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Last year, the Student Well-being Action Plan was approved by the Board of the University and the University Council. Through this plan, the University aims to enhance student wellbeing in the coming years. As part of this Action Plan, the Student well-being portal was launched last week with a completely new look!

Medical Pharmaceutical Sciences student Menna Zaharan of the University of Groningen has been awarded the 2025 Unilever Research Prize for her Master’s thesis.

According to Leah Henderson, it is crucial that we uphold the principle that scientific research is based on evidence. She is a professor by special appointment in Societal Trust, and affiliated with the Rudolf Agricola School of Sustainable Development. Henderson studies how we communicate about science. ‘Nowadays, you often hear people say: ‘’Science is just another opinion.’’ I completely disagree with that.’

You put on your coat, grab your bag and walk out the door without thinking twice. Just popping to the supermarket, the bus stop or for a walk in the park. But what if every kerb, crossing or roadwork suddenly became a major obstacle?

The University of Groningen (UG) is making significant progress in its ambition to make all buildings on the Zernike Campus gas-free starting in 2026.

According to the Dutch Higher Education Guide for Universities 2026, Global Responsibility and Leadership is the best Bachelor’s degree programme in the Netherlands—for the fifth year in a row. The degree programme, which is taught at the UG’s Campus Fryslân, received the maximum score of 100 points. The Higher Education Guide has also assigned the label of ‘Top degree programme’ to seven other Bachelor’s degree programmes at the UG. The UG as a whole is ranked third in the category of Broad-based General Universities. The Higher Education Guide states that the UG scores particularly well in interdisciplinary areas.

An international team of scientists, led by University of Groninge professor Olaf Scholten, has observed radio wave-emissions originating from a commercial airliner, most likely caused by the discharge of static electricity.

While the majority of colours are matte, some are shiny. Evolutionary biologist Casper van der Kooi wondered why shiny colours are so rare.