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How can wildlife, people, and livestock thrive in the iconic ecosystems of East-Africa? This question is at the core of CoCoST, an international research programme co-funded by the Ubbo Emmius Foundation. Researcher Yuhong Li focused on how livestock and wildlife can coexist, while Michael Kimaro studied the effectiveness of a fence that protects crops from elephants. They both are defending their PhD theses at the RUG on 9 June.

The University of Groningen (UG) aims to reduce its dependence on large commercial tech companies in the coming years. To this end, the Board of the University has approved a programme running until 2030.

ForensifAI has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with the University of Groningen, marking an important milestone in the commercialization of its AI-based image authenticity verification technology.

UCG students present at Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam

Every year, the University of Groningen presents the Ben Feringa Impact Award to UG researchers and students who have made outstanding achievements in the field of knowledge utilization, i.e. who have connected their research to the professional (non-academic) world and/or societal (including economic) practice.

How can public space be designed in such a way that it is safe, accessible, and inviting for everyone? Geographer Gerd Weitkamp studies how people move through their living environment, but also how they experience it. In particular, he examines what this means for their health, well-being, and social participation. ‘If you make an environment safe, for example for an eight-year-old child, or accessible for older adults, then it becomes safer and more accessible for everyone.’

In the coming weeks the nominees for the Ben Feringa Impact Award 2026 will introduce themselves and their impactful research or project. The winners will be announced on 9 June. This week: Matilde Ficozzi and Dario Rodighiero with the research on visualizing data with the Grounding AI Map.

In the coming weeks the nominees for the Ben Feringa Impact Award 2026 will introduce themselves and their impactful research or project. The winners will be announced on 9 June. This week: Sofie, Feyona, Caroline and Klarissa and their research of the wainscotting at Museum Janning.

Davide Grossi is an expert in the field of collective decision making and computation. On June 12, he will deliver his inaugural lecture titled: Computing Democracy: Algorithms in Democratic Renewal

The Trichogramma turkestanica is one of the smallest insects we know, and it produces only tiny amounts of pheromones to communicate with other members of the species. Researchers of the University of Groningen, Wageningen University, and the University of Regensburg have succeeded in elucidating the composition of such a pheromone, thereby showing that it is possible to identify molecules on the basis of just nanograms.