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The Faculty Board is pleased to announce that Peter Verhoef has been appointed by the Board of the University as our new dean, starting 1 June 2019 for a period of four years.

The CPB is to appoint Marcel Timmer as a member of its board as from 1 September 2019. Prof. Timmer has been Professor of Economic Growth and Development at the University of Groningen since 2010. He is currently also the Director of the Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC).

The Physical Internet (PI) is a future vision on completely open and connected logistics networks, revolving around physical, digital, operational and financial connectivity. Exchange between logistical parties, the bundling of deliveries and the sharing of storage and transport capacity create opportunities for a more efficient and sustainable logistics in e-commerce.

Political connections offer significant benefits to companies, new research from the University of Groningen reveals. The research shows firms with political connections increased in value by approximately 8 percent compared to non-connected companies, in a study of 338 companies listed in the United Kingdom.

Households that own their own homes will on average pay 2.7% more in municipal, provincial and water board taxes. Municipal taxes are set to rise by 3.5% on average, the water rates by 2.3% and the provincial taxes by 0.3%. This is revealed by the Atlas van de Lokale Lasten [Atlas of Local Levies] presented by the Centre for Research on Local Government Economics [Centrum voor Onderzoek van de Economie van de Lagere Overheden (COELO) today. COELO is a University of Groningen research institute.

A summer school on ‘Corporate Governance and the Effectiveness of Boards’ is meant to further develop research skills for researchers in this area. The summer school will take place between July 8th and July 12th of 2019at the University of Groningen and will be taught by leading experts in the field of Corporate Governance. Join now!

Floor Rink has been appointed as associate editor of Academy of Management Journal. In her role as associate editor, Floor Rink (professor in Organizational Behavior), becomes a member of the new editorial team that will determine the content of the world’s leading academic journal on management research in the upcoming three years.

This week, the University of Groningen organized the 3 Minute Thesis Competition 2019: 12 PhD students presented their research to a non-specialist audience and a panel of judges in only three minutes, with just one slide. The winner of the UG #3MT competition was Femke Cnossen of the Faculty of Economics and Business, with a presentation on her research about the effects of automation and globalization on the wages and careers of Dutch workers.

Many plans for climate policy, including the draft Climate Agreement, focus on green hydrogen as a way of curbing the use of fossil energy and of reducing CO₂ emissions. Machiel Mulder, Jose Luis Moraga and Peter Perey of the University of Groningen investigated the economic conditions under which hydrogen can be produced and traded. They conclude that green hydrogen can only be produced economically if the following conditions are in place. Firstly, if the price of natural gas remains high for a long period of time. Secondly, if companies are required to pay a higher levy on their use of natural gas. Finally, if the electricity required for hydrogen production is largely generated using renewable energy.

Working in more than one team at the same time is a daily occurrence on the work floor of large companies and government agencies. For experienced employees, multiple-team membership makes work more challenging and interesting. But for newer colleagues, the simultaneous membership of different teams leads to problems. They experience unhealthy stress levels and as a result, are more often ill. These are the conclusions of Joost van de Brake, who will be awarded a PhD by the University of Groningen on 28 February.