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Honorary professor Bruno Ehrler of the University of Groningen has been appointed as the new director of AMOLF, the NWO Institute for research into functional complex matter.

The Rudolf Agricola School is thrilled to announce that Dr. Elke van Dermijnsbrugge will deliver the keynote at our upcoming event on 27 October 2025: Make it happen: Fellows accelerating change together | The role and relevance op the University in the 21st Century

Cato Drion is an assistant professor at GELIFES (Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences) of the Faculty of Science & Engineering. She is on a tenure track with a focus on teaching, thanks to the Recognition and Rewards programme.

This summer, the RUG and the UMCG are again present at Noorderzon. Join discussions with scientists and attend interesting lectures.

A new study, led by University of Groningen molecular biologist Danny Incarnato, identifies hundreds of shapeshifting regulatory RNA switches in E.coli bacteria and human cells.

Astronomers from the University of Groningen and the University of Amsterdam are on the Canary Island of Tenerife until 29 July to test a special camera to detect gamma rays emitted by extreme objects, such as supermassive black holes and supernovae.

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Two promising PhD graduates from the University of Groningen will be able to conduct research at top institutes abroad for two years thanks to the Rubicon programme organized by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

The Board of the University is allocating funds for research into members of staff and students of the University of Groningen who fell victim to the Nazi regime during the Second World War.

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant of up to €320,000 each to eleven researchers of the University of Groningen and the UMCG: Quentin Changeat, Wen Wu, Femke Cnossen, Stacey Copeland, Bart Danon, Gesa Kübek, Hannah Laurens, Adi Stoykova, Frank Tsiwah, Qian Huang and L. van Olst. The Veni grants are designed for outstanding researchers who have recently gained a PhD.