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| Published on: | 07 May 2025 |
As of April 2025, the UG is a sponsoring member of Peer Community In (PCI). PCI is a scholar-led, non-profit organization offering peer review, recommendation and publication of scientific articles in open access for free. PCI is currently supported by 160+ universities and research institutions worldwide. This initiative offers a transparent, inclusive and affordable alternative publication model which is in line with the UG’s open science values and objectives.
| Published on: | 30 April 2025 |
The University of Groningen Library (UB) turns 410 this year and we’d love for you to be part of the celebration. Celebrate with us on 16 May during our Open Afternoon and share your story about the UB!
| Published on: | 28 April 2025 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of March 2025 is titled 'De-Google-ing' our Students: A User Approach to Understanding Archival Media Discovery in the Classroom, written by Sabrina Sauer, Berber Hagedoorn and Susan Aasman (all from the Faculty of Arts).
| Published on: | 22 April 2025 |
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
| Published on: | 22 April 2025 |
Recent political developments in the United States and new US government budget cuts have raised concerns about the continued accessibility of scientific information in databases. There are no concrete indications yet that the findability of articles has been affected. Information specialists at the UB are monitoring the situation closely.
| Published on: | 17 April 2025 |
The University of Groningen (UG) and the UMCG participate in a national open access agreement with the publisher PLOS. The agreement applies to seven journals. All publication types are covered under the agreement. The deal has different financial implications for UG and UMCG authors
| Published on: | 10 April 2025 |
Until 7 May, the UB offers access to 3 collections from the British Online Archives on Colonial Law in Africa. These are so-called ‘African Government Gazettes’ from 1808-1966.
| Published on: | 08 April 2025 |
Opening hours UB Good Friday, Easter, King's Day
| Published on: | 28 March 2025 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of March 2025 is titled Intramolecular feedback regulation of the LRRK2 Roc G domain by a LRRK2 kinase-dependent mechanism, written by Bernd K. Gilsbach, Benjamin Riebenbauer, Giambattista Guaitoli, Christian Johannes Gloeckner (all from German Center for Neurodegenerative diseases (DZNE), Tübingen) and Franz Y. Ho, Xiaojuan Zhang and Arjan Kortholt (all from the Cell Biochemistry department at the Faculty of Science and Engineering).
| Published on: | 17 March 2025 |
On 18 March 2025, staff members of the UG will strike in protest against the cuts to higher education. Staff members of the UB will also put their work on hold to draw attention to the consequences of the planned cuts. As a result, some library services may be disrupted throughout the day.
| Published on: | 13 March 2025 |
Extra opening hours UB City Centre (15 March until 9 April) and UB Zernike (17 March until 6 April) due to the exam period.
| Published on: | 11 March 2025 |
Sketch Engine is a tool for language research, which can also be used for text analysis or text mining.
| Published on: | 04 March 2025 |
The fifth edition of the National Open Science Festival will take place on 24 October 2025 at the University of Groningen.
| Published on: | 28 February 2025 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of February 2025 is titled Picking the juiciest cherries from the blockchain tree: Is the hype still alive?, written by María Lorena Flórez Rojas (Faculty of Law at the University of Groningen) and Philipp Langer (Computer Engineer).
| Published on: | 27 February 2025 |
The START Handbook: How can I help my first-year students engage, persist and succeed? is now available as an open-access webbook through University of Groningen Press (UGP).
| Published on: | 26 February 2025 |
As of 2025, the UG became a subscribing member of White Horse Press (WHP), an independent, family-run academic publisher specialising in environmental humanities and social sciences. The membership package includes five journals.
| Published on: | 12 February 2025 |
The University Library is discarding several parts of its physical collection to make room for, among other things, the placement of new literature and the creation of innovative teaching spaces. After careful selection of publications, alternative uses are considered that contribute to the preservation of scientific resources and accessibility of knowledge.
| Published on: | 05 February 2025 |
The UG has renewed several existing open access agreements. Through these agreements UG researchers get reading access to scientific journals, as well as the right to publish open access at no extra cost.
| Published on: | 28 January 2025 |
In our series “I am what I read,” UG staff reveal the literature that has influenced their professional lives.
| Published on: | 28 January 2025 |
Want to learn how you can use primary sources in your humanities research? Take a look at AM Research Skill Foundations.
| Published on: | 27 January 2025 |
All UG dissertations from 2024 have been received in digital format. The PhD regulations require that PhD students submit the print and digital versions of their dissertations at least three weeks prior to the promotion date.
| Published on: | 21 January 2025 |
New UGP publication: Spinoza’s Yoga
| Published on: | 07 January 2025 |
Problems with the reservation system for study places and workshops at the UB City Centre.
| Published on: | 07 January 2025 |
The University of Groningen launches the second funding cycle of the open access book fund. UG- or UMCG-affiliated authors can apply for funding the publication of their monograph or edited volume. Please note the key changes from the previous funding cycle.
| Published on: | 20 December 2024 |
Article in the spotlight for December 2024
The article in the spotlight for the month of December 2024 is titled Revolutionary discourses from the past: a digital hermeneutical analysis of widely read academic publications on the social impact and significance of the internet, written by Nathalie Fridzema, Susan Aasman, Tom Slootweg and Rik Smit (all from the Faculty of Arts).
| Published on: | 09 December 2024 |
As of 1 January 2025, the Library Support Desk in the UB City Centre will have adjusted opening hours:
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Weekdays: open from 8.30 a.m. until 4.30 p.m.
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Weekends: closed
The UB City Centre will remain open for visitors as usual, with the Facility Desk available to assist with general questions about the building.
| Published on: | 04 December 2024 |
As of today, the University Library offers access to Brill's Encyclopedia of Hinduism Online.
| Published on: | 03 December 2024 |
The annual quotas for open access publishing under the Taylor & Francis and Oxford University Press agreements with the Universities of The Netherlands will be met in November.
| Published on: | 28 November 2024 |
The UB will be open as much as possible during the holiday period around Christmas and New Year. Read more about the opening hours uin this period (December 2024 - January 2025)
| Published on: | 20 November 2024 |
Access to the Financieel Dagblad digital newspaper will no longer be available through the UG/UMCG accounts as of 1 January 2025.
| Published on: | 11 November 2024 |
RISe is launching a pilot service to help research managers recruit top talent. Contact us now if you have a vacancy and want to find your ideal candidate based on research analytics data.
| Published on: | 08 November 2024 |
On Thursday 5 December the University of Groningen Library will come to the Faculty of Science and Engineering! We will join the Mastering your PhD: 1st year event to inform PhD students how we can make PhD life easier for them.
| Published on: | 06 November 2024 |
Springer Nature open access deal: the national annual quota for 2024 has been reached. This means that from that moment the deal will be suspended and UG/UMCG articles will no longer be eligible for the usual 100% discount on the open access fee.
| Published on: | 29 October 2024 |
The Dutch Research Council NWO supports academic journals that wish to transition from a subscription model to an open access model in which authors do not have to pay publication fees. They can soon apply for a subsidy from a new programme: the Diamond Open Access fund. A total of €500,000 is available in this round.
| Published on: | 28 October 2024 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of September 2024 is titled Academics and entrepreneurs: Enablers of hybrid identity centrality among university researchers, written by Inna Majoor-Kozlinska (UG, FEB), Ulla Hytti and Pekka Stenholm (both University of Turku).
| Published on: | 21 October 2024 |
Following the theme of this year's International Open Access Week "Community over commercialization," the University of Groningen Library (UB) is highlighting community-driven publishing alternatives, so-called diamond open access (OA) initiatives. Want to learn more about diamond OA and how we support it? Meet our experts Giulia Trentacosti and Margreet Nieborg.
| Published on: | 21 October 2024 |
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) open access deal: the national annual quota for 2024 is expected to be reached in mid-October.
| Published on: | 15 October 2024 |
International Journal of Homiletics included in DOAJ
| Published on: | 14 October 2024 |
Extra opening hours UB City Centre and UB Zernike: 12 October - 6 November.
| Published on: | 10 October 2024 |
The UG Open Science Programme supports the academic community in making the transition to being open. In this interview, Ana Ranitovic, Chief of Open Science and programme manager, shares the key achievements of the first programme phase (2021-2023), and looks ahead to what’s next: How will open science further shape the future of research and education at our university?
| Published on: | 09 October 2024 |
The book Beyond the Map: Descriptions of the non-European World in Joan Blaeu’s Atlas Maior is now available online and open access at University of Groningen Press (UGP).
| Published on: | 08 October 2024 |
The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.
| Published on: | 27 September 2024 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of September 2024 is titled The effectiveness and efficacy of driving interventions with ADHD: a Dutch perspective, written by Roy Noordhuis, Anselm Fuermaier and Dick de Waard (all connected to the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences).
| Published on: | 23 September 2024 |
User survey UB website: We value your feedback!
| Published on: | 13 September 2024 |
This two-hour self-study course is open to students, teachers, and staff from all disciplines. Enhance your critical understanding of groundbreaking AI technologies like ChatGPT and prepare yourself for the future of artificial intelligence.
| Published on: | 29 August 2024 |
In our series “I am what I read,” UG staff reveal the literature that has influenced their professional lives.
| Published on: | 21 August 2024 |
Opening hours UB City Centre and UB Zernike in September
| Published on: | 01 July 2024 |
The book is edited by Alain Dekker, Irene IJpma and Martha Martens. In this interview, editor and author Alain Dekker (UG/UMCG) describes his motivation and experience with publishing an open access book.
| Published on: | 25 June 2024 |
Due to financial and technical reasons, the current RefWorks contract will not be renewed. Do you use RefWorks? Then switch to our other reference manager, EndNote.
| Published on: | 24 June 2024 |
How do you conduct a systematic review? What requirements must a systematic review meet? What types of reviews are there? The University of Groningen Library (UB) offers support in searching for literature for a systematic review. Meet Ina Vrolijk, academic information specialist at the UB.
| Published on: | 24 June 2024 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of June 2024 is titled A Universal Cognitive Bias in Word Order: Evidence From Speakers Whose Language Goes Against It, written by Alexander Martin (assistant professor at the Faculty of Arts), David Adger (Queen Mary University of London, Klaus Abels (University College London), Patrick Kanampiu and Jennifer Culbertson (both from the University of Edinburgh).
| Published on: | 04 June 2024 |
Making the UG impact on Sustainable Development Goals visible in the research portal
| Published on: | 04 June 2024 |
Higher VAT on books also affects access to science
| Published on: | 31 May 2024 |
The article in the spotlight for the month of May 2024 is titled Vocation as tragedy: Love and knowledge in the lives of the Mills, the Webers, and the Russells, written by Hanneke Hoekstra (lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Arts).
| Published on: | 20 December 2023 |
Open Access Publication in the Spotlight December 2023