University of Groningen

Three recent PhD graduates from the University of Groningen will be able to conduct research at top institutes abroad for two years thanks to the Rubicon programme organized by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).…

Three researchers of the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) have received a Horizon Europe MSCA Doctoral Network grant. Dr. Sandy Schmidt of the Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP) is coordinator of the BiodeCCodiNNg…

Prof. Gerrit J. Poelarends of the Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy (GRIP) is a partner in a consortium that has been awarded a MSCA Doctoral Network grant within the Horizon Europe programme. The grant of almost EUR 2.7 million is…

Recently , the Young Academy Groningen (YAG) celebrated its first lustrum. Established in 2016, the YAG quickly became a driving force for interdisciplinary research and engagement with people in the Northern Netherlands. Today, the YAG…

On 21 April, Prof. Cisca Wijmenga will receive the 2022 Galjaard Award from the Dutch Society for Human Genetics (NVHG). Once every two years, the NVHG board selects the winner of the Galjaard Award, who is then presented with the award…

It was during her psychology studies in Amsterdam that Laura Baams discovered that she was not only attracted to men, but also to women. This meant that her identity was different from what she had always thought: she was not ‘straight’…

The course Climate Change, End Times, Sustainability of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies has won the UG Best Practice in Teaching & Learning Award. Teachers Dr. Erin Wilson, Dr. Tina Otten, Linde Draaisma and Henk van…

Five UG researchers, Joost van de Brake, Daniel te Kaat, Susan Niessen, Charlotte Vrijen and Frank Klont, have been awarded Veni grants by NWO. The grants are in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities (SGW) and Applied Sciences and…

Experience how you perceive time with the help of experimental set-ups: starting on Thursday 14 April, you can do that at the University Museum in Groningen as part of the interactive TIME WILL TELL exhibition. Visitors can participate in…

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships (former Individual Fellowships under H2020) is a European funding scheme aimed at promoting researchers’ mobility. It provides funding for 2-year postdoctoral fellowships…