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Segregation in the workplace is growing: Top earners are increasingly working together
Date:01 November 2024

Top earners are increasingly working exclusively with other highly paid colleagues, while contact with middle-income workers declines. This is according to a large-scale international study on workplace collaboration, conducted by a team of social scientists in twelve OECD countries.

30 million euros for social cohesion research
Date:01 November 2024

The SOCION consortium , in which social sciences and humanities researchers from five different knowledge institutions are conducting research on social cohesion, has secured a €30 million Summit Grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

'The end of meritocracy' (farewell lecture dr. Arie Glebbeek)
Date:01 November 2024

'The end of meritocracy' - farewell lecture by Dr. Arie Glebbeek (Associate Professor of Sociology). Highly recommended for anyone with (policy, political or scientific) interest in education, labor market and social stratification.

CogniGron: A revolution in future-proof computing
Date:28 October 2024

In this first article of the two-part CogniGron series, Beatriz Noheda, Niels Taatgen, and Erika Covi tell us about drawing inspiration from the human brain to make smart devices even smarter.

UG buildings: the Ubbo Emmius monument
Date:28 October 2024

The University of Groningen as we know it now is more than the Academy Building alone. In this series, we will put the spotlight on various buildings—and a work of art—of the UG and their history. In this episode: the Ubbo Emmius monument.

Update: Quota reached of Open Access deal with Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date:28 October 2024

The national annual quota for 2024 is has been reached. This means that the deal is suspended and UG/UMCG articles will no longer be eligible for the usual 100% discount on the open access fee.

Michele Cucuzzella joins the Jantina Tammes School
Date:25 October 2024

Michele Cucuzzella, Associate Professor at the University of Groningen, joins the Jantina Tammes School and the Wubbo Ockels School to drive the Twin Transition.

Seven UG and UMCG researchers awarded Vidi grant
Date:24 October 2024

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Vidi grant of up to €800,000 to Laura Baams, M.J. Bonder, Ranko Gacesa, Kristina Haslinger, Julian Koellermeier, Cyril Moers, Adrià Rofes, and Judith E.C. Verweijen. With this grant, the researchers can develop their own innovative five-year research plans and can establish their own research groups.

Joke Fleer appointed as new Dean of the University of Groningen Honours College
Date:24 October 2024

At the start of this academic year, Professor Joke Fleer succeeded Elmer Sterken as the new Dean of the University of Groningen Honours College. Joke Fleer is Professor of Health Psychology at the UMCG and Head of SCOPE, the UMCG expertise centre for personal development. She is also the Dean of University College Groningen. This background makes Fleer ideally suited to lead the Honours College into the future.

The threatening chasm in the countryside
Date:22 October 2024

The supposed chasm between city and countryside is not that bad, according to Felix Pot. ‘A threatening chasm in the countryside is more likely: between car owners and the people who do not have their own mode of transport.'

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