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It had already become clear before the summer during the parliamentary inquiry into the coronavirus measures: the closure of schools during the coronavirus pandemic caused a great deal of harm to young people. According to clinical and developmental psychologist Bertus Jeronimus, this was quite simply the wrong decision.

‘Smoking, online gambling, shooting heroin, nail biting. A daily glass of wine, as enjoyed by so many academics. Using social media. It’s all much the same,’ says Arie Dijkstra, Professor in the Social Psychology of Health and Illness, specializing in the psychology of health behaviour and addiction. ‘They are all types of behaviour that become disproportionately important to some people, at which point, behavioural psychology calls it addiction.’

Ten billion years ago, the Milky Way merged with a dwarf galaxy, as discovered in 2018 by a team led by University of Groningen astronomer Amina Helmi. Now, an international team of astronomers, including Helmi, has found evidence of an earlier merger that took place around 11.8 billion years ago.

This summer, the RUG and the UMCG are again present at Noorderzon. Join discussions with scientists and attend interesting lectures.

Noorderzon “Festival of Performing Arts & Society” is one of the biggest festivals in the city of Groningen. This year, the festival takes place from 20 to 30 August.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered between 1947 and 1965 in various caves, are among the most remarkable archaeological finds of the last century. These texts, primarily Jewish writings over 2,000 years old—including the oldest manuscripts of the Bible—were found in areas such as Qumran. At the time, these areas fell under different authorities: the British Mandate territory, Jordanian-occupied territory, and Israeli territory. No new Dead Sea Scrolls have been discovered since 1965.

The UMCG and the University of Groningen (UG) are continuing the development of the new Central Laboratory for Diagnostics and Research (CLDR). In the coming period, the preliminary design will be further elaborated into a final design, bringing the realization of the new laboratory building one step closer.

Europe is gearing up for a magnificent natural phenomenon: on 12 August, there will be a total solar eclipse in northern Spain. Here in the Netherlands, it will be a partial eclipse. No less than 90 per cent of the Sun will be obscured. The University of Groningen (UG) has set up observation points at various locations in the north, equipped with instruments and special eclipse glasses so that people can view the solar eclipse safely.

AI is making inroads into all sectors, including the judiciary. Is this a positive development? According to Benedikt Schmitz, it could save time. ‘But AI must not take the place of the judge.’

A new international study published in Nature Food reveals that age plays an important but often overlooked role in shaping global food-related greenhouse gas emissions. The study shows that dietary emissions can vary substantially across people’s life stages.