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2026

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New mathematics for an ever more complex world16 April 2026
Four UG research projects receive NWO Open Competition Science grants15 April 2026
Birds in a race against spring14 April 2026
Proteins cluster in cells for faster performance13 April 2026
Making robots work together13 April 2026
National Congress on Autonomous Systems 2026, a recap10 April 2026
Science for Society | MimeCure’s revolutionary treatment for chronic lung diseases07 April 2026
Rastogi wins Langerhuizen Bate Prize for research into inclusive AI02 April 2026
Why is our heart to the left and the liver to the right?01 April 2026
Fly like an owl to train your neck30 March 2026
Study shows how to identify drugs altering RNA structure and function26 March 2026
Why do seals whisk their whiskers?25 March 2026
More ice in Antarctica due to increased snowfall25 March 2026
Winners of the Best Practice in Teaching & Learning Award 2026 announced24 March 2026
Science Works | SlimSmullen teaches children all about sugar23 March 2026
NWO Open Technology funding for Marco Fraaije23 March 2026
Inaugural lecture: Marston on precision psychiatry19 March 2026
JTF SNN funding for biobased alternatives high-performance coatings19 March 2026
Scientists discover a new type of molten sulphur world16 March 2026
Influencing autonomous robots for a wide range of applications16 March 2026
Island birds reveal surprising link between immunity and gut bacteria12 March 2026
Microplastics are like boomerangs10 March 2026
André Faaij appointed to new Energy Council01 March 2026
Data centres in space threaten astronomy and ozone layer26 February 2026
Visit the Blaauw Observatory during the National Stargazing Days23 February 2026
Insight into the inner workings of lightning23 February 2026
The long search for new physics17 February 2026
Two FSE researchers join Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities16 February 2026
Why only a small number of planets are suitable for life10 February 2026
Can we make the earth spin in the opposite direction?09 February 2026
1.5 million NWO grant for open science platform for orbital calculations09 February 2026
New insights in metamaterials lead to better implants, robot hands, and bumpers03 February 2026
Microplastic research - media hype or real danger? 29 January 2026
ERC Proof of Concept for new infrared detectors27 January 2026
A ‘large-scale sheet’ surrounding of the Milky Way explains the motion of nearby galaxies27 January 2026
Science for Society | The AI chip of the future26 January 2026
Adri Minnaard receives 1.5 million for making the chemical industry more sustainable23 January 2026
The search for extraterrestrial life — and can we broaden our ideas about it?19 January 2026
Two promising UG researchers to top institutes abroad on Rubicon grants16 January 2026
What the smell of the sea does to the clouds above Antarctica14 January 2026
Atomistic model explains how memory alloys can change their shape13 January 2026
New framework verifies AI-generated chatbot answers13 January 2026
5 million euro Growth Fund grant for new batteries for storing sustainable energy13 January 2026
Science for Society | Detecting fake faces with camera fingerprints12 January 2026
University of Groningen leads 2 million project developing autonomous systems for sustainable agriculture in the Netherlands09 January 2026
Thijs van der Laan and Prof. Giovanni Maglia win FSE Impact Award 202506 January 2026
AI-phasia: Artificial intelligence helps with language deficiencies06 January 2026
Getting to grips with the workhorses of our body06 January 2026

News archive

2025

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Mariano Méndez receives Argentine RAÍCES award19 December 2025
Why innovate, and for whom?18 December 2025
Ben Feringa wins Feynman Prize17 December 2025
FEBS Excellence Award 2025 for Alexander Belyy14 December 2025
Moniek Tromp joins the Netherlands Academy of Engineering11 December 2025
Stormy planets and an unexpected atmosphere11 December 2025
James Webb Space Telescope detects thick atmosphere around broiling lava world 11 December 2025
Faculty of Impact Grant for new brain cancer treatment09 December 2025
University of Groningen Professor at COP30: ‘There is always drama’09 December 2025
Student Menna Zahran wins Unilever Research Prize02 December 2025
Perovskites and quantum dots: New materials for solar cells and LED lights27 November 2025
Aeroplane spotting using a radio telescope27 November 2025
Why are shiny colours rare yet widespread in nature?26 November 2025
Opinion | The biodiversity crisis cannot be solved with more nature reserves25 November 2025
NWO ENW-M grants for three FSE researchers25 November 2025
Fourteen Groningen science and engineering students win national Young Talent Awards25 November 2025
ModAlgae BV signs licensing agreement with the UG24 November 2025
New conductive hydrogel is as soft as the brain20 November 2025
What if we would classify mental disorders in a different way?20 November 2025
Rockets, robots, and regulations18 November 2025
Double Degree Mechanical Engineering: new partnership with Universitas Gadjah Mada18 November 2025
 Artificial intelligence in healthcare17 November 2025
Farmland in crisis: ‘Try to understand each other’s points of view’11 November 2025
More children, shorter lifespan? Clear evidence from the Great Finnish Famine07 November 2025
A battery’s life: From the cradle to the grave06 November 2025
Ten years of lifting paving stones05 November 2025
Prostheses with a human-centered approach04 November 2025
AI Factory in Groningen advances digital sovereignty04 November 2025
Moniek Tromp to lead new X-ray research center with NWO grant of 15.8 million euros03 November 2025
NWO invests tens of millions in science consortia with UG/UMCG researchers03 November 2025
Colourful Characters: Frits Zernike03 November 2025
University of Groningen plays key role in circular textile project SORTED31 October 2025
How to make batteries safer30 October 2025
Weaseling out the best way to monitor small carnivores28 October 2025
Storing electric power in a fluid23 October 2025
Nine UG researchers awarded Vidi grant23 October 2025
Thousands of eyes on the sky: 4MOST sees first light23 October 2025
Shanghai Tower serves as an inspiration for the first synthetic dynamic helical polymer21 October 2025
How do batteries work, and can they be improved?16 October 2025
Creating sustainable batteries to power the energy transition16 October 2025
Coral reefs are dying, with major consequences for both humans and wildlife16 October 2025
Night of the Night 202515 October 2025
It is official: AI Factory to be established in Groningen10 October 2025
Not all plastic needs to be bio-based or biodegradable08 October 2025
The GenAI-bubble will burst, but don’t give up on AI altogether06 October 2025
In Science Podcast: Ajay Kottapalli about seal whiskers and ultrasensitive sensors01 October 2025
University of Groningen researcher maps impact of noise in the Wadden Sea25 September 2025
Reduced working hours for a smaller carbon footprint?23 September 2025
ASML takes a share in Mistral – why does a hardware company need AI?23 September 2025
The ocean absorbs carbon from the air, but what if the temperature increases?16 September 2025
Older brothers close in age reduce their sisters’ chances of survival16 September 2025
Funding for Feringa and Minnaard from National Growth Fund project Big Chemistry10 September 2025
The carbon cycle as Earth’s thermostat09 September 2025
Carbon dioxide’s fingerprint09 September 2025
Kottapalli nominated for the Huibregtsen Prize 202505 September 2025
ERC Starting Grants for five UG researchers04 September 2025
Top Dutch Solar Racing stranded just before the finish line, but returns proudly29 August 2025
Upconversion nanoparticles to aid the application of molecular motors21 August 2025
Bruno Ehrler appointed new director of AMOLF19 August 2025
Article highlight: New insight in how cells regulate gene activity25 July 2025
Dutch astronomers in Tenerife to test high-speed camera23 July 2025
Veni-grants for eleven UG researchers17 July 2025
ERC Proof of Concept grant for Kottapalli and Covi14 July 2025
Dutch Research Agenda funding for nanomedicine research10 July 2025
Dutch research Agenda funding for circular bio-based materials10 July 2025
Master’s student Industrial Engineering and Management Ana Lazar wins GUF 100 Prize07 July 2025
Breaking the resistance: Why bacteria are stronger together03 July 2025
Erik Heeres receives RUG Impact Innovator Excellence Award03 July 2025
€ 30 million investment for UG spin-off Portal Biotech02 July 2025
‘Give seals space’01 July 2025
Solar car Green Falcon takes off for Australia30 June 2025
David Lentink partners international research project on animal navigation30 June 2025
Beating resistance using light and oxygen26 June 2025
Highlighted papers June 202526 June 2025
Prof. Adri Minnaard receives RSC Chemistry Biology Interface Horizon Prize with Lipidomics team26 June 2025
In Science Podcast – Tamalika Banerjee: Creating the chips of the future25 June 2025
The search for extraterrestrial life inspires and humbles us24 June 2025
Three Comenius Teaching Fellow grants for teaching innovation at Faculty of Science and Engineering23 June 2025
How to break the resistance: New ways to fight infections19 June 2025
Looking back on a successful opening of the Feringa Building17 June 2025
ERC Advanced grants for three UG researchers17 June 2025
Team 'Lord of the Roads' second at RDW Self Driving Challenge13 June 2025
Those most affected by modern agriculture12 June 2025
AI and law in dialogue: New pathways for interdisciplinary research12 June 2025
Top Dutch Solar Racing presents Green Falcon at the Grote Markt10 June 2025
India-Netherlands Hydrogen Valley Fellowship Programme announced06 June 2025
The self-reliant plant05 June 2025
NWO-M grant for sustainable ammonia production05 June 2025
Dead Sea Scrolls older than previously thought04 June 2025
Flexible and fanatical: Students roll up their sleeves for self-driving car03 June 2025
Else Starkenburg receives Pastoor Schmeit Prize for astronomy30 May 2025
Highlighted papers May 202528 May 2025
What makes for healthy soil?22 May 2025
Households can cut emissions by 40 percent through lifestyle change20 May 2025
From oyster mushroom to overalls20 May 2025
Science for Society | Rubber recycling possible thanks to revolutionary method19 May 2025
Darker Zernike Day – Explore the effects of light pollution14 May 2025
PFAS: breaking down the forever chemicals13 May 2025
EUR 2.9 million NWO funding for new molecular scanning device06 May 2025
Overcoming grid congestion: ‘Making better use of what we already have’06 May 2025
Impact | Improving Human-AI Decision-Making in healthcare29 April 2025
Impact | Rubber recycling29 April 2025
Engineering Smart Decisions for a Dynamic World28 April 2025
Leading microbiologist Arnold Driessen honoured25 April 2025
Highlighted papers April 202524 April 2025
Microplastics and their effects on the human body22 April 2025
1.5 million funding from Province of Groningen for innovative technology in the region15 April 2025
Nathalie Katsonis wins Ammodo Science Award 202515 April 2025
Fundamental research with life-size effects15 April 2025
Students test mini-satellites in municipality of Oldambt 15 April 2025
How to deal with the datafication of our society?15 April 2025
Plastic recycling: with a little help from bacteria14 April 2025
Three NWO ENW-M grants for FSE researchers14 April 2025
12 Marie Sklodowska Curie Doctoral Networks for the University of Groningen 14 April 2025
Bringing chemicals together to speed up reactions14 April 2025
Plastic recycling: how to best reuse carbon atoms07 April 2025
Gratama Jubilee gift for Marleen Kamperman and Marijke Leliveld07 April 2025
IMChip and MimeCure in top 10 of the national Academic Startup Competition03 April 2025
NSC’s electoral reform plan may have unwanted consequences01 April 2025
‘AiNed’ National Growth Fund grant for speeding adoption of AI at SMEs01 April 2025
'Diversity leads to better science'01 April 2025
Green plastics: the solutions are here31 March 2025
Smart energy management31 March 2025
Climate change: Microbes to the rescue!28 March 2025
Finalists Ben Feringa Impact Award 2025 announced26 March 2025
University of the North team prepares for RDW Self Driving Challengefor the second year running26 March 2025
What is needed to restore the Wadden region?25 March 2025
A clearer look at the birth of the universe24 March 2025
Partial solar eclipse 29 March24 March 2025
Science for Society | An inexhaustible source of green energy24 March 2025
Step closer to the commercialization of the child-friendly button cell battery21 March 2025
The riddle of the black-tailed godwits in Bangladesh18 March 2025
Measuring how strenuous work is17 March 2025
Muhsin Harakeh receives Lise Meitner Prize17 March 2025
Tijd voor biodiversiteit14 March 2025
Maria Antonietta Loi honored as Materials Research Society Fellow13 March 2025
YoungRUG is looking for a new active member!13 March 2025
Water: what if there is sometimes too much of it?11 March 2025
Women in Science05 March 2025
Why do we let our rainwater drain away through the sewage system?04 March 2025
Six MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships at FSE03 March 2025
Elisabeth Wilhelm partner in consortium developing type 2 diabetes app03 March 2025
A tabletop version of a huge X-ray facility03 March 2025
Inaugural lecture: Hydrogen & beyond: the Northern Netherlands energy transition27 February 2025
Highlighted papers February 202526 February 2025
What about our nitrogen emissions through the toilet?25 February 2025
Raffaella Carloni nominated for Klokhuis Science Prize 202525 February 2025
Repair your jeans to save water18 February 2025
As efficient as a house fly17 February 2025
Theunis Piersma appointed Knight in the National Order of Mauritania14 February 2025
Four FSE start-ups take part in Academic Startup Competition07 February 2025
Flexible solar panels and a tattooed sensor03 February 2025
Highlighted papers December 2024 - January 202530 January 2025
Studying the universe to understand the world28 January 2025
Working on better AI (with a smaller budget than the US)27 January 2025
ERC Proof of Concept Grant for Harutyunyan and van den Boogaart23 January 2025
The knowledge produced by 12 years of Gaia observations23 January 2025
UG submits three research projects for Klokhuis Science Prize22 January 2025
A water-resistant, self-healing sensor20 January 2025
Medical AI as a sparring partner06 January 2025
Building top-notch telescopes to look into our past06 January 2025
How a contrarian cracked rubber recycling06 January 2025

2024

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Three FSE researchers receive NWO M1 grant20 December 2024
NWO ENW-XL million grants for RUG research projects19 December 2024
Jacquelien Scherpen honoured with Hendrik W. Bode Lecture Prize 202519 December 2024
Machine learning with limited data18 December 2024
A human should decide when it comes to matters of life or death17 December 2024
Major funding booster to improve effectiveness vaccines16 December 2024
Clean Energy Transition Partnership funding for reducing gas emissions12 December 2024
Highlighted papers, November 202412 December 2024
'NXTGEN Hightech' Growth Fund grant for innovative machine design in the semiconductor industry10 December 2024
Time will tell: what tree rings reveal about the past10 December 2024
Error-free computer programs thanks to math and logic09 December 2024
26.9 million euros funding for CogniGron and HTRIC from Ubbo Emmius Fund06 December 2024
Free radicals for an early diagnosis of sepsis05 December 2024
ERC grants for three UG researchers03 December 2024
Exploring the applications of CogniGron's revolutionary technology03 December 2024
Tuberculosis is back as the deadliest infectious disease29 November 2024
Hannah Dugdale wins NWO Athena Award for outstanding female researchers28 November 2024
Let’s get rid of those inconvenient food diaries for diabetes patients28 November 2024
Research shows shortcomings in protection of underwater nature Wadden Sea27 November 2024
Ten Groningen science and engineering students win national Young Talent Incentive Award26 November 2024
Northern Netherlands receives millions from government to accelerate the training of technical talent22 November 2024
Dutch Research Agenda funding for research to improve climate policy21 November 2024
Two ORC grants for emergence and ecological effects of wind farms 14 November 2024
Can we live on our planet without destroying it?13 November 2024
Emergentie-onderzoek in de kosmologie ontvangt NWA-ORC-subsidie13 November 2024
UG leads global broad research on biodiversity restoration08 November 2024
NWO-ORC grants for FSE researchers from Dutch Research Agenda08 November 2024
Five million ERC Synergy Grant for synthetic cell research05 November 2024
Honorary doctorate for Professor Ben Feringa by Hong Kong Polytechnic University04 November 2024
CogniGron: A revolution in future-proof computing28 October 2024
Seven UG and UMCG researchers awarded Vidi grant24 October 2024
Creating a simplified form of life21 October 2024
3.3 million for improving online participation platforms21 October 2024
Creating enzymes for sustainable chemistry18 October 2024
Versatile sugars: more than sweetness15 October 2024
The hidden costs of duct tape software09 October 2024
European COFUND grant on the origin and evolution of life funds 17 PhD students04 October 2024
Biotech Booster grant for FSE researchers02 October 2024
Fokker Next Gen strengthens ties with the Northern Netherlands30 September 2024
Remove the ecologist from the ivory tower23 September 2024
European Green Deal: a double-edged sword for global emissions20 September 2024
How a failed switch won the Nobel Prize09 September 2024
ERC Starting Grants for two UG researchers05 September 2024
Design approved of super camera with University of Groningen contributions04 September 2024
Developing proteins with a language model26 August 2024
NWO M-2 grant for energy-efficient computer hardware30 July 2024
The chips of the future23 July 2024
From greenhouse gas to cheese or kerosene19 July 2024
Smart robots to make smaller chips18 July 2024
Veni-grants for ten researchers17 July 2024
Funding for RUG researchers from National Growth Fund programme Circular Plastics NL15 July 2024
NWO Open Technology funding for improving quality 3D printing technology09 July 2024
Harvesting energy from walking08 July 2024
New EngD programmes will boost Northern economy05 July 2024
Start EngD programmes Autonomous Systems and Sustainable Process Design02 July 2024
Stef van Grieken elected Alumnus of the Year02 July 2024
Heineken Young Scientists Award for Casper van der Kooi25 June 2024
Measuring stickiness24 June 2024
Northern Netherlands presents plans for accelerated talent development in national Operation Beethoven21 June 2024
Kick-starting seagrass for a climate-proof sea20 June 2024
Hydrogen as an indirect greenhouse gas18 June 2024
UG wins two out of six ENLIGHT Impact Awards17 June 2024
The Young Academy Groningen welcomes seven new members17 June 2024
A new weapon in the battle against antibiotic resistance: temperature14 June 2024
Azzopardi wins ENLIGHT Impact Award12 June 2024
Hydrogen seeps into nooks and crannies11 June 2024
Swarming around a skyscraper10 June 2024
‘We could not have dreamed of this’06 June 2024
Comenius Teaching Fellow grant for Lerch and Bianchi06 June 2024
Applying hydrogen in cars or toilets04 June 2024
Students study possibilities of self-driving car03 June 2024
Ben Feringa elected member American Philosophical Society30 May 2024
Making green hydrogen cheaper30 May 2024
European joint Master’s degree programmes are among the top programmes29 May 2024
University of Groningen frontrunner in green labs movement29 May 2024
NWO Summit grant for research into molecular basis of life28 May 2024
Human-centred robotics27 May 2024
Four honorary doctorates awarded by the UG27 May 2024
Master’s student Biomolecular Sciences Mink Sieders wins GUF 100 Prize22 May 2024
Raffaella Carloni and Jonas Göbel winners Ben Feringa Impact Award 202422 May 2024
2.9 million for sustainable management salt marshes Wadden Sea22 May 2024
We are betting the bank on hydrogen. But are we ready for it?21 May 2024
Impact In Focus - Klaus Hubacek on conceptualizing and modeling the interactions between human and environmental systems21 May 2024
NWO M-2 grant for Loredana Protesescu16 May 2024
Three FSE researchers receive NWO XS grant13 May 2024
Trapping molecules13 May 2024
‘The colourful cells of petals never get boring!’13 May 2024
University of Groningen chemists produce new-to-nature enzyme containing boron08 May 2024
Lecture with soon to be Honorary Doctor Gerrit Hiemstra on May 2407 May 2024
More efficient molecular motor widens potential applications01 May 2024
Behind the scenes: how UG and Hanze UAS students are jointly developing a Mars rover29 April 2024
Tactile sensors29 April 2024
Royal Decoration for Erik Frijlink27 April 2024
Jouke de Vries: ‘Involvement in national plan to boost microchip talent is great recognition for UG’23 April 2024
Nine MSCA Doctoral Network grants for FSE researchers23 April 2024
Charissa Roossien secures JTF subsidy to develop Health Tracker22 April 2024
Scientists discover the largest stellar black hole of the Milky Way16 April 2024
Single-molecule engineering niche in Gravitation research15 April 2024
Night vision with artificial atoms15 April 2024
University of Groningen to become member of the 4TU Stan Ackermans Institute09 April 2024
Video | Hybrid research on biodegradable and recyclable plastics08 April 2024
NWO-KIC grant for research into sharing and repairing05 April 2024
Seals’ whiskers are an example of perfect technology04 April 2024
UG involved in technology education for cabinet plan to boost chip sector02 April 2024
Flying on wood dust02 April 2024
UG/UMCG researchers receive prestigious research grant27 March 2024
Gravitation grant on plant mechanical properties for better crops25 March 2024
Gravitation grant for electrochemical processes large-scale energy transition25 March 2024
Twinning partner in three EU collaborative projects20 March 2024
NWO M-1 grants for Roos and Poolman20 March 2024
NWO M2-grant for better treatment of blood coagulation diseases18 March 2024
University of Groningen hosts EURODARK11 March 2024
NWO funding for improved image sensors06 March 2024
Businesses and knowledge institutions join forces on development of smart agricultural robots06 March 2024
Ammodo Science Award for tuberculosis vaccine05 March 2024
A plant-based sensor04 March 2024
Vici grants for four UG/UMCG scientists29 February 2024
Bayu Jayawardhana is a pioneer in the world of control technology27 February 2024
FSE professor joins Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities23 February 2024
Azzopardi's algorithms are inspired by the brain20 February 2024
Growth Fund Project for Green Steel launched14 February 2024
Darting around with a tiny brain12 February 2024
UG-spin-off CoRe Pro B.V. develops sustainable solutions to convert renewable materials usefully12 February 2024
UG contributes to circular Dutch solar panels09 February 2024
NWO Impact Explorer for Van den Bogaart’s research into the early detection of small amounts of dividing cancer cells in blood08 February 2024
Major project to improve remote-controlled vehicles05 February 2024
National Measuring Campaign  | Counting Stars25 January 2024
Promising UG researcher goes to US on Rubicon grant22 January 2024
The UG nominates two academics for the Klokhuis Science Prize22 January 2024
ERC Proof of Concept Grant to improve monitoring heart failure patients18 January 2024
UG and Nobian renew their partnership18 January 2024
Large NWO grant for research into origin of the universe16 January 2024
Large NWO grant for research into unraveling logical complexity16 January 2024
NWO grant for improvement solar energy materials11 January 2024
NWO grant for Anastasiia Krushynska's MetaFlow project09 January 2024
Aquaculture blessing in disguise for migratory waders fueling up in China09 January 2024
Prof. Raffaella Carloni wins FSE Impact Award 202309 January 2024
Building life without DNA08 January 2024
New project will take a step towards answering whether gravity is quantum08 January 2024

2023

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NWO Take-off grant for innovative knee prosthesis by Raffaella Carloni 20 December 2023
Building life without DNA19 December 2023
Prof. Marco Fraaije receives NWO Perspectief funding for biotech research13 December 2023
Prof. Katja Loos secures more than EUR 6 million funding for creating sustainable plastic13 December 2023
How can new life arise?12 December 2023
Join the 'Language and AI' community11 December 2023
UG collaborates with Chinese partners to improve management of wastewater08 December 2023
Representing the UG Natural and Engineering Sciences community: an interview with Andrea Capiluppi07 December 2023
UG students put themselves on the map with homemade Mars Yard05 December 2023
Astronomers spot giant stream of stars between galaxies30 November 2023
Astronomers spot giant stream of stars between galaxies30 November 2023
Ten Groningen science and engineering students win national Young Talent Incentive Award30 November 2023
Three FSE researchers receive NWO XS grant29 November 2023
UG professor Jayawardhana appointed scientific director DISC29 November 2023
FSE researcher partners in JTF grant with UMCG and regional industries27 November 2023
Succesful sanderlings go for shrimp24 November 2023
Materials scientist finds clue to treat deadly hereditary illness23 November 2023
Two Major European grants for Groningen researchers23 November 2023
Seagrass restoration in the Wadden Sea20 November 2023
Krushynska is partner in substantial MedTech grant with UMCG, and regional industries16 November 2023
Dr. Saal van Zwanenberg Honorary Prize for Erik Frijlink and Research Prize for student15 November 2023
One mussel doesn't make a reef13 November 2023
ESA presents first razor-sharp Euclid images of the cosmos07 November 2023
Team Groningen wins medal with Bye-o film in iGEM competition Paris07 November 2023
A look back at Frits Zernike's anniversary06 November 2023
Rector magnificus Jacquelien Scherpen and three UG professors appointed NAE Fellows02 November 2023
15 years of building molecules to fight tuberculosis: towards accessible testing for low-income countries02 November 2023
HAICu wants to act as a reliable guide within the realms of Dutch heritage31 October 2023
Top Dutch Solar Racing-team finish 6th at the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge | Update26 October 2023
Three ERC Synergy grants for Groningen researchers26 October 2023
70 microscopes at celebration marking 70 years of the Nobel Prize23 October 2023
Erik Frijlink receives Dr. Saal van Zwanenberg Honorary Prize23 October 2023
Heeres teams up with industrial partner BioBTX in 2,8M Euro JTF subsidy19 October 2023
New computing hardware needs a theoretical basis17 October 2023
Moniek Tromp appointed Captain of Science of the Top Sector Chemistry13 October 2023
These paintings show the future of optoelectronics10 October 2023
Start Energy Solutions project ‘PHAETON’ in Cyprus10 October 2023
Funding from Erasmus+ Program for European AI – Education project03 October 2023
How a mega-telescope will show us the evolution of the Universe03 October 2023
Funding from Erasmus+ Program for learning and teaching project03 October 2023
Centre for Learning and Teaching researchers receive grant from Erasmus+ Program03 October 2023
Feringa Building approaches completion03 October 2023
PureIMS wins the LIFE Science Innovation Award 202328 September 2023
Researchers create ‘lipidomic map’ of tuberculosis bacteria, offering insights into immunology27 September 2023
AI-kennis naar de jonge generatie in Noord-Nederland27 September 2023
Friendship Award for Prof. Ben Feringa26 September 2023
Two Open Competition Science-M grants for FSE researchers26 September 2023
We’re going to put a radio telescope on the back side of the Moon25 September 2023
Gearing up towards light-switchable drugs20 September 2023
The missing link to make easy protein sequencing possible?18 September 2023
Rescuing the Sustainable Development Goals from failing18 September 2023
UG students win the Mars Rover Challenge18 September 2023
Migratory birds adapt by moving north14 September 2023
Researchers and industry revolutionize PVC recycling14 September 2023
A self-powered sensor made from plants at the University Campus12 September 2023
Johan van de Gronden new director of BirdEyes11 September 2023
The first organic oscillator that makes catalysis swing07 September 2023
Sonja Billerbeck partner in EIC Pathfinder-project07 September 2023
Responsible AI should be capable of logical reasoning05 September 2023
Learning from every suicide05 September 2023
PhD Supervisor of the Year 2023 Clemens Mayer05 September 2023
Mutation rates in whales are much higher than previously reported31 August 2023
Evolving chemical system changes its environment31 August 2023
Harish Vedantham and Casper van der Kooi nominated for 'Wetenschapstalent 2023'28 August 2023
Veni grants for seven Groningen STEM researchers09 August 2023
1.6 million euros for Astrochemistry and James Webb Space Telescope26 July 2023
Five promising UG researchers to top institutes abroad on Rubicon grants26 July 2023
NWO XS grant for Kamenz and Onck24 July 2023
Birds will tell the story of the Wadden area24 July 2023
NWO Take-off funding for ENTEG spinout company Sencilia24 July 2023
Tomato plants as the source of inspiration20 July 2023
Picky green sea turtle has travelled to the same place to eat for generations18 July 2023
10 million euros from NWA for HAICu consortium11 July 2023
New target for antibiotics promises treatment for resistant superbugs11 July 2023
Millions for research on heritage and stress in young children11 July 2023
Two Open Competition Science-M grants for FSE researchers10 July 2023
Master’s student Physics Adrian Sidhu wins GUF 100 Prize10 July 2023
What fruit flies can tell us about being social05 July 2023
Vidi grant for Dr Klein, Dr Martynchuk and Dr Quax29 June 2023
Six UG and UMCG researchers awarded Vidi grant29 June 2023
Impact in Focus - Oscar Franken's Waddensea research28 June 2023
Wonderful and weird20 June 2023
Changing food choices to increase our chances of tackling global warming15 June 2023
Amalia Dolga receives funding from Michael J. Fox Foundation15 June 2023
Frank Dekker partner in funded Horizon Europe project15 June 2023
FSE team wins Self Driving Challenge13 June 2023
Comenius Teaching Fellow grant for Druetta and Van Benthem and Hackl13 June 2023
MIRI instrument on JWST detects H-alpha emission during the Epoch of Reionization for the first time12 June 2023
UG/ UMCG and TU Delft join forces for child-friendly button cell battery12 June 2023
Marco Fraaije receives funding for research into insect enzymes09 June 2023
Kyriakou partner in ECOLEFINS EIC Pathfinder project07 June 2023
Three FSE researchers receive an NWO XS grant06 June 2023
Rehabilitation through virtual reality games05 June 2023
Producing large, clean 2D materials made easy: just KISS01 June 2023
Master's student Energy and Environmental Sciences Lotte Top wins Rachel Carson Graduation Award 202331 May 2023
Godwit migration is learned rather than innate30 May 2023
SNN funding for Avraamidou and Sburlea30 May 2023
Ben Feringa Impact Award 2023 awarded to George Azzopardi and Guru Swaroop Bennabhaktula26 May 2023
Outreach prize for explanation of complex quantum phenomenon25 May 2023
Scientists find first evidence for new superconducting state in Ising superconductor24 May 2023
Jeanine Olsen awarded honorary doctorate from University of Gothenburg17 May 2023
Open Competition Science-M grants for Slawinska and Tolstoy16 May 2023
CurioUs: two-way relationship between citizens and science16 May 2023
‘The University is a goldmine of applicable ideas’15 May 2023
Salt marshes protect the coast – but not where it is needed most10 May 2023
Impact: Intelligent tools help with child abuse forensics08 May 2023
Royal Decorations for UG staff members26 April 2023
Else Starkenburg receives Aspasia grant26 April 2023
KNAW appoints Marrink and Rosmalen as members25 April 2023
Outstanding performance of organic solar cell using tin oxide24 April 2023
Professor Loi receives Hestia funding18 April 2023
Tessa Quax and Casper van der Kooi receive Human Frontier Science Program grant13 April 2023
Three promising UG researchers to top institutes abroad on Rubicon grants11 April 2023
Mariano Méndez receives European prize for astronomy education in developing countries05 April 2023
Parkinson’s: the search for a cure (video, episode two)05 April 2023
Basic science shows how a single mutation causes ataxia03 April 2023
ERC Advanced Grant for Filippo Fraternali30 March 2023
Drie RUG-onderzoekers benoemd tot leden van Wetenschappelijke Klimaatraad24 March 2023
Seven labs receive LEAF awards for sustainability20 March 2023
Jacquelien Scherpen winner of Prince Friso Engineering Award 202316 March 2023
Ben Feringa awarded Honorary Doctorate from Bratislava University16 March 2023
Modelling superfast processes in organic solar cell material15 March 2023
ENW Science-M grant for Andreas Milias-Argeitis10 March 2023
Complex oxides could power the computers of the future07 March 2023
2023 Izatt-Christensen Award for Prof. Sijbren Otto06 March 2023
Cells avoid multitasking28 February 2023
Farming insects on manure27 February 2023
Evolutionary history of detoxifying enzymes reconstructed27 February 2023
Vici grants for four researchers23 February 2023
Intertidal areas are of worldwide importance to sharks and rays23 February 2023
Kick-off collaboration between 4TU.Centres and UG institutes on research and teaching21 February 2023
Vijf RUG-onderzoekers benoemd bij Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen20 February 2023
Unnecessary burden of war16 February 2023
The secrets of polydopamine coatings revealed16 February 2023
ERC Proof of Concept grant for peptide-based vaccins15 February 2023
Professor Scherpen finalist Prince Friso Engineering Award – vote now for the Public Prize!14 February 2023
Dutch organizations combine knowledge about controlling salinization in deltas in a new Institute08 February 2023
The future of carbon is green02 February 2023
Twenty-four faculties of 4TU and the UG are joining forces in integral plan to strengthen the technology sector01 February 2023
From paper industry waste to sustainable kerosene31 January 2023
EU consumers 'export' environment damage26 January 2023
Carmem M. Gilardoni wins the Ehrenfest-Afanassjewa thesis prize 202220 January 2023
Flying on carbon dioxide19 January 2023
Laboratories are going green18 January 2023
The quest for the perfect paint17 January 2023
Three promising UG researchers to top institutes abroad on Rubicon grants16 January 2023
In search of the coveted safer, better, longer-lasting battery: BatteryNL kicks off16 January 2023
One-pot reaction creates versatile building block for bioactive molecules13 January 2023
UG call-to-action: measure the darkness by counting stars with us!12 January 2023
Endangered mammals of Madagascar11 January 2023
Research into LRRK2’s role in Parkinson11 January 2023
Human-approved medication brings back 'lost' memories in mice09 January 2023

2022

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Soil bacteria produce proteins and pharmaceuticals from carbon dioxide23 December 2022
Predicting calving problems before insemination23 December 2022
Two Open Competition Science-M grants for FSE researchers23 December 2022
NWO Take-off grant for Marc van der Maarel and Mariska van der Hoek21 December 2022
Reinoud Gosens partner in NWO Perspectief consortium21 December 2022
Professor Caspar van der Wal receives grant within National Growth Fund program Quantum Technology20 December 2022
Four FSE researchers receive NWO XS grant19 December 2022
Wearable electronics from starch to prevent e-waste15 December 2022
Chemical Engineering students win Electe competition15 December 2022
Groningen contributes to major research initiative into energy-efficient information technology15 December 2022
Why seal whiskers are super sensors13 December 2022
Grant for children's book about plants12 December 2022
Glue for the lungs06 December 2022
Modified enzyme brings value to lignin monomers29 November 2022
Eleven Groningen science and engineering students win national Young Talent Award29 November 2022
Katja Loos wins NWO Team Science Award with HyBRit research group28 November 2022
Dr. Qi Zhang wins FSE Postdoc Prize 202225 November 2022
Student Vera Thijssen wins Unilever Research Prize 202225 November 2022
ERC Starting Grant for four researchers of the Faculty of Science and Engineering22 November 2022
Four FSE researchers receive NWO XS grant for bold research18 November 2022
Astronomers see infrared switch on in young universe16 November 2022
'Polluted' white dwarfs show that stars and planets grow together14 November 2022
The untapped potential of RNA structures09 November 2022
Wouter Roos partner in EIC Pathfinder project07 November 2022
Light-driven molecular motors light up04 November 2022
Maria Antonietta Loi and Jan Anton Koster partners in Horizon Europe consortia03 November 2022
Team iGEM Groningen 2022 wins gold medal01 November 2022
Maria Antonietta Loi elected member of the European Academy of Sciences01 November 2022
Quantum dots form ordered material31 October 2022
Amina Helmi delivers 2022 Halley Lecture at Oxford University26 October 2022
Consortium with Laura Govers wins tender from Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management for scaling up seagrass restoration26 October 2022
Experience the night at the University of Groningen24 October 2022
Laura Heinen wins Women Interactive Materials Award 202224 October 2022
Marco Fraaije receives funding for COST Action20 October 2022
Martien Kas elected president of European College of Neuropsychopharmacology18 October 2022
The Young Academy Groningen welcomes eight new members18 October 2022
Recyclable plastics for a sustainable future17 October 2022
Telescoop voor Waddenbibliotheken14 October 2022
Machine learning models identify apps that will likely violate Google Play store guidelines13 October 2022
Giovanni Maglia receives $1.5 million from National Institutes of Health for research into next-generation protein nanopores13 October 2022
UG rises to place 75 in THE rankings12 October 2022
‘Zilveren Zandloper’ for Dirk-Jan Scheffers07 October 2022
Astronomy community celebrates 60 years of ESO07 October 2022
Groningen’s solar team on the grid once again05 October 2022
What environment created life on earth? Dr. Tim Lichtenberg receives prestigious fellowship03 October 2022
‘We zien nu al een rif vol leven’27 September 2022
Giant magnon spin wave conductance in ultrathin insulators surprises researchers22 September 2022
Open Competition Science-M grants for Krushynska and Dekker22 September 2022
European award for education project coordinated by Science LinX22 September 2022
Erasmus+ funding for Avraamidou and Azevedo21 September 2022
Board of the University proud of national coverage of Feringa’s ‘Everyday Molecules’21 September 2022
Virtual job interview maps stress19 September 2022
New binding site to the cell membrane identified for Tubby protein07 September 2022
PhD Supervisor of the Year Award 2022 for Sancia van der Meij06 September 2022
A fresh look at metals reveals a ‘strange’ similarity06 September 2022
A robot to do your cleaning? A very realistic scenario!06 September 2022
Heeres partner in HORIZON EUROPE-RIA consortium NewWave05 September 2022
UG opens ‘Answers Shop’ for questions from children05 September 2022
Yfke Bethlehem new UG poet-in-residence05 September 2022
Professor Sabeth Verpoorte awarded Honorary Doctorate from Tampere University01 September 2022
Launch of BirdEyes, an international center for research and education in the field of climate change01 September 2022
Climate change will affect wheat harvest, increase economic inequality30 August 2022
NWO Demonstrator funding for Van den Bogaart and Bianchi30 August 2022
The cities that lead China on carbon reduction30 August 2022
Festive opening of new UG research station 'De Herdershut' on Schiermonnikoog29 August 2022
Watching molecules move inside bacterial cells12 August 2022
Legacy of ancient Ice Ages shapes how seagrasses respond to environmental threats today01 August 2022
NWO ENW–XL grants worth millions awarded to UG research consortia27 July 2022
Six young UG researchers to top institutes abroad on Rubicon grants25 July 2022
Two FSE researchers receive NWO XS grant25 July 2022
Answering big questions with a simple telescope21 July 2022
New molecular motor runs on chemical fuel18 July 2022
FSE Learning Analytics team wins national prize in field of data science and AI in education18 July 2022
Open Competition Science-M grant for three FSE researchers06 July 2022
George Palasantzas receives funding from NWO Open Technology Programme05 July 2022
NWO Take-off grants for Davide Grossi, Yori Ong and Oscar Kuipers05 July 2022
Hamidreza Kasaei receives Gratama Science Award 202204 July 2022
Master’s student BCN Noa Schwensfeier wins GUF 100 Prize04 July 2022
Koester de duisternis04 July 2022
Vidi grant for Dr. Schmidt: enzyms that can make chemical reactions less polluting01 July 2022
Finals of the Dutch Astronomy Olympiad 2022 at the University of Groningen01 July 2022
Subsidy for innovative concept to process rubber waste into new products30 June 2022
Newly established Dutch Biology Council23 June 2022
Sensor imperfections are perfect for forensic camera analysis21 June 2022
Mural of J.C. Kapteyn revealed17 June 2022
Fulbright grant for Kathinka Frieswijk17 June 2022
Amina Helmi and her team involved again in most recent Data Release from Gaia-mission13 June 2022
Professor Aravind and Dr. Mokhov partner in NWO Perspectief consortium: research into ammonia as a fuel09 June 2022
Recreation decreases density of ticks near paths07 June 2022
Fecal transplant throws new light on inflammatory bowel disease03 June 2022
Cryogenic electron microscopy reveals drug targets against common fungus25 May 2022
New insights into how the gut regulates bacterial communities24 May 2022
Nominations 2022 Gratama Science Award (UG) announced23 May 2022
Team Albatrozz builds revolutionary wind turbine after ‘Wallace & Gromit’ discovery by Stamhuis23 May 2022
The best of two worlds19 May 2022
Ecologist Loonen to travel to ever-changing Spitsbergen for the thirty-fifth summer16 May 2022
University of Groningen and local nature organization tag first critically endangered sharks and rays in West Africa16 May 2022
PhD awarded to Chongnan Ye is the first to be awarded to someone from the hybrid research group led by Katja Loos (University of the North)16 May 2022
Comenius Teaching Fellow grant for Dr. May Lee12 May 2022
KNAW appoints two UG professors as members12 May 2022
Working towards personalized intelligent computers09 May 2022
21.5 million euro for QuMAT: Materials for the Quantum Age03 May 2022
New Lifelines study on mental health and social behaviour02 May 2022
Startup Albatrozz finalist Rabo Sustainable Innovation Award 202202 May 2022
Royal Decorations awarded to four UG staff members26 April 2022
ERC Advanced Grants for three UG researchers26 April 2022
For Women in Science Fellowship for Marjon de Vos22 April 2022
Space dust, asteroids and comets can account for all water on Mercury21 April 2022
Four FSE researchers receive NWO XS grant21 April 2022
MAVA Doñana fellowship for Dr. Vansteelant20 April 2022
Three Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network grants for the Faculty of Science and Engineering14 April 2022
Three young researchers from UG to top institutes abroad on Rubicon grants14 April 2022
Chinese penduline tit buries eggs to prevent them from blowin’ in the wind14 April 2022
The Dutch Microbiome Project: using large-scale population research to identify what shapes a healthy gut microbiome14 April 2022
Mathematics increases the resolution of MRI measurements of tissue stiffness13 April 2022
Veni grant for Dr. Frank Klont12 April 2022
Drie 'aardscheerders' blijken toch ongevaarlijk08 April 2022
Seagrass plants collected in Denmark08 April 2022
Grant for research into sustainable orange cultivation – in collaboration with Brazil06 April 2022
Lorenzo Squintani and Ming Cao Academic Directors of Schools06 April 2022
Invitation: ARC CBBC Conference and lab opening in Groningen05 April 2022
Early Universe bristled with starburst galaxies04 April 2022
Arnold Driessen partner in EIC Pathfinder project04 April 2022
TKI Top sector HTSM grant for Mónica Acuautla Meneses04 April 2022
‘We have wasted two crises’04 April 2022
HTSM topsectorproject Ultra-most of Prof. dr. Pei granted02 April 2022
RUG organiseert Nederlandse Sterrenkunde Olympiade 202231 March 2022
Joost Frenken new Dean of Faculty of Science and Engineering30 March 2022
Medicine to restore alveoli29 March 2022
Noorderlab: The new science podcast for curious Northerners29 March 2022
Two FSE researchers involved in Dutch Research Agenda projects28 March 2022
How cells control their borders25 March 2022
Lucy Avraamidou partner in H2020 project MAMMOth24 March 2022
Prof. Amalia Dolga receives grant from Stichting Parkinson Fonds22 March 2022
Human Frontier Science Program fellowship for Dr. Joanna Whittaker21 March 2022
Name revealed and construction started: Anda Kerkhoven Centre on Healthy Ageing Campus18 March 2022
Major European grant for Michael Dee17 March 2022
Alumnus Marijn van Rooij wins Prince Friso Engineering Award 202217 March 2022
New flow battery stores power in simple organic compound16 March 2022
Professor Caputi and Professor Hoekstra receive Vici grant15 March 2022
Vici grants for three UG researchers15 March 2022
The single-celled microworld of Tessa Quax15 March 2022
Dr. Helmer Koppelman receives MERAC prize for Best Early Career Researcher11 March 2022
Light-controlled drug carrier brings precision therapy closer10 March 2022
ERC Starting Grant for Ajay Kottapalli09 March 2022
Astronomers take heartbeat of black hole08 March 2022
How to use the rocks beneath Groningen08 March 2022
Prof. Jasper Knoester Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion03 March 2022
Capturing the many facets of evolvability02 March 2022
Who is taking care of the kids?02 March 2022
Katja Loos elected President of the European Polymer Federation28 February 2022
Synthetic data speed up yeast research23 February 2022
Underwater wonderland21 February 2022
Fighting poverty won’t jeopardize climate goals14 February 2022
Less powerful black hole blows environment clean after all10 February 2022
Pacific Ocean as the extreme theater of bird migration08 February 2022
Genetic testing for better health07 February 2022
Current global warming may affect the Earth’s oceans for many millennia to come02 February 2022
Heartburn helps bacteria to survive antibiotic treatment27 January 2022
Four more FSE researchers receive Open Competition Science-M grant26 January 2022
Instagram teaches AI to recognize rooms26 January 2022
Recreation stimulates forest regeneration in nature reserves26 January 2022
Open Competition Science-M grant for Dr. Sonja Billerbeck25 January 2022
Tessa Quax receives Beijerinck Premium25 January 2022
Kristina Haslinger receives FEBS Excellence Award 202125 January 2022
ERC Starting Grant for Tessa Quax10 January 2022
Astronomers discover extremely metal-poor star stream in Milky Way05 January 2022

2021

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Departing dean Knoester on Recognition and Rewards20 December 2021
Veni grant for Dr. Max Fürst16 December 2021
Veni grants for seven Groningen researchers16 December 2021
S-DISCO, the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master connecting The Netherlands, Belgium, France and Poland14 December 2021
Marta Schulte-Fischedick and Dr. Yuli Shan win FSE Impact Awards10 December 2021
Two UG researchers join The Young Academy09 December 2021
Else Starkenburg new member of The Young Academy 202209 December 2021
Dr Marie-José van Tol new chair of De Jonge Akademie06 December 2021
Marthe Walvoort receives NWO Athena Award03 December 2021
Stratingh: A ‘chemistry artist’ ahead of his time01 December 2021
Twelve Groningen science and engineering students win national Young Talent Award30 November 2021
Dr. Yuli Shan wins FSE Postdoc Prize30 November 2021
Student Annemarie Doze wins Unilever Research Prize 202126 November 2021
Professor Reinoud Gosens receives Open Competition Science-M grant24 November 2021
Ming Cao awarded IEEE Fellow24 November 2021
Open Technology Programme Grant for Wouter Roos and Ben Feringa23 November 2021
KNAW Early Career Award for two young UG researchers18 November 2021
Team iGEM Groningen 2021 wins gold medal and 'best environment project'18 November 2021
Pharmacy student Julia Alberts awarded third prize in Dr. Saal van Zwanenberg Prize15 November 2021
First Mechanical Engineering graduates at UG receive their diplomas09 November 2021
Green hydrogen: indispensable and unifying09 November 2021
Powering AgriFood Grant for Prof. PV Aravind08 November 2021
NWO grant for project of Dr. Viktoriya Degeler28 October 2021
National Forest Service and University of Groningen launch Dark Sky Park Lauwersmeer Telescope26 October 2021
Student Carlijn van Beek wins KNCV Golden Master Award21 October 2021
Europeans in the Americas 1000 years ago20 October 2021
Bye-monia: iGEM Groningen 202114 October 2021
Greenification of the chemical industry one step closer by the extension of ARC CBBC12 October 2021
Heeres partner in EU Horizon 2020 consortium Circular Foam12 October 2021
Biomembrane to clear up oil spills wins KIJK People’s Choice Award06 October 2021
UG researchers join European call for sustainable drug discovery04 October 2021
Sijbren Otto receives James Flack Norris Award in Physical Organic Chemistry27 September 2021
What’s the difference between urban spiders and rural spiders?27 September 2021
Zpannend Zernike Limited: get on your bike on 3 October for a tour of science and technology27 September 2021
International network of the Pharmacy Game users expands to Scandinavia21 September 2021
Keep calm and carry on: the solar-powered car is on its way20 September 2021
A different perspective on sugar20 September 2021
Vote for Biomembrane SAVER as KIJK best tech idea 202114 September 2021
Dr. Nagelkerke receives NWO XS grant13 September 2021
SIBES and Wadden Mosaic show powerline Wadden Sea planned straight through biodiversity hotspots13 September 2021
Dean Knoester leaves Groningen science faculty08 September 2021
PhD Supervisor of the Year Award 2021 for Prof. Avraamidou07 September 2021
NWO grant for Francesco Maresca in Open Technology Programme06 September 2021
Building strong foundations for a sustainable Northern Netherlands06 September 2021
UMCG and UG to take part in European project on accelerating vaccine development01 September 2021
Prof. Noheda and Prof. Kooi received NWO Open grant31 August 2021
Beste sportresultaten rond de late middag06 August 2021
Vidi grant for FSE researchers Dr. Kamenz and Dr. Vedantham15 July 2021
Plans for Smart & Circular Hub on Zernike Campus14 July 2021
Top Dutch Solar Racing wants to win in Morocco with Green Spirit13 July 2021
Ingenious ‘woven’ spectrometer almost ready for use12 July 2021
Physics student Shruti Giri wins GUF 100 Prize05 July 2021
Vakis and Jayawardhana (Ocean Grazer) nominated for Huibregtsen Prize02 July 2021
NWO ESI-far grant for UG researchers Steg, Bouman and Scherpen01 July 2021
Prof. Havekes receives grant from American Airforce01 July 2021
Inspired by birds28 June 2021
Dutch Universities shine a light on essential Design Engineering Sciences sector24 June 2021
Prof. Kas coordinator of PRISM2 project with grant of EUR 7.9 million22 June 2021
Dark matter: ‘real stuff’ or gravity misunderstood?22 June 2021
Rubicon grants for three researchers from the UG21 June 2021
How Darwin offers an alternative for pesticides21 June 2021
Pieter Langerhuizen Stipendium awarded to Dr. Lequime17 June 2021
Prof. Slotboom co-applicant in awarded ZonMw project application11 June 2021
Partial solar eclipse on 10 June can be seen with free eclipse glasses02 June 2021
Aletta Jacobs professor Ghandchi Tehrani starts at FSE01 June 2021
Nederlandse zonneauto teams: samen tegen klimaatverandering31 May 2021
Solène Lefebvre starts as FEBS fellow at the Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute27 May 2021
Dirk Brouwer Career Award awarded to Amina Helmi25 May 2021
Onderzoek herstel Waddeneiland Griend afgerond25 May 2021
Grazing management of salt marshes contributes to coastal defense18 May 2021
‘Encouraging young people, that’s my most important job’17 May 2021
Dr. Cherukuri and Prof. Jayawardhana partners in MOOI consortium The Heat is On12 May 2021
New model can predict carbon cycle presence on exoplanets03 May 2021
Rineke Verbrugge elected as member of the KNAW29 April 2021
Prof. Heeres partner in consortium that receives MOOI grant for circular plastic28 April 2021
Amina Helmi appointed Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion26 April 2021
Bert Poolman appointed Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion26 April 2021
Joining forces to work towards cleaner, smarter, circular chemical products22 April 2021
Cracking the code of the Dead Sea Scrolls21 April 2021
Popular book on the life of one spoonbill called Sinagote14 April 2021
Black holes like to eat, but have a variety of table manners13 April 2021
Two ENW-KLEIN grants at GELIFES12 April 2021
Three new dedicated PhD programmes granted by China Scholarship Council08 April 2021
Prof. Hildner receives ENW-KLEIN grant06 April 2021
Tamalika Banerjee Associate Investigator in FLEET06 April 2021
Facing up to Parkinson’s disease: is there any hope of a cure?30 March 2021
The Young Academy Groningen welcomes seven new members25 March 2021
Loredana Protesescu wins Nanomaterials 2020 Young Investigator Award25 March 2021
Prof. Avraamidou partner in EU-Horizon 2020 project25 March 2021
Two EU-Erasmus+ partnerships within FSE25 March 2021
Dr. Paulino and Prof. Poolman receive ENW-KLEIN grant24 March 2021
Prof. Kas partner in EU project on personalizing medication in psychiatry24 March 2021
Symposium: ‘Reinventing Chemistry Together’ with Ben Feringa and others21 March 2021
DeepNL grant for Dr. Miocic05 March 2021
Astronomer Amina Helmi receives Lodewijk Woltjer Lecture Award02 March 2021
Consortium with Prof. Fraaije receives grant of Cariplo Foundation19 February 2021
Prof. Katsonis KHMW member and member of KNAW Advisory Council19 February 2021
Ten Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual fellowships awarded at FSE15 February 2021
ENW-KLEIN grant for Dr. Monshizadeh10 February 2021
EU infrastructure grant awarded to Molecular Biophysics consortium08 February 2021
Prof. Loos wins IUPAC 2021 Distinguished Women in Chemistry award08 February 2021
Molecule from nature provides fully recyclable polymers04 February 2021
Thighbone in church not from James the Apostle01 February 2021
UG, Forum Groningen and northern residents to measure darkness together28 January 2021
Prof. Marrink partner in BOUNDLESS consortium28 January 2021
Dr. Lequime receives Beijerinck Premium26 January 2021
Prof. Taxis partner in European Happy Patient project25 January 2021
Prof. Melgert receives grant to investigate how microfibres affect lung cells25 January 2021
IEEE Paper award for Dr. Cucuzzella, Prof. De Persis and Prof. Van der Schaft22 January 2021
NWO ENW-KLEIN-1 grant for Dr. Vecchi05 January 2021
Video lecture on sugar by Marthe Walvoort (as part of the Universiteit van Nederland)05 January 2021
Global changes in extreme weather attributed to climate change and climate variability04 January 2021

2020

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Pandemic and forthcoming stimulus funds could bring climate targets in sight – or not22 December 2020
Nieuwe sectorbeelden voor Aard- en Milieuwetenschappen, Astronomie, Biologie en Farmaceutische Wetenschappen17 December 2020
Scientists create coatings from nature17 December 2020
Black-tailed godwits ‘go to school’15 December 2020
Ubbo Emmius Fund of the UG receives large donation from alumnus14 December 2020
Dr. Amar Kamat wins FSE’s Postdoc Prize14 December 2020
Dr. Wlodarczyk-Biegun receives second NWO XS grant10 December 2020
Using artificial intelligence to accelerate research into the cell cycle of yeast cells07 December 2020
CogniGron is two years along the path towards ‘human’ computers07 December 2020
Dr. El Aidy receives Athena Award from NWO04 December 2020
Heeres and Heeres receive Groene Groninger award04 December 2020
First NWO Stairway to Impact Award awarded to Theunis Piersma03 December 2020
Nieuwste sterrendatabase toont dansende Magelhaense wolken en meer03 December 2020
Nine Groningen science and engineering students win national Young Talent Award01 December 2020
Groningen puts climate adaptation on the worldwide map in January01 December 2020
Pharmacy student Kumchok Mgimpatsang awarded second prize in Dr. Saal van Zwanenberg Prize01 December 2020
NWA grants 1.8 million to Prof. Heinemann’s consortium on the limits of cell growth30 November 2020
Prof. Minnaard and Dr. Buter have been awarded first NWO ENW Team Science Award30 November 2020
Student Kasper Meijer wins Unilever Research Prize27 November 2020
BioClock consortium receives major NWO-Dutch Research Agenda funding26 November 2020
Team iGEM Groningen 2020 wins gold medal25 November 2020
Jacquelien Scherpen awarded IEEE Fellow25 November 2020
Provincies en SNN ondersteunen onderzoek naar productie van plastic uit suiker25 November 2020
Descartes-Huygens prize 2020 goes to UG professor Rampal Etienne23 November 2020
Smart algorithm improves diagnosis of adrenal tumours23 November 2020
Prof. Vakis, Prof. Jayawardhana and Prof. Avraamidou partners in TCNN project18 November 2020
Prof Schmidt receives grant from BAYER17 November 2020
Grant from DFE Pharma for Prof. Frijlink17 November 2020
Join the very first Ben Feringa Lecture on 20 November12 November 2020
First direct detection of a brown dwarf with a radio telescope09 November 2020
Northern region to start Artificial Intelligence hub09 November 2020
Ocean Grazer and Ivy One winners of first Ben Feringa Impact Award09 November 2020
Veni grant for six FSE researchers05 November 2020
Vidi grant for FSE researchers Dr. Bunte, Dr. Starkenburg and Dr. Wang04 November 2020
Moniek Tromp elected vice-chair of the Young Academy of Europe02 November 2020
ENW-KLEIN grant for Dr. Seri02 November 2020
Pharmacy student Luke van der Koog wins KNMP Student Award22 October 2020
Dr. Schmidt partner in consortium that receives H2020 Marie-Curie EJD grant19 October 2020
Prof. Poelarends partner in consortium that receives H2020 Marie Curie ETN grant19 October 2020
Grote, donkere sterrenstelsels bestaan waarschijnlijk toch niet13 October 2020
Dr. Bose, Dr. Raffa and Prof. Picchioni partners in EU’s Horizon 2020 FET Open Program consortium13 October 2020
Godman Salvin Prize for 'Bird-Professor' Theunis Piersma13 October 2020
Olympic athletes should be mindful of their biological clocks08 October 2020
Bij CurioUs? meten Noorderlingen zelf hoe schoon hun lucht is06 October 2020
Prof. Maria Antonietta Loi elected Fellow of American Physical Society02 October 2020
Two Rubicon grants for UG researchers30 September 2020
RootPatch: team iGEM Groningen 202028 September 2020
Feringa Building rises above ground25 September 2020
Top Dutch Solar Racing third at European Solar Challenge23 September 2020
ENW-KLEIN grant for Prof. Pchenitchnikov and Dr. Jansen18 September 2020
Prof. Avraamidou and Dr. Van Vugt receive ERASMUS+ grant18 September 2020
The University of Groningen nominations for the Klokhuis Science Prize15 September 2020
New building for the UG field station ‘De Herdershut’ on Schiermonnikoog14 September 2020
NWO XS grant for Dr. Wlodarczyk-Biegun09 September 2020
Prof. Rudolf partner in consortium that receives H2020 Marie Curie ITN-ETN grant08 September 2020
Agroecology, following the example of smallholders31 August 2020
PhD Supervisor of the Year Award 2020 for Prof. Fraternali27 August 2020
Building energy plants that remove greenhouse gases20 August 2020
ALMA sees most distant Milky Way look-alike13 August 2020
Virus assembly has been filmed07 August 2020
Restanten van een vergeten bolhoop ontdekt rond de Melkweg30 July 2020
IEEE Robert E. Newnham Ferroelectrics Award for Prof. Beatriz Noheda29 July 2020
Resilience and Adaptability: New pathways with Skyrmion bubbles28 July 2020
Populaties trekvissen wereldwijd met driekwart geslonken28 July 2020
Pionier RAVE geeft gegevens van half miljoen sterren vrij27 July 2020
Special proteins regulate the fluidity of bacterial membranes17 July 2020
PhD student Haigen Fu is a finalist of the prestigious Reaxys PhD Prize 202013 July 2020
Prof. Koster partner in consortium that receives H2020 Marie Curie ITN-ETN grant13 July 2020
Dutch universities strengthen ties with Wetsus10 July 2020
Nano-Crystal Schroedinger Cats for Detecting Gravitational Waves08 July 2020
Green Industry Innovation Agenda: an invite to extend cooperation and societal impact06 July 2020
NWA- Idea Generator project; can cheap “smart” shoes check the gait of Parkinson's patients?03 July 2020
NWA Idea Generator Grant for three researchers03 July 2020
Prof. Groves partner in consortium that receives H2020 Marie Curie ETN grant02 July 2020
Dr. Haslinger receives Marie Curie Individual Fellowship02 July 2020
Prof. Poolman partner in Marie Curie ITN project of EUR 2.8 million01 July 2020
Northern Netherlands Region grant for Prof. Quax01 July 2020
Life-emulating molecules show basic metabolism26 June 2020
NWO-take off grant for feasibility study on fish-inspired biomedical flowsensors26 June 2020
Celebratory opening: ‘Donkerte van het Waddengebied’ programme25 June 2020
Scientists identify potential drug target in the new coronavirus22 June 2020
Top of the range C-trap optical tweezers setup installed19 June 2020
Anastasia Borschevsky appointed Associate Professor of Computational Atomic and Molecular Physics19 June 2020
Slow easing of covid-19 lockdowns might benefit the global economy16 June 2020
Radiocarbon dating pins date for construction of Uyghur complex to the year 77708 June 2020
Alumna Monique Schoondorp has developed a sustainable method of algae cultivation02 June 2020
Prof. El Aidy wins Gut Microbiome Therapeutic Innovation challenge27 May 2020
Prof. Lucy Avraamidou partner in consortium that receives H2020 grant27 May 2020
Dr. Billerbeck and Dr. Incarnato receive NWO XS grant26 May 2020
Research Award of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for Prof. Filippo Fraternali26 May 2020
Groningen residents roll up their sleeves for climate adaptation26 May 2020
Climate change, the coronavirus, and the economy25 May 2020
Research into higher efficiency wind turbine at low wind speed19 May 2020
NWO Smart Industry grant for SMART-AGENTS project13 May 2020
Prof. Ben Feringa Foreign Member of the Royal Society13 May 2020
Prof. Onck partner in ENW-GROOT project of EUR 2.7 million12 May 2020
Prof. Sijbren Otto elected KNAW member30 April 2020
Piersma and Hooijmeijer receive grant for research on godwits and agricultural biodiversity29 April 2020
Prime Minister Rutte’s digital working visit to Groningen and Maastricht29 April 2020
Prof. Van den Bogaart partner in ZonMw Open project24 April 2020
Wim Quax appointed Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion24 April 2020
Four ENW-KLEIN grants awarded to FSE researchers21 April 2020
Prof. Marrink and Dr. Jansen partners in ENW-GROOT project of EUR 2.7 million21 April 2020
Prof. Jaeger receives EUR 531.000 for research in ITN ‘POST-DIGITAL’ programme20 April 2020
Connecting experts from around the world online15 April 2020
1.5 million euros for "The Darkness of the Wadden Region"01 April 2020
Three UG top researchers receive ERC Advanced Grant31 March 2020
Professor Jacquelien Scherpen new ‘Captain of Science’ in High-Tech Systems and Materials top sector26 March 2020
UG and UMCG researchers investigate corona inhaler20 March 2020
UG students throw high light on World Skating Championships for students16 March 2020
Students explain Artificial Intelligence in the new Forum Groningen10 March 2020
European Patent further accelerates wind energy research at the UG06 March 2020
Better understanding of the human brain03 March 2020
2020 NVBMB prize awarded to Dr. Paulino27 February 2020
Five experienced researchers from Groningen awarded Vici grants20 February 2020
Safe method for identifying polar bears tested20 February 2020
Spin-off to develop new antibiotics against drug-resistant bacteria17 February 2020
New Chair at the University of Groningen for Professor Pablo Tittonell17 February 2020
Piezo testing ground in Zuidhorn generates energy14 February 2020
Strong increase in year-to-year variation in Arctic precipitation13 February 2020
Female bird falls victim to her Valentine13 February 2020
Startup competition Beta Business Days & FSE great success10 February 2020
Province of Groningen supports knowledge development of green process technology04 February 2020
New dedicated programme on Smart Energy System in collaboration with North China Electric Power University03 February 2020
Prof. Heinemann receives EUR 500,000 for EU project on energy dissipation31 January 2020
Two top professors appointed at the Stratingh Institute for Chemistry23 January 2020
Carcasses important for plants and insects in the Oostvaardersplassen22 January 2020
ELT MICADO Instrument Passes Preliminary Design Review21 January 2020
UPB awards honorary doctorate to Professor Siewert Jan Marrink17 January 2020
Cum laude for PhD student Herib Blanco Reaño15 January 2020
PhD project granted for Vakis and Jayawardhana in PhD@sea programme15 January 2020
MPS student Fabiola Puertolas-Balint wins Avril McDonald Prize for excellent Master research07 January 2020
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