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It is with great sadness and deep sorrow that the Board of the University of Groningen has learnt of the death of Professor Emeritus and former board member Professor D.F.J. Bosscher, on 15 June 2026.

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The student team representing the University of the North won this year’s Self Driving Challenge, organized by the RDW (Netherlands Vehicle Authority). The finale took place on 16 June, where ten student teams competed against each other with their own self-driving cars. They had to complete a course featuring obstacles such as traffic lights and crosswalks as quickly as possible, without errors. The winning team consisted of students from the University of Groningen, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, and Noorderpoort.

Chemist Loredana Protesescu of the University of Groningen is working on more stable, lead-free perovskites and has recently received a grant to develop an ink that contains all components needed for a solar cell, such that it only needs to be applied to a surface before use.

Anyone following developments in the Middle East may have noticed something peculiar. Whenever people speak of a "ceasefire," the firing often continues regardless. Agreements are signed, press releases are issued, and diplomats congratulate one another on a breakthrough. At the same time, attacks continue. Bombs keep falling. Bullets keep flying. The firing is anything but ceased.

The kick-off of the Northern Learning Community on Participation took place on 8 April 2026. The learning community will be called ‘&SamenSpel’ and is a multi-year, regional partnership focused on improving citizen participation in major societal challenges, such as the energy transition.

The Dutch power grid is grinding to a halt. Not because of a lack of electricity, in fact there is sometimes too much electricity, but because of an increasing lack of coordination between demand, infrastructure, and regulations. This is affecting the house building sector, ongoing sustainability, and economic growth. However, energy law experts Lea Diestelmeier and Jamie Behrendt do not think that the answer is simply to lay more cables. We also need smarter ways of using the existing capacity, new legislation and regulations, and changes in the way households and businesses consume electricity.

The Social Safety Programme Team is organising a three-day in-company training course called 'The Art of Hosting', which will take place on 16, 17 and 18 November 2026 at the Meetlab in Groningen. This training course is intended for individuals who wish to learn how to participate in or facilitate meaningful conversations about complex issues.

The latest episode of RUG & Co. explores the fascinating world of maps and the impact they can have. The Geodienst of the University of Groningen specializes in creating maps that make research accessible to a wide audience. This episode highlights the Forced to Quit project, which uses a map to show where women in public positions are forced to resign due to serious threats.

University of Groningen neuroscientist Robbert Havekes and his team have shown that mice forget encounters with other mice due to sleep deprivation. They also found that these social memories have not been erased; the mice are simply unable to recall them.