Nature: University of Groningen in Global Top 100
The University of Groningen is in the Global Top 100 Publishing Index of Nature. This honourable position is in part due to an article by gastroenterologist Rinse Weersma who conducted a major study into the origin of diseases involving chronic intestinal inflammation.
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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