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Since the decentralization of youth care in 2015, municipalities have been responsible for organizing and funding youth care. The aim was to bring care closer to children and families and to tailor it more closely to local needs. In practice, however, implementation varies considerably between municipalities. This raises questions about the impact of local policy on the accessibility and quality of youth care.

Euan Young and colleagues show that under harsh conditions, the biological cost of reproduction can shorten women’s lifespans. Scientific theory indeed predicts that having more offspring leads to a shorter life span, but until now, evidence of this link in humans was mixed.

How do crowds suddenly start to queue, form lanes, or huddle together—and what makes them switch from one behaviour to another? An ERC Synergy Grant of 9,4 million euros, awarded to a team of social psychologists and physicists from the Netherlands and Germany, aims to answer that question.

The UG is the first university in the Netherlands to recycle plastic monostreams.

We’re delighted to share that the HR Analytics course by Dr. Jacoba Oedzes and Dr. Stefan Berger received 3rd place at the ENLIGHT Teaching & Learning Award in Uppsala! This is a wonderful recognition of how thoughtful innovation can truly

The name of the new building (Bloemsingel 1) for University College Groningen has been revealed: Bladergroen Building, named after Wilhelmina Bladergroen.

On 9 October, Stichting Steenbreek celebrated its 10th anniversary in the Forum. Over the past 10 years, this foundation has witnessed growing enthusiasm among citizens for removing paving stones from their gardens and replacing them with plants. Some 120 municipalities are now affiliated with Steenbreek. And it all started a little over 10 years ago at the UG.

Quota-based open access publishing agreements: caps expected in 2025 for LWW, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, and ACS

I recently started as funding officer at the Faculty of Arts. It feels good to be back at this wonderful faculty!

A large part of the week, particularly on Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays, you can find me in room 1315.0339, opposite my fellow funding officer. Come by if you have any questions or make an appointment with us about your grant proposal. You can also reach us at funding.arts rug.nl. We are here to help!

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Following a thorough selection procedure, which included assessment on quality, relevance, network and team composition, and expected impact, we are proud to announce that 21 of the total of 58 awarded projects, that is nine IG, eight ETN and four ENLIGHT+, feature participation from the University of Groningen.