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Professor George Azzopardi and postdoc Guru Bennabhaktula worked on camera fingerprinting as a method to combat fraud involving photos for identity documents. The approach proved so promising that they are now entering the market with their spin-off, ForensifAI. ‘Our method is not only useful for preventing identity fraud but can also help insurers detect false claims,’ says Bennabhaktula, who leads the Groningen-based startup as CEO.

What are we actually trying to protect when we protect the Wadden Sea? Associate Professor Frans Sijtsma understands very well that nature must be protected. But he believes we are overlooking something important in the process. In his view, the basis for protection is not solely its ecological value. It is also the fact that people love the area.

From November 2026, the University of Groningen will be working with thirteen other universities on a campaign to promote positive standards of conduct. The aim of the campaign is to strengthen inclusive, safe and respectful behaviour within the academic community. This is necessary to shift the focus from preventing undesirable behaviour to promoting desirable behaviour. The campaign is funded by a grant from the national Social Safety steering group.

PFAS are among the most persistent chemicals ever made. Nature – and conventional wastewater treatment – cannot break them down. Chemist Clemens Mayer is searching for enzymes that can do just that. How? By harnessing evolution among bacteria.

The ‘Living Planet’ research proposal, led by principal applicant Prof. Dr Martijn Egas, has been awarded 7.4 million euros under the ‘Research on Pathways through Consortia’ (ORC) programme line of the National Research Agenda (NWA). In addition, the UG and the UMCG are involved in a further six research projects that have been awarded funding.

The University of Groningen (UG) and the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) will cancel their licence for the Web of Science database with effect from 1 January 2027.

The Keuzegids has designated eight bachelor’s programs at the University of Groningen (UG) as Top Programmes. The UG as a whole shares second place with Radboud University in the Broad-Based Classical Universities category. The Keuzegids notes that the UG scores particularly well in the area of interdisciplinary studies.

In the new episode of University of the Netherlands, Hanneke Wigman from the UMCG, talks about psychosis: voices, thoughts, hallucinations. These are all examples of an experience that no longer aligns with reality. That is exactly what happens during a psychotic episode. She explains how psychosis can develop and what happens during it. Jelle, who has personal experience with psychosis, shares his story of what it was like to go through it.

Large-scale cyberattacks are regularly carried out by hackers acting on behalf of a foreign government. This is according to Evgeni Moyakine, associate professor of IT Law and Cybersecurity. He discusses his research into the question of how countries can be held legally accountable for cyberattacks.