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This page marks the tenth anniversary of the Nobel Prize awarded to Ben Feringa, Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Groningen. Dive into his research and discover everything that comes your way when you receive a Nobel Prize.

Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of Diversity Day. For Katerina Tsampi, Associate Professor of Public International Law at the University of Groningen, this directly touches on the core of her work: the law should be there for everyone, especially for people and groups we do not always see. ‘We have to keep asking questions and make the invisible visible.’

NASA has selected the far-infrared space telescope PRIMA as its Probe mission. SRON, TU Delft, and the University of Groningen plan to deliver the detectors, housing, and insulation of the PRIMAger instrument.

Professor of Materials Chemistry Moniek Tromp will become the new Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) at the University of Groningen with effect from 1 January 2027. The Board of the University has appointed her for a four-year term. Tromp succeeds the current Dean, Joost Frenken.

Students, staff and board members came together to celebrate the start of construction of the new sports centre on the Zernike Campus

As part of the national growth fund Big Chemistry, Nathalie Katsonis, the project lead in Groningen, uses robots in the University of Groningen chemistry labs to study surfactants. These molecules sit at the boundaries between water, oil, air, or solid surfaces.

Communication devices are indispensable for people with speech disorders. However, current technology often falls short during interactions. Artificial intelligence may offer a solution, says Francesco Possemato, a researcher at the University of Groningen and a JTS Scholar. In this episode of our series about the JTS Scholars, he talks about his research and the development of new communication tools.

His work has shaped modern approaches to nonlinear control, hybrid systems and complex physical systems. The recognition also highlights Groningen’s longstanding international strength in systems and control research, and his collaboration with researchers across disciplines.

The deadline for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is fast approaching. To address this, the four Schools for Science and Society of the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, will host the Groningen Sustainability Conference from 5 to 10 April 2027.

Negative stereotypes about social assistance recipients are persistent and occur both in public and in private spheres. Many social assistance recipients eventually internalize these negative stereotypes in their own self-image. This is evident from research by Amber Vellinga-Dings