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On 8 September, the FNV trade union is organizing a nationwide rally in The Hague to protest against the announced cuts to social security and healthcare. Various FNV sectors will come together on that day to protest.

UG researcher Henk van Waarde, working at the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Bernoulli Institute, has been awarded one of the ERC Starting Grants

The Board of the University has reappointed Prof. Ming Cao for a second term as scientific director of the Jantina Tammes School of Digital Society, Technology and AI. Cao has served as director of the School since its establishment in 2022.

The Board of the University has appointed Prof. Evrim Ursavas as scientific director of the Wubbo Ockels School for Energy and Climate per September 1^st 2026.

In this interview, the professor of Energy Logistics discusses her own research and her plans for the School. ‘Scientists are very good at bringing knowledge, but collecting knowledge from society is just as valuable.’

How do people rebuild their society following a period of conflict? Kiki Santing, specialized in issues relating to religion, politics, and sectarianism in the Middle East, is conducting research into this.

The new academic year has begun. The University of Groningen (UG) marked its start during the 2026–2027 Academic Year Opening Ceremony on 31 August in the Martinikerk. The central theme was ‘The university at the heart of society’. We look back on an inspiring ceremony featuring excellent speeches, fruitful discussions and a festive atmosphere.

It came as a shock earlier this year: the US AI company Anthropic, based in San Francisco, claims to have developed a generative language model, Mythos, which exposes a multitude of vulnerabilities — i.e. software flaws — in computer operating systems, browsers, and servers. ‘You can compare it to a situation in the physical world where you can no longer lock anything,’ says Aline Klingenberg. Her colleague Evgeni Moyakine adds: ‘After all, an AI model like this can also be misused.’

The national campaign on bequests to university funds will be launched during the Opening of the Academic Year.

In regularly appearing opinion pieces we share the view of one of our academics on a topical issue. This is how we show that UG researchers contribute to the societal debate.