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The Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen has recently added several new web pages to the research section of its website. Interested parties can visit those pages for information on scholarships and subsidies that were awarded to staff members of the faculty.

Mathieu Paapst, assistant professor Law and IT at our Faculty, has been appointed member of the supervisory committee for the WODC study “Data collection and sharing related to online gaming research”.

Dr. Marlies Hesselman and David Patterson, LL.M., have published for the second time in The Lancet, one of the world's most prestigious academic journals. Their article is titled “Ensuring Health at the Heart of Climate Change Advisory Opinion”.

Willemijn Krugers Dagneaux (lecturer of health law at the UMCG) and Brigit Toebes (professor of health law in a global context at our faculty) have been awarded two interdisciplinary YAG grants. With the help of these grants, they will continue to expand research and teaching in the field of health law.

Evgeni Moyakine (associate professor of IT law) and Nynke Vellinga (senior researcher of technology law), both part of the Transboundary Legal Studies Department of our faculty, have been appointed JTS Scholars by the Jantina Tammes School. They will be actively involved in achieving the School's mission from 1 January 2025.

Kirsten Henckel, assistant professor of International Private Law at the Faculty of Law, has recently received a grant from the NWO SGW Open Competition XS program. She received the grant for her research on determining the applicable law regarding ownership of digital assets (and other property law aspects).

Carien de Jager, assistant professor at the Department of Private Law and Notarial Law at the Faculty of Law, recently received a grant from the NWO SGW Open Competition XS program. De Jager received the grant for her research on misleading food packaging. Her research project is titled “Thinking inside the box: Towards consumers making informed and healthy food choices”.

Prof. Dr Arvin Kolder currently holds the chair for special professorship of Personal Injury. As of 1 January 2025, that position will be extended for a second five-year term. The chair, established on behalf of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (LSA) now runs until 1 January 2030.

'The Middle East is ablaze, a war is raging in Eastern Europe, and the US elected an extremely unpredictable president who is undermining democracy: human rights are under pressure.

Jie Ouyang, PhD candidate in the Department of Private Law and Notarial Law at the Faculty of Law, has been awarded the Rudolf Agricola School PhD Grant of €2,000. With the help of that grant, he will conduct research at KU Leuven.

Prof. Michel Vols, Dr Michelle Bruijn and Els Schipaanboord (LL.M.) have received funding from the WODC (Scientific Research and Data Center). With this they will investigate how often mayors use their Opium Act powers in the fight against drug crime.

In the media and politics, there is rising attention to femicide — the murder of women, often by a partner or a former partner. Martina Althoff, associate professor of Criminology, welcomes this but is critical at the same time.

Dr Mark Beuker, Dr Hans ter Haar, Prof. Wilbert Kolkman, Prof. Leon Verstappen and Dr Irene Visser (Faculty of Law), together with Dr Marieke Haan and Dr Elianne Zijlstra (Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences) from the Notarial Institute of the University of Groningen, have published a WODC report on the 'Support for the Legitimate Portion'.

Cornelis de Boer, a master’s student at the University of Groningen, has received an honorable mention for the prestigious 2024 François Prize. This prize, awarded by the Royal Netherlands Society of International Law (KNVIR), is presented every two years for the best master’s thesis on public or private international law in the Netherlands.