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We’re proud to support four remarkable projects this round, each addressing sustainability challenges in bold and creative ways!

An inspiring gathering of interdisciplinary PhD researchers took place during the “Science for Change: Creating Societal Impact in Sustainability Research” event on the 16th of June. Organised by the RAS PhD Community, the half-day programme offered a dynamic look at how sustainability research can move beyond academia to shape real-world outcomes.

On 19 June, the first YoungRUG Running Dinner took place: a Wildcard event organized by three community members. Participants enjoyed a three-course dinner at three different locations in Groningen. RTV Noord stopped by and captured the atmosphere.

We are proud to announce that Nancy Bayoumi, under the supervision of Rudolf Agricola School Fellow Dr. Nadine Voelkner, has won the 2023–2024 SSA Master Thesis Award for her exceptional thesis:

“I Am Stuck”: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Sudanese Migrant and Refugee Women Struggling to Resettle in Egypt After the Armed Conflict on April 15, 2023

The Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Groningen has celebrated a milestone: the grand opening of the Feringa Building, the university’s newest and most advanced science facility.

The European Research Council has awarded ERC Advanced grants to Prof. Inga Kamp, Prof. Wouter Roos and Prof. Syuzanna Harutyunyan.

For decades, Monicque Lorist, Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology, has been trying to unravel how the human brain works. What influences our thinking? What happens when we are tired, or when we age? ‘There‘s still so much we don’t know. Questions I enjoy finding the answers to.’

Quite a few children display energetic and headstrong behaviour that does not fit in with the demands our society places on them. Parents, teachers, and pedagogical staff are therefore looking for tools to deal with this behaviour without immediately having to resort to professional help. With this in mind, the low-threshold programme Wild & Willful [Druk & Dwars] has been developed. The initiator and project supervisor is Laura Batstra, associate professor of Orthopedagogy at the University of Groningen. ‘For children, it is helpful not to immediately be given a medical label. In most cases, this does more harm than good.’

The AIWitness project has been nominated for the Computable Awards 2025 in the ‘Partner Project’ category. Laura Peters, Associate Professor at our faculty, is the initiator from the University of Groningen for this innovative collaboration between Capgemini, Scotty AI, and the UG.

Adriaan Wierenga (LL.M.), emergency law specialist and researcher at our faculty, has been appointed for a four-year term to the Advisory Committee for the Public Order Intelligence Team (TOOI) of the East Netherlands police unit by institutional decision dated 14 May 2025. In addition, he has been appointed as a disciplinary judge for the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB).