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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.

A student-led initiative supporting Black female students and a serious game that challenges law students to tackle complex legal and technological issues: both received international recognition at the ENLIGHT Teaching & Learning Conference 2026 in Bern.

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

What makes a society resilient? Why do people help each other in times of crisis? And what impact do our choices have on others? The exhibition How Cooperation Works invites visitors to reflect on these questions through two interactive artworks. In October and November, the exhibition is coming to Groningen.

In the US mid-term elections on 3 November, the Democrats will need significantly more votes to secure a majority in the House of Representatives than they would under the 2024 voting district lines.

The Scholierenacademie at the University of Groningen is launching a toolkit on domestic violence, developed specifically for schools.

The midterm elections on 3 November are among the most important in US history. Will the Democrats win both the House of Representatives and the Senate? Or will the Republicans manage to limit their losses? ‘In a sense, American politics has become both a farce and a tragedy,’ says American studies scholar Jelte Olthof. ‘American citizens are not to be envied, having to choose between two such incompetent parties.’

The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded a Vidi grant of up to €850,000 to Hjalmar Bouma, Hanna van Loo, Zoé Christoff, Björn Hoops, Tim Lichtenberg, Sanne Moorman, and Rik Smit. With this grant, the researchers can develop their own innovative research plans and establish their own research groups.