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See how NWO-KIC funding enables Groningen researchers to uncover hidden enzymes in genomes using machine learning, paving the way for greener production in biotech, chemistry and medicine.

Dancing, singing, and partying festivalgoers may not seem like an obvious match for science, but nothing could be further from the truth. In the latest episode of RUG & Co., science festivals take centre stage. This new season of the podcast continues to explore the unique collaborations between the University of Groningen (UG) and the world around us.

On 17 September, the Academy Building will be lit up in orange to mark World Patient Safety Day, an international event organized annually by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Gert-Jan Euverink and start-up company BioFashionTech want to use biotechnology to convert discarded textiles into useful resources for industry. ‘A company like DSM or Avantium could use the sugars that we obtain from cotton in this way to manufacture bioplastics, biogas, or cleaning products.’

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

Season 4 of the Open Science Bites podcast is now available on the OS website.

As part of the new CEE 2027–2030 strategy, the UG will take the lead in the theme of Personal Leadership and Professional Identity. This exciting collaboration will kick off with a 2026 project exploring how personal leadership and professional identity can be developed in today’s rapidly changing educational and professional landscape.

In the lead-up to World Alzheimer’s Day, the Professor of English Language and Culture Merel Keijzer discusses her work to map language barriers and investigate how language strategies and ‘home language therapy’ can help provide person-centred care.

What did the eating habits of the Dutch look like between 1500 and 1850? Merit Hondelink researched the consumption of plant-based food in Dutch cities during this period using a unique combination of archaeobotanical and historical research.

As of September 14 Scheffer Groep from Hoogkerk will begin the partial demolition of building 5113 (Nijenborgh 4) of the University of Groningen (UG).