Donderdag 23 juni werd de grote 'Bommen Berend'-tentoonstelling De Groninger Academie & Groningens Ontzet in de UB Binnenstad geopend. Het is een van de vijf uitingen waarin de Universiteitsbibliotheek Groningen vorm aan de herdenking van 350 jaar Groningens Ontzet, waarbij steeds de rol van de Groninger Academie centraal staat.

In 2022 the city of Groningen will celebrate the fact that 350 years ago it stood up against the aggression of Bommen Berend. The UG, too, will actively participate in the commemoration, as professors and students actively and enthusiastically fought for freedom in 1672.

As a part of the activities at the UG, the University of Groningen Library presents five blog posts, written by students wokring at the Special Collections department, in all of which the role of the Groningen academy plays a central part.

In our Humanity Hits series, the third video has just been released: Groningens Ontzet (The relief of Groningen).

Sybrand Buma , mayor of Leeuwarden and RUG alumnus, is coming to Groningen to talk about some books from his father's estate that he donated to the University of Groningen Library last year.