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That was the key question during the second Digital Participation Symposium at the House of Connections on 27 November. In break-out sessions, participants explored possible solutions , with an early consensus about the crucial need to prioritize 'the middle’ and stricter regulations.

U kunt vanaf heden voordrachten indienen voor de KHMW Proefschriftprijs Interdisciplinariteit 2024, ter bekroning van onderzoek met een bijzonder interdisciplinair karakter.

The Ubbo Emmius Fund (UEF) has awarded 10 grants to RUG Schools research projects from the M20 Promotion Program. This will appoint 10 PhD students who want to develop as interdisciplinary researchers.

Arctic Reflections, SpeedDryer, Rechten voor de Natuur & The GAIA winnen de Wubbo Ockels Innovatieprijs 2023. De innovatieprijs stimuleert talent om duurzame impact te maken op onze planeet. De jury koos met deze winnaars voor zeer uiteenlopende innovaties. Rechten voor de rivieren, bomen en bergen. In gesprek met de oceanen via Artificial Intelligence. Het ijs op de noordpool weer aan laten groeien. En een duurzame droger als oplossing voor de oude energieslurper.

The Climate Adaptation Changemakers School concluded today after five days of capacity building and knowledge exchange among professionals in Groningen.

The European University alliance ENLIGHT offers courses from different focus areas, to empower learners, teachers and researchers to deal with complex sustainability issues. In the domain Climate Change, there are two interesting courses for which students from ENLIGHT partner universities can apply now.

Top Dutch Solar Racing is competing this week in the World Solar Challenge, the world championship for solar powered cars in Australia. Despite a setback in preparation, the team is well on course with a seventh place.

How do we create a successful ecosystem for energy startups in the North? This question was at the centre of a session last Friday at the House of Connections, organised by the Wubbo Ockels School for Energy and Climate, as part of the seventh edition of the international symposium 'Wind meets Gas'.

Vandaag, op de tweede dag van het energiesymposium Wind Meets Gas in Groningen ondertekenden Gasunie, ENGIE, Equinor, RWE en VoltH2 een intentieverklaring. Zij verbinden zich daarmee met hun investeringsplannen aan de realisatie van het waterstof-ecosysteem in Noord-Nederland.

NWO launches two calls for making Dutch energy systems more sustainable.

Met de toekenning door SNN van € 5 miljoen subsidie voor een 3-jarig ontwikkelprogramma voor waterstofscholing in Noord-Nederland slaan de regionale onderwijsinstellingen de handen ineen.

'Science sells', as it turned out during the sold-out science festival in Forum Groningen. Experiments, science shows, science battles, music, dance and a nice drink: the European Researchers' Night offered something for everyone with more than fifty programme components. A look back on a packed evening full of wonder.

Wubbo Ockels School of Energy and Climate will act as a National Nominating Body, within Netherlands for the second edition of the Frontiers Planet Prize.

Music not only makes people happy or melancholic, it potentially also acts as a ‘cognitive vaccine’ and enhances recovery after surgery. During the Science Show of the European Researchers' Night, on September 29, researchers Marie-José van Tol and Krista de Wit will share their insights on these topics.

Changes regarding the reporting of sustainability are a constant in European legislation. As a result, we learn more and more about how companies deal with sustainability. But what exactly does sustainability entail and what are the consequences for Dutch companies? Endowed Professor Nancy Kamp-Roelands from the University of Groningen tells us all about it.

The Wubbo Ockels School for Energy and Climate hosted the summer school “Energy Challenge – an interdisciplinary approach” in House of Connections, from 27 August – 1 September 2023. The summer school turned out to be a great success, bringing together a diverse group of 15 master students, PhD students and professionals from 12 different countries.