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Researchers from KNIR are roaming the mountainous landscapes of Molise in search of archaeological traces. They are investigating the landscape at altitudes between 1000 m and 2000 m, in an effort to understand how this area differed and potentially interacted with the lower lying regions. 

On Saturday 24 October, 2026, the Blaauw Observatory at the University of Groningen will open its doors for the 22nd Night of the Night. Visitors can stargaze, take a journey through the universe in the mobile planetarium, and listen to lectures on topics such as lightning, galaxies, and the sounds of nocturnal animals. There will also be activities for children.

This page marks the tenth anniversary of the Nobel Prize awarded to Ben Feringa, Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Groningen. Dive into his research and discover everything that comes your way when you receive a Nobel Prize.

Nuclear chemist Julia Even wants to understand how the heaviest elements are made. Extreme processes are required to make these. When making models to simulate the process there is not enough experimental data to be sure those simulations are correct. In her research, Julia Even wants to collect this missing data.

Over the past months, construction consortium Friso-Koopmans and installation consortium De Groot-Lammerink have made significant progress on the final part of the Feringa Building.

On Thursday, 17 September we officially kicked-off the academic year by meeting our Fellows, Associated Researchers, Artist in Residence, and the first cohort of new KNIR scholarship holders.

Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of Diversity Day. For Katerina Tsampi, Associate Professor of Public International Law at the University of Groningen, this directly touches on the core of her work: the law should be there for everyone, especially for people and groups we do not always see. ‘We have to keep asking questions and make the invisible visible.’

NASA has selected the far-infrared space telescope PRIMA as its Probe mission. SRON, TU Delft, and the University of Groningen plan to deliver the detectors, housing, and insulation of the PRIMAger instrument.

Professor of Materials Chemistry Moniek Tromp will become the new Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) at the University of Groningen with effect from 1 January 2027. The Board of the University has appointed her for a four-year term. Tromp succeeds the current Dean, Joost Frenken.

Students, staff and board members came together to celebrate the start of construction of the new sports centre on the Zernike Campus