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On Friday 13 November, Prof. Dr. Ing. Jan Post was presented with a Royal Honour, to mark his retirement earlier this year. Post (Utrecht, 1960) is an honorary professor of Digital Manufacturing at the Faculty of Science & Engineering at the University of Groningen and head of Strategic Partnerships at Philips Personal Care in Drachten. He received the insignia associated with the rank of Knight in the Order of Orange Nassau from Mayor S.A.E. Poepjes of the municipality of Olst-Wijhe.

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Rianne Letschert, Minister of Education, Culture and Science, will visit the University of the North on 1 December. The working visit will focus on the National Talent Strategy, presented by the Dutch government last summer.

Start-up Sencilia, which emerged from the Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen (ENTEG) at the University of Groningen, has raised approximately 2 million euros for the further development of a sensor that measures whether babies and children are receiving the correct dose of medication via a drip. With this investment, the company aims to make the technology ready for production.

In October 2026, the Virtual Research Environment (VRE) of the University of Groningen (UG) surpassed the milestone of 1,000 individual users. The VRE offers researchers full control over their data and work processes.

The University of Groningen will continue its collaboration with the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) on research into the Dead Sea Scrolls. The project has a clear scientific purpose, requires direct access to manuscripts held by the IAA and contributes to publicly available knowledge. This collaboration does not constitute endorsement of government policy or recognition of territorial sovereignty or ownership claims.

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.

Quota-based publishing agreements: 2026 caps expected to be reached for Springer, Taylor & Francis, Oxford University Press, LWW and Emerald

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.