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'Potje Nederlands' is the new interactive podcast from the University of Groningen Language Centre, designed to help non-native speakers practise Dutch at A1 level. A new episode will be released each week from Monday 13 April. The introductory episode is already available for listeners to familiarize themselves with the format.

1 April sees the start of round #5 of the University of the North Booster Fund. Now featuring a new set-up, the fund is designed to encourage broad-based teaching and research collaborations, which contribute to broad prosperity in the Northern Netherlands. Applicants have until 30 June 2026 to submit proposals.

Chronic lung diseases such as COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) have a profound impact on patients, but are difficult to treat. Patient care focuses primarily on managing symptoms. University of Groningen (UG) researchers Luke van der Koog and Erik Frijlink (FSE) want to change that: through their company, MimeCure, they are developing a revolutionary treatment method. The initial results are promising.

What are the most impactful actions we can take towards creating a circular economy? Environmental psychology PhD candidates Isabel Pacheco and Julia Koch have been researching the role of personal behaviour in accelerating the transition to circularity and what things we can do that make the biggest difference.

Technology is only part of the solution for a successful transition to a fair and sustainable society. That is an important insight for the first cohort of students in the minor Climate Change and Inequality, an interdisciplinary minor at the University of Groningen that ran its first edition this academic year (2025-2026).

The XR Hub on 21 May 2026 will focus on the use of VR in aphasia: how VR can help people with aphasia to participate in everyday life again, the use of VR to ensure safe handling of radioactivity in laboratories, and a VR game that enables dental students to practise dealing with acute medical situations.

The European Commission has announced the results of the 2025 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks call. The University of Groningen has achieved very good results in this call.  11 projects have been funded in the role of coordinators (2), beneficiaries (8), and associated (1). Moreover, 2 other projects have been placed on the reserve list in the role of coordinator (UMCG) and beneficiary (BSS).

Sophia Salziger about her doctoral research on the possibility of claiming non-material damages when your personal data is leaked, as happened recently after the Odido hack.