Evenementen

At a time when the university is facing budget cuts, global challenges, and a rapidly changing future of work and education, it is essential that we, as academics, come together in critical conversation about our roles and responsibilities.

During this...

With the Dutch general elections just around the corner, this event offers an essential overview of the key players, issues, and debates shaping the 2025 campaign. 

For many internationals, understanding the Dutch political landscape can be challenging —...

While most of the event is closed to invited participants, we warmly welcome all interested to join the open session on 8 October from 13:30 onwards at the House of Connections!

Countries are not on track to meet the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for...

Make sure to join on Friday, 26 September 2025, at the House of Connections in Groningen for the launch of our new research group (Digital) Archives and Collections! The event runs from 9:30 to 11:30, and it promises to be a special occasion. Guest speaker...

The Environmental Humanities Network (the research group within RAS) warmly invites you to its first meeting of this academic year, featuring a talk by Prof. Dr. Ann-Sophie Lehmann on the new project JUST ART.

As the impacts of climate change accelerate, it...

On 30 June 2025, the University of Groningen’s Sub-Saharan Africa strategy team and the Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development will organise a symposium entitled SDGs: geopolitical developments and the effect on education, research and...

Associate Professor Anitra Nelson
(University of Melbourne, Australia)

Dr. Ethemcan Turhan & Dr. Christian Lamker
(University of Groningen)

Anitra Nelson is activist-scholar affiliated with the Informal Urbanism Research Hub (InfUr-) at the University of...

This event offers a unique opportunity to reflect on how your research can drive meaningful impact beyond academia and how to collaborate with society to co-create solutions that address real-world challenges. 

This half-day event will begin with a plenary...

For this final session of the academic year, you are invited to the book launch of "Ineffective Policies: Causes and Consequences of Bad Policy Choices", by Ian Roberge, Heather McKeen-Edwards, and Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn.

Bad policies have repercussions...

The Human Mobility & Migration Lab and the European Integration Research Group invite all RAS fellows to the Democracy & Governance Research Day ’40 Years of Schengen: Migration as a Driver of European (Dis)integration?’ taking place on June 5 at House of...

This talk is part of the series presented by The European Integration Research Group ,which brings together colleagues from across four faculties to explore different aspects of EU affairs.

The talk is dedicated to EU Security: current questions and agendas...

Join us on 28 May at House of Connections for a lecture by Dr. Marco Janssen on Self-Governance of the Commons, exploring how communities cooperate to manage shared resources.

Abstract:

The classic notion that communities are trapped in a tragedy of the...

This invitation for the event on Research Funding Opportunities is intended for PhD supervisors and researchers from the University of Groningen who are interested in exploring funding options to support doctoral education and international research...

Plastic is everywhere—woven into our daily lives, embedded in our environment, and even present in our bodies. But what does this truly mean?

Unpacking Plastic is an event that delves into the complex role of plastic in our modern world, exploring its...

We are delighted to welcome Bart van Leeuwen (Radboud University, Nijmegen) for a lecture on the spatial dimensions of urban justice.  This lecture will be a combined seminar with 'The City' course.

This seminar will address a normative conception of urban...