveld20 December 2012
Veel media aandacht voor KIVA antipestprogramma20 December 2012
René Veenstra geïnterviewd over pesten n.a.v. zelfmoord jongere + update 20 november, NRC06 November 2012
External colloquium - December 11 - David Stark (Columbia University, NY)05 November 2012
Colloquia Sociology 201205 November 2012
SocioQuest analyseert onze omgeving31 October 2012
SocioQuest analyseert onze omgeving31 October 2012
Article by Michael Maes, Andreas Flache, Károly Takács and Karen A. Jehn wins Anatol-Rapoport-award11 October 2012
Melinda Mills and Kadri Taht among finalists for Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award08 October 2012
Sociologie Groningen: heel goed beoordeeld in Elsevier enquête04 October 2012
Research Lea Ellwardt on gossip receives international media attention03 October 2012
KiVa antipest programma volop in het nieuws01 October 2012
Sociologisch onderzoek voorspelt coalitieakkoorden17 September 2012
Large European grant for Melinda Mills11 September 2012
KiVa antibullying program by Groningen sociologists implemented in Dutch primary schools04 September 2012
Melinda Mills in Sociologie Magazine van september04 September 2012
Melinda Mills on Austrian National Radio10 July 2012
Beste Publicatie Pedagogische Studiën 2011 voor Wim van de Grift, Marieke van der Wal en Marjolein Torenbeek05 July 2012
Andreas Flache general co-chair of 4th International Conference on Social Science Informatics26 June 2012
Er komt Grunneger Power uit het stopcontact25 June 2012
Andreas Flache chair ASA section Rationality and Society19 June 2012
KNAW Accreditation for ICS12 June 2012
4 juni 2012: Rafael Wittek presenteert resultaten denktank tijdens ISW Symposium over 'Sustainable Society'.30 May 2012
NSV Artikelprijs 2012 voor Rudi Wielers en Ferry Koster30 May 2012
Research Talent Grant for Melinda Mills and Tomas Zwinkels26 April 2012
June 15: Opening seminar of the GCSCS, lecture Andreas Flache at 15.00 hours23 April 2012
Grunneger Power nu ook energieleverancier17 April 2012
Melinda Mills op Radio Noord over het combineren van sociologie en genetisch onderzoek13 April 2012
Best Paper Award 2012 LAEMOS for paper Rafael Wittek, Liesbet Heyse and Fernando Nieto Morales05 April 2012
Awarded proposal for international research collaboration RUG (Tom Snijders, Rob Meijer) and University of Leuven, Belgium03 April 2012
Inaugural address Melinda Mills: April 3, 16.15 hours27 March 2012
Artikelen René Veenstra en Jan Kornelis Dijkstra in Top 10 artikelen van TRAILS23 March 2012
Marie Curie Fellowship for Tobias Stark16 March 2012
Melinda Mills reageert op Louis Sullivan (National Health Museum USA) - 8 maart 2012 - bij de uitreiking Aletta Jacobsprijs 2012 aan mw. dr. Els Borst06 March 2012
Media aandacht voor het proefschrift van Katya Ivanova29 February 2012
Rafael Wittek in panel eerste University Colloquium - 22 februari 201221 February 2012
Defense Katya Ivanova - March 5, 201215 February 2012
Extra colloquium - January 25 - Daniel Alexandrov (St. Petersburg)19 January 2012
External colloquium - February 16, 2012 - Clara Mulder (University of Groningen)16 January 2012
Defense Alona Labun - April 23, 201213 January 2012
Defense Valeska Korff - February 9, 201211 January 2012
Media attention for research Melinda Mills11 January 2012
Defense Victor Ionut Stoica, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, RUG11 January 2012
External and internal colloquia in 201210 January 2012
External colloquium - March 5, 2012 - Wendy Manning (Bowling Green State University, USA)10 January 2012
External colloquium - March 15 - Gwen van Eijk (Leiden University)09 January 2012
External colloquium - May 10 - Tim Huijts (Utrecht University)08 January 2012
Centrum voor 'social complexity studies' van start14 December 2011
Update Grunneger Power - RTV Noord - Waterland30 November 2011
European Commission Research Grant for Melinda Mills22 November 2011
Melinda Mills over 'oudere' vaders21 November 2011
NIDI Scriptieprijs 2011 op Demografiedag voor Tali Spiegel11 November 2011
Tom Snijders ontvangt eredoctoraat Université Paris-Dauphine10 November 2011
Oratie Siegwart Lindenberg in Tilburg, vrijdag 11 november 201110 November 2011
Ingezonden stuk van Rafael Wittek en Tinka Veldhuis voor De Volkskrant van 4 november 201104 November 2011
Film Grunneger Power - Frans Stokman04 November 2011
Onderzoek onder leiding van René Veenstra: Huisverbod effectieve maatregel tegen herhaling van huiselijk geweld10 October 2011
Defense Jornt Mandemakers, December 9, 2011, in Tilburg06 October 2011
Article by Andreas Flache and Michael Macy among ten most cited articles in the Journal of Mathematical Sociology29 September 2011
Defense Ruud van der Horst on November 7, 201129 September 2011
Dissertatie Tobias Stark: Gemengde scholen bevorderen integratie. Kabinetsbeleid eenzijdig.06 September 2011
Veel media aandacht voor dissertatie Tobias Stark06 September 2011
Tinka Veldhuis in radio programma Argos 3 september05 September 2011
Best article award for István Back and Andreas Flache on Evolution, Biology and Society26 July 2011
Update Melinda Mills: Bezuiniging kinderopvang levert niets op13 July 2011
Jacques van Nieuwstadt Prize for Jan Kornelis Dijkstra04 July 2011
Rafael Wittek chair ASA section Rationality and Society04 July 2011
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