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Dr. Mark Beuker, dr. Hans ter Haar, prof. Wilbert Kolkman, prof. Leon Verstappen and dr. Irene Visser (Faculty of Law) in collaboration with dr. Marieke Haan en dr. Elianne Zijlstra (Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences) have released a WODC report titled ‘Support for the Compulsory Portion’ (‘Draagvlak voor de Legitieme Portie’) under the auspices of the Notarial Institute Groningen.

Top earners are increasingly working exclusively with other highly paid colleagues, while contact with middle-income workers declines. This is according to a large-scale international study on workplace collaboration, conducted by a team of social scientists in twelve OECD countries.

The SOCION consortium , in which social sciences and humanities researchers from five different knowledge institutions are conducting research on social cohesion, has secured a €30 million Summit Grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).

'The end of meritocracy' - farewell lecture by Dr. Arie Glebbeek (Associate Professor of Sociology). Highly recommended for anyone with (policy, political or scientific) interest in education, labor market and social stratification.