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Prof. dr. John Morijn en dr. Katja Rusinovic zijn door de ministerraad benoemd tot nieuwe commissieleden van de Adviescommissie voor Vreemdelingenzaken (ACVZ).

Assistant professor and researcher in Byzantine Law Daphne Penna was honoured by the Academy of Athens with the annual ‘Nikolaou Karolou’ award for 2020, and a prize of 3000 euros. The Academy of Athens is recognized as the most reputable scientific institution in Greece.

After 11 years of involvement with the Land Portal, Prof. Leon Verstappen stepped back on September 4 this year due to the expiry of the maximum term of office.

The Executive Board has appointed prof. Ramses Wessel as of January 1 as vice-dean of the Faculty of Law.

Researchers from the University of Groningen will launch the online application Juri Says at the virtual JURIX 2020 conference, on 10 December. Using artificial intelligence, Juri predicts judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. Over the past year, Juri predicted 73% of the verdicts correctly. Every month Juri learns from its mistakes and tries to improve its performance.

Hoogleraar openbare-orderecht Michel Vols is toegelaten tot De Jonge Akademie.

Tim van Zuijlen, a PhD student at the Department of Private Law and Notary Law, has received a European Sustainable Society PhD grant for his research proposal on the legal admissibility of the ‘planned obsolescence’ of products.

On 16 November 2020 Ian Varela Santos Fernández has been granted the fifth European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE) Student Award.

The Board of the University of Groningen has appointed Hanna Tolsma and Sofia Ranchordás as professors at the Faculty of Law.

Hoogleraar notarieel recht Leon Verstappen maakt deel uit van een consortium dat 1,9 miljoen subsidie toegekend heeft gekregen uit de Nationale Wetenschapsagenda.

Lending out tools through Peerby, renting out your home through Airbnb, lending out your scooter through Felyx – all these are examples of the sharing economy. We share our possessions so that we can produce less, which is good for the environment – and for your pocket. But the sharing economy also raises a lot of questions about rights, obligations and liability. UG legal expert Rosalie Koolhoven aims to shed light on these aspects.

The University of Groningen established the Ben Feringa Impact Award to highlight the exceptional achievements of researchers and students in the field of knowledge utilization.