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NWO-KIC grant for research into sharing and repairing05 April 2024
Seals’ whiskers are an example of perfect technology04 April 2024
Gravitation grant on plant mechanical properties for better crops25 March 2024
Gravitation grant for electrochemical processes large-scale energy transition25 March 2024
NWO M-1 grants for Roos and Poolman20 March 2024
NWO M2-grant for better treatment of blood coagulation diseases18 March 2024
NWO funding for improved image sensors06 March 2024
Ammodo Science Award for tuberculosis vaccine05 March 2024
Growth Fund Project for Green Steel launched14 February 2024
UG contributes to circular Dutch solar panels09 February 2024
Major project to improve remote-controlled vehicles05 February 2024
ERC Proof of Concept Grant to improve monitoring heart failure patients18 January 2024
Large NWO grant for research into origin of the universe16 January 2024
Large NWO grant for research into unraveling logical complexity16 January 2024
NWO grant for improvement solar energy materials11 January 2024
New project will take a step towards answering whether gravity is quantum08 January 2024
Join the 'Language and AI' community11 December 2023
UG collaborates with Chinese partners to improve management of wastewater08 December 2023
Representing the UG Natural and Engineering Sciences community: an interview with Andrea Capiluppi07 December 2023
Three FSE researchers receive NWO XS grant29 November 2023
UG professor Jayawardhana appointed scientific director DISC29 November 2023
FSE researcher partners in JTF grant with UMCG and regional industries27 November 2023
Seagrass restoration in the Wadden Sea20 November 2023
One mussel doesn't make a reef13 November 2023
Three ERC Synergy grants for Groningen researchers26 October 2023
Researchers and industry revolutionize PVC recycling14 September 2023
Johan van de Gronden new director of BirdEyes11 September 2023
Sonja Billerbeck partner in EIC Pathfinder-project07 September 2023
PhD Supervisor of the Year 2023 Clemens Mayer05 September 2023
Veni grants for seven Groningen STEM researchers09 August 2023
1.6 million euros for Astrochemistry and James Webb Space Telescope26 July 2023
NWO XS grant for Kamenz and Onck24 July 2023
10 million euros from NWA for HAICu consortium11 July 2023
Millions for research on heritage and stress in young children11 July 2023
Two Open Competition Science-M grants for FSE researchers10 July 2023
Vidi grant for Dr Klein, Dr Martynchuk and Dr Quax29 June 2023
Impact in Focus - Oscar Franken's Waddensea research28 June 2023
UG/ UMCG and TU Delft join forces for child-friendly button cell battery12 June 2023
Three FSE researchers receive an NWO XS grant06 June 2023
Rehabilitation through virtual reality games05 June 2023
Godwit migration is learned rather than innate30 May 2023
SNN funding for Avraamidou and Sburlea30 May 2023
Open Competition Science-M grants for Slawinska and Tolstoy16 May 2023
CurioUs: two-way relationship between citizens and science16 May 2023
‘The University is a goldmine of applicable ideas’15 May 2023
Tessa Quax and Casper van der Kooi receive Human Frontier Science Program grant13 April 2023
Three promising UG researchers to top institutes abroad on Rubicon grants11 April 2023
Parkinson’s: the search for a cure (video, episode two)05 April 2023
ENW Science-M grant for Andreas Milias-Argeitis10 March 2023
Farming insects on manure27 February 2023
Vici grants for four researchers23 February 2023
Kick-off collaboration between 4TU.Centres and UG institutes on research and teaching21 February 2023
ERC Proof of Concept grant for peptide-based vaccins15 February 2023
Twenty-four faculties of 4TU and the UG are joining forces in integral plan to strengthen the technology sector01 February 2023
From paper industry waste to sustainable kerosene31 January 2023
The quest for the perfect paint17 January 2023
In search of the coveted safer, better, longer-lasting battery: BatteryNL kicks off16 January 2023
UG call-to-action: measure the darkness by counting stars with us!12 January 2023
Research into LRRK2’s role in Parkinson11 January 2023
Two Open Competition Science-M grants for FSE researchers23 December 2022
NWO Take-off grant for Marc van der Maarel and Mariska van der Hoek21 December 2022
Reinoud Gosens partner in NWO Perspectief consortium21 December 2022
Why seal whiskers are super sensors13 December 2022
Glue for the lungs06 December 2022
Dr. Qi Zhang wins FSE Postdoc Prize 202225 November 2022
ERC Starting Grant for four researchers of the Faculty of Science and Engineering22 November 2022
Four FSE researchers receive NWO XS grant for bold research18 November 2022
Wouter Roos partner in EIC Pathfinder project07 November 2022
Maria Antonietta Loi and Jan Anton Koster partners in Horizon Europe consortia03 November 2022
Consortium with Laura Govers wins tender from Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management for scaling up seagrass restoration26 October 2022
Laura Heinen wins Women Interactive Materials Award 202224 October 2022
Marco Fraaije receives funding for COST Action20 October 2022
Martien Kas elected president of European College of Neuropsychopharmacology18 October 2022
Recyclable plastics for a sustainable future17 October 2022
Giovanni Maglia receives $1.5 million from National Institutes of Health for research into next-generation protein nanopores13 October 2022
What environment created life on earth? Dr. Tim Lichtenberg receives prestigious fellowship03 October 2022
Open Competition Science-M grants for Krushynska and Dekker22 September 2022
Board of the University proud of national coverage of Feringa’s ‘Everyday Molecules’21 September 2022
A robot to do your cleaning? A very realistic scenario!06 September 2022
UG opens ‘Answers Shop’ for questions from children05 September 2022
NWO Demonstrator funding for Van den Bogaart and Bianchi30 August 2022
Festive opening of new UG research station 'De Herdershut' on Schiermonnikoog29 August 2022
Six young UG researchers to top institutes abroad on Rubicon grants25 July 2022
Two FSE researchers receive NWO XS grant25 July 2022
Open Competition Science-M grant for three FSE researchers06 July 2022
George Palasantzas receives funding from NWO Open Technology Programme05 July 2022
NWO Take-off grants for Davide Grossi, Yori Ong and Oscar Kuipers05 July 2022
Vidi grant for Dr. Schmidt: enzyms that can make chemical reactions less polluting01 July 2022
Subsidy for innovative concept to process rubber waste into new products30 June 2022
Amina Helmi and her team involved again in most recent Data Release from Gaia-mission13 June 2022
Professor Aravind and Dr. Mokhov partner in NWO Perspectief consortium: research into ammonia as a fuel09 June 2022
Nominations 2022 Gratama Science Award (UG) announced23 May 2022
Team Albatrozz builds revolutionary wind turbine after ‘Wallace & Gromit’ discovery by Stamhuis23 May 2022
Ecologist Loonen to travel to ever-changing Spitsbergen for the thirty-fifth summer16 May 2022
University of Groningen and local nature organization tag first critically endangered sharks and rays in West Africa16 May 2022
PhD awarded to Chongnan Ye is the first to be awarded to someone from the hybrid research group led by Katja Loos (University of the North)16 May 2022
KNAW appoints two UG professors as members12 May 2022
Working towards personalized intelligent computers09 May 2022
For Women in Science Fellowship for Marjon de Vos22 April 2022
Four FSE researchers receive NWO XS grant21 April 2022
MAVA Doñana fellowship for Dr. Vansteelant20 April 2022
Three Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network grants for the Faculty of Science and Engineering14 April 2022
Three young researchers from UG to top institutes abroad on Rubicon grants14 April 2022
Veni grant for Dr. Frank Klont12 April 2022
Seagrass plants collected in Denmark08 April 2022
Grant for research into sustainable orange cultivation – in collaboration with Brazil06 April 2022
TKI Top sector HTSM grant for Mónica Acuautla Meneses04 April 2022
Arnold Driessen partner in EIC Pathfinder project04 April 2022
HTSM topsectorproject Ultra-most of Prof. dr. Pei granted02 April 2022
Medicine to restore alveoli29 March 2022
Two FSE researchers involved in Dutch Research Agenda projects28 March 2022
Lucy Avraamidou partner in H2020 project MAMMOth24 March 2022
Prof. Amalia Dolga receives grant from Stichting Parkinson Fonds22 March 2022
Human Frontier Science Program fellowship for Dr. Joanna Whittaker21 March 2022
Major European grant for Michael Dee17 March 2022
Professor Caputi and Professor Hoekstra receive Vici grant15 March 2022
Dr. Helmer Koppelman receives MERAC prize for Best Early Career Researcher11 March 2022
Katja Loos elected President of the European Polymer Federation28 February 2022
Underwater wonderland21 February 2022
Genetic testing for better health07 February 2022
Four more FSE researchers receive Open Competition Science-M grant26 January 2022
Open Competition Science-M grant for Dr. Sonja Billerbeck25 January 2022
Tessa Quax receives Beijerinck Premium25 January 2022
Kristina Haslinger receives FEBS Excellence Award 202125 January 2022
ERC Starting Grant for Tessa Quax10 January 2022
Departing dean Knoester on Recognition and Rewards20 December 2021
Veni grant for Dr. Max Fürst16 December 2021
Veni grants for seven Groningen researchers16 December 2021
Marta Schulte-Fischedick and Dr. Yuli Shan win FSE Impact Awards10 December 2021
Else Starkenburg new member of The Young Academy 202209 December 2021
Marthe Walvoort receives NWO Athena Award03 December 2021
Stratingh: A ‘chemistry artist’ ahead of his time01 December 2021
Dr. Yuli Shan wins FSE Postdoc Prize30 November 2021
Professor Reinoud Gosens receives Open Competition Science-M grant24 November 2021
Ming Cao awarded IEEE Fellow24 November 2021
Open Technology Programme Grant for Wouter Roos and Ben Feringa23 November 2021
Powering AgriFood Grant for Prof. PV Aravind08 November 2021
NWO grant for project of Dr. Viktoriya Degeler28 October 2021
National Forest Service and University of Groningen launch Dark Sky Park Lauwersmeer Telescope26 October 2021
Heeres partner in EU Horizon 2020 consortium Circular Foam12 October 2021
Greenification of the chemical industry one step closer by the extension of ARC CBBC12 October 2021
UG researchers join European call for sustainable drug discovery04 October 2021
What’s the difference between urban spiders and rural spiders?27 September 2021
Sijbren Otto receives James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry27 September 2021
International network of the Pharmacy Game users expands to Scandinavia21 September 2021
A different perspective on sugar20 September 2021
Dr. Nagelkerke receives NWO XS grant13 September 2021
NWO grant for Francesco Maresca in Open Technology Programme06 September 2021
UMCG and UG to take part in European project on accelerating vaccine development01 September 2021
Prof. Noheda and Prof. Kooi received NWO Open grant31 August 2021
Vidi grant for FSE researchers Dr. Kamenz and Dr. Vedantham15 July 2021
NWO ESI-far grant for UG researchers Steg, Bouman and Scherpen01 July 2021
Prof. Havekes receives grant from American Airforce01 July 2021
Dutch Universities shine a light on essential Design Engineering Sciences sector24 June 2021
Prof. Kas coordinator of PRISM2 project with grant of EUR 7.9 million22 June 2021
Dark matter: ‘real stuff’ or gravity misunderstood?22 June 2021
How Darwin offers an alternative for pesticides21 June 2021
Pieter Langerhuizen Stipendium awarded to Dr. Lequime17 June 2021
Prof. Slotboom co-applicant in awarded ZonMw project application11 June 2021
Partial solar eclipse on 10 June can be seen with free eclipse glasses02 June 2021
Aletta Jacobs professor Ghandchi Tehrani starts at FSE01 June 2021
Solène Lefebvre starts as FEBS fellow at the Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute27 May 2021
Grazing management of salt marshes contributes to coastal defense18 May 2021
Dr. Cherukuri and Prof. Jayawardhana partners in MOOI consortium The Heat is On12 May 2021
Rineke Verbrugge elected as member of the KNAW29 April 2021
Prof. Heeres partner in consortium that receives MOOI grant for circular plastic28 April 2021
Amina Helmi appointed Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion26 April 2021
Bert Poolman appointed Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion26 April 2021
Joining forces to work towards cleaner, smarter, circular chemical products22 April 2021
Cracking the code of the Dead Sea Scrolls21 April 2021
Black holes like to eat, but have a variety of table manners13 April 2021
Two ENW-KLEIN grants at GELIFES12 April 2021
Prof. Hildner receives ENW-KLEIN grant06 April 2021
Tamalika Banerjee Associate Investigator in FLEET06 April 2021
Facing up to Parkinson’s disease: is there any hope of a cure?30 March 2021
Dr. Paulino and Prof. Poolman receive ENW-KLEIN grant24 March 2021
Prof. Kas partner in EU project on personalizing medication in psychiatry24 March 2021
DeepNL grant for Dr. Miocic05 March 2021
Astronomer Amina Helmi receives Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture Award02 March 2021
Consortium with Prof. Fraaije receives grant of Cariplo Foundation19 February 2021
Ten Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual fellowships awarded at FSE15 February 2021
ENW-KLEIN grant for Dr. Monshizadeh10 February 2021
Prof. Loos wins IUPAC 2021 Distinguished Women in Chemistry award08 February 2021
Molecule from nature provides fully recyclable polymers04 February 2021
Thighbone in church not from James the Apostle01 February 2021
UG, Forum Groningen and northern residents to measure darkness together28 January 2021
Prof. Marrink partner in BOUNDLESS consortium28 January 2021
Dr. Lequime receives Beijerinck Premium26 January 2021
Prof. Melgert receives grant to investigate how microfibres affect lung cells25 January 2021
Prof. Taxis partner in European Happy Patient project25 January 2021
NWO ENW-KLEIN-1 grant for Dr. Vecchi05 January 2021
Global changes in extreme weather attributed to climate change and climate variability04 January 2021
Nieuwe sectorbeelden voor Aard- en Milieuwetenschappen, Astronomie, Biologie en Farmaceutische Wetenschappen17 December 2020
Ubbo Emmius Fund of the UG receives large donation from alumnus14 December 2020
Dr. Amar Kamat wins FSE’s Postdoc Prize14 December 2020
Dr. Wlodarczyk-Biegun receives second NWO XS grant10 December 2020
CogniGron is two years along the path towards ‘human’ computers07 December 2020
Dr. El Aidy receives Athena Award from NWO04 December 2020
First NWO Stairway to Impact Award awarded to Theunis Piersma03 December 2020
Nieuwste sterrendatabase toont dansende Magelhaense wolken en meer03 December 2020
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