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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.

The Supervisory Board of the University of Groningen (UG) has appointed Prof. A.D.C. (Debbie) Jaarsma (1973) as President of the Board of the University. With her appointment, the UG welcomes an experienced and energetic leader who knows how to bring people together and turn ambitions into action. Debbie, who previously held a professorship at the UG, will thus be returning to Groningen. She will succeed Prof. Jouke de Vries on 1 March 2027.

We are living longer, but not always in good health. This is leading to a growing demand for healthcare and rising costs, coupled with an increasing shortage of staff. Solutions often look to AI, prevention, and home-based care, as well as technological innovations—the research domain of Charissa Roossien.

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.

In regularly appearing opinion pieces we share the view of one of our academics on a topical issue. This is how we show that UG researchers contribute to the societal debate.

Marthe Walvoort receives the KNCV Van Marumpenning 2026 for SlimSmullen, an educational initiative that helps primary-school children understand sugar, nutrition and health through accessible, research-based lesson materials.

During his farewell symposium on 29 October, Harro Meijer, Professor of Isotope Physics at the University of Groningen, was surprised with a Royal Honour. Meijer (Eindhoven, 1959), celebrating his 67th birthday that day, heads the Centre for Isotope Research (CIO) at the Faculty of Science & Engineering. He received the insignia associated with the rank of Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion from Mayor R.J. Kamminga of the municipality of Groningen.

Congress has the opportunity to reassert itself as an independent and assertive branch of government and to shed its reputation as the “broken branch.”