The mission of Marleen Janssen
Marleen Janssen is the world's first professor of deafblindness. Thanks to her academic endeavours, it is becoming ever clearer how to improve the lives of people who can hardly hear and see.
The weekly online video magazine Unifocus highlights topics related to the University of Groningen in the fields of research and society, student life, teaching, policy and internationalization.
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31 January 2023
Major European grant for Ana Guerberof Arenas and Tina Kretschmer
Ana Guerberof Arenas and Tina Kretschmer of the University of Groningen have been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant. The European Research Council (ERC) awards these personal grants of €2 million to outstanding scientists. With these grants, the...
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25 January 2023
Little trust in agencies responsible for settling Groningen gas extraction issues
Marielle Bovenhoff has conducted a study on the influence of the institutional context on residents’ trust in the institutions dealing with the consequences of gas extraction in Groningen and their affiliated professionals. Between the system and...
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16 January 2023
Loneliness and depression
Blue Monday is the name that was once given to the supposedly most depressing day of the year. On this day, the UG would like to draw attention to research on depression. Whether there is a relationship between loneliness and depression, what exactly...