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From Ghostbuster to Disaster Researcher
Date:17 February 2026

Disaster events often produce long-term impacts that persist well beyond the acute phase. In his research, Michel Dückers explores how exposure to threats and disasters shapes the lives of individuals over time.

The long search for new physics
Date:17 February 2026

In the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) near Geneva, Switzerland, protons collide with each other at almost the speed of light. Physicists from the University of Groningen use these collisions to study the fundamental building blocks of matter, in their search for signs that could point to new physics.

Tumor gone, but where are the words?
Date:14 February 2026

Tumor gone, but where are the words? Vânia de Aguiar and her team are investigating speech and language problems in children who have had a tumor in the cerebellum.

Festive start to the collaboration for the new Sports Center
Date:13 February 2026

An important step has been taken: yesterday, the University of Groningen (UG), the Hanze, ACLO, Hegeman and BAM signed an agreement for the construction of the new Sports Center on the Zernike Campus.

Europarlementariër Van Lanschot bezoekt RUG: ‘Veiligheidscampus is prachtig initiatief’
Date:13 February 2026

Europarlementariër Reinier van Lanschot van Volt bezocht recent de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Hij ging in gesprek over veiligheid en weerbaarheid, een groeiend thema binnen en buiten de universiteit.

Goud voor Xandra Velzeboer op de Olympische Winterspelen
Date:12 February 2026

Xandra Velzeboer heeft donderdagavond goud behaald bij de Olympische Winterspelen. De voormalig student Life Science and Technology aan de RUG deed dat op de 500 meter shorttrack, een afstand waarop zij al jarenlang tot de wereldtop behoort.

Groningen roept Den Haag op tempo te maken met Voedselwet
Date:12 February 2026

Gedeputeerde Pascal Roemers van de provincie Groningen en wethouder Manouska Molema van de gemeente Groningen hebben vanmiddag in Den Haag de whitepaper ‘(Juridische) instrumenten voor een gezonde voedselomgeving’ overhandigd aan minister Jan Anthonie Bruijn van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport.

Science for Society | Goldmine of data for general use
Date:11 February 2026

From the OECD to President Biden’s administration: parties at home and abroad are eagerly making use of the unique databases of the Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC) at the University of Groningen. The information dates back to the early 20th century and, in some cases, even further.

Five UG researchers appointed to the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities
Date:10 February 2026

This year, the Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed the following researchers from the University of Groningen as new members: Prof. Martijn Eickhoff, Prof. Inga Kamp, Prof. Martien Kas, Prof. Merel Keijzer and Prof. Marie-José van Tol.

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