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The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) offers new opportunities for healthcare. From analysing medical scans to predicting disease progression, AI can support doctors in making complex decisions. But how reliable are these models? And how can we ensure that AI enriches medical practice without losing the human factor?

In New Ways of Teaching educators talk about their innovative, creative, and impactful teaching initiatives.  From unusual teaching methods to new technologies—everything is covered. How do these ideas arise and what impact do they have on students?  This month: the Econometrics and Operations Research (EOR) game, developed by Daniel Vullings.

Biologists are sounding the alarm, farmers are protesting on the Malieveld in The Hague, and politicians are at loggerheads: ‘Netherlands farmland’ is having a tough time. So what is missing, and what is needed to put things right? Can science help? Two UG researchers from different disciplines sit down to talk to each other about this issue

Since the decentralization of youth care in 2015, municipalities have been responsible for organizing and funding youth care. The aim was to bring care closer to children and families and to tailor it more closely to local needs. In practice, however, implementation varies considerably between municipalities. This raises questions about the impact of local policy on the accessibility and quality of youth care.

Euan Young and colleagues show that under harsh conditions, the biological cost of reproduction can shorten women’s lifespans. Scientific theory indeed predicts that having more offspring leads to a shorter life span, but until now, evidence of this link in humans was mixed.

How do crowds suddenly start to queue, form lanes, or huddle together—and what makes them switch from one behaviour to another? An ERC Synergy Grant of 9,4 million euros, awarded to a team of social psychologists and physicists from the Netherlands and Germany, aims to answer that question.

We’re delighted to share that the HR Analytics course by Dr. Jacoba Oedzes and Dr. Stefan Berger received 3rd place at the ENLIGHT Teaching & Learning Award in Uppsala! This is a wonderful recognition of how thoughtful innovation can truly

The UG is the first university in the Netherlands to recycle plastic monostreams.

The name of the new building (Bloemsingel 1) for University College Groningen has been revealed: Bladergroen Building, named after Wilhelmina Bladergroen.