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This two-hour self-study course is open to students, teachers, and staff from all disciplines. Enhance your critical understanding of groundbreaking AI technologies like ChatGPT and prepare yourself for the future of artificial intelligence.

The annual quotas for open access publishing under the Taylor & Francis and Oxford University Press agreements with the Universities of The Netherlands will be met in November.

Springer Nature open access deal: the national annual quota for 2024 is expected to be reached in mid-October. This means that from that moment the deal will be suspended and UG/UMCG articles will no longer be eligible for the usual 100% discount on the open access fee.

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW) open access deal: the national annual quota for 2024 is expected to be reached in mid-September.

The new podcast Open Science Bites by the University of Groningen showcases open practices in a to the point and engaging way.

In our series “I am what I read,” UG staff reveal the literature that has influenced their professional lives.

Opening hours UB City Centre and UB Zernike in September

Summer opening hours UB 2024

The book is edited by Alain Dekker, Irene IJpma and Martha Martens. In this interview, editor and author Alain Dekker (UG/UMCG) describes his motivation and experience with publishing an open access book.

In 2023, 97% of UG/UMCG peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings were open access - including gold (30%), hybrid (41%) and green (26%) open access. The share of open access publications remained stable from 2021 and 2022, but rose significantly compared to previous years (69% in 2020, 64% in 2019, 55% in 2018, 51% in 2017 and 37% in 2016).

How do you conduct a systematic review? What requirements must a systematic review meet? What types of reviews are there? The University of Groningen Library (UB) offers support in searching for literature for a systematic review. Meet Ina Vrolijk, academic information specialist at the UB.

Due to financial and technical reasons, the current RefWorks contract will not be renewed. Do you use RefWorks? Then switch to our other reference manager, EndNote.

The article in the spotlight for the month of June 2024 is titled A Universal Cognitive Bias in Word Order: Evidence From Speakers Whose Language Goes Against It, written by Alexander Martin (assistant professor at the Faculty of Arts), David Adger (Queen Mary University of London, Klaus Abels (University College London), Patrick Kanampiu and Jennifer Culbertson (both from the University of Edinburgh).

Making the UG impact on Sustainable Development Goals visible in the research portal

The article in the spotlight for the month of May 2024 is titled Vocation as tragedy: Love and knowledge in the lives of the Mills, the Webers, and the Russells, written by Hanneke Hoekstra (lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Arts).

Higher VAT on books also affects access to science

Extra opening hours UB City Centre (1-26 June) and UB Zernike (7-27 June) due to the exam period. The UB CIty Centre is only accessible for students and staff of the University of Groningen (and other holders of a University card). Reserving a study spot is required. Hanze students will have no access to the library during these periods.

Trial Gale: Power to the people

UB closed 18 May

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