Highlights

The ENLIGHT–ETHYC Autumn School – The Hydrogen Valley Experience brings students, researchers and professionals together in Groningen for two days of interdisciplinary learning and first-hand experience of the Hydrogen Valley in the North of the Netherlands.

We are pleased to announce that registration is open for the 12th ENLIGHT and Arqus Alliance Open Science Ambassador Webinar on "Coordinating the dissemination of Reproducibility in the Netherlands", with Dr. Michiel de Boer (UMCG / University of Groningen). 

The ENLIGHT online session “Understanding Impact in the Academic Context” aims to strengthen impact literacy across the ENLIGHT academic community and support the Alliance’s ambition to foster a stronger culture of impact.

We are delighted that the UG is participating in 6 out of 10 projects awarded an Incubator Grant in the 2026 and final round of the ENLIGHT calls. This highlights our academics’ ongoing commitment to ENLIGHT collaboration and secures additional funding opportunities for the Faculty of Arts (4 projects selected!), the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and the Faculty of Spatial Sciences to co-create exciting new joint programmes and blended courses.

During the mid-year meeting in Galway, the University of Groningen (UG) signed the ENLIGHT Joint PhD Framework Agreement. With this agreement, the universities within the ENLIGHT network are taking an important step towards further strengthening their international research collaboration.

The TOGETHER Goes Local ENLIGHT Thematic Network participated in the first ENLIGHT European University Regional Academy in Gotland, where workshops with regional stakeholders and academics generated valuable insights to support the development of its serious game on local societal challenges.

The ENLIGHT Thematic Network InfraCARE project team met in Galway to discuss how cities can ensure climate action benefits all residents, particularly vulnerable groups. The meeting highlighted the role of social infrastructure in supporting inclusive and equitable climate transitions and marked an important step in the project's ongoing collaboration, with a follow-up workshop planned in Bern later this year.