The Young Academy Groningen welcomes seven new members

The Young Academy Groningen welcomes seven new members. The Young Academy Groningen (YAG) is a group of talented, enthusiastic, and ambitious early career researchers from various disciplines at the University of Groningen (UG) and the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG). Members share a passion for science and scholarship and an interest in their broader impacts on academia and society.

The seven new researchers will be officially installed as members of the Young Academy Groningen in October 2024. During their five-year membership, they will collaborate with our current members in projects focusing on science policy, interdisciplinarity, public engagement and diversity and inclusion. We are happy to announce that the seven new members presented here will support us over the coming five years in all our endeavors.

The new YAG members are:

• Defne Abur (Faculty of Arts)

• Daphne Brandenburg (Faculty of Philosophy)

• Ole Gmelin (Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences)

• Dina Maniar (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

• Björn Mitzinneck (Faculty of Economics and Business)

• Nynke Vellinga (Faculty of Law)

• Thom de Vries (Faculty of Economics and Business)