New members installed into the Young Academy Groningen
On Monday 30 September, seven new members have officially been installed into the Young Academy Groningen (YAG): Sahar El Aidy, Shirin Faraji, Marijke Leliveld, Panos Merkouris, Milena Nikolova, Judith Paridaen and Jorge Pérez.
The new members shared their passion for research in a “Research Minute” – a series of videos intended to share our research beyond the walls of the University and inspire others toward academic careers.
More information
- Below is a video of Shirin Faraji. Watch all the Research Minutes of the new members on our YouTube channel.
- In the the upcoming weeks you can find Research Minutes of all members in our online magazine .
- Young Academy Groningen
| Last modified: | 01 October 2019 3.56 p.m. |
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