News archive Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society

Below is a summary of news from the current year. In the left menu you find news from previous years.

Title	Posted on
Focus op zingeving en leefstijl in de psychiatrie: Oratie Rogier Hoenders	15 October 2024
University of Groningen and Rijksmuseum launch new chair ‘Museums, heritage and religion’	01 October 2024
As of September 2025 in Groningen: MA track Anthropology of Religion and Culture	09 July 2024
European joint Master’s degree programmes are among the top programmes	29 May 2024
KNAW appoints Mladen Popović and René Veenstra as members	16 May 2024
Todd Weir appointed professor History of Christianity and Modern Culture	14 May 2024
De PodKist: nieuwe podcast die je meeneemt achter de schermen van de uitvaartbranche	04 April 2024
Hanneke Muthert appointed professor Psychology of Religion	20 March 2024
André Mulder bijzonder hoogleraar leerstoel “Levensbeschouwing en geestelijke volksgezondheid”	12 March 2024
Thinking about Thinking in Ancient Jewish Texts	12 March 2024
PThU en RUG zetten samenwerking in bachelor Theologie in Groningen voort	05 March 2024
Gaming: only the benefits of religion but not the drawbacks	06 February 2024
European Union funds groundbreaking research into psychedelic therapy	24 January 2024
Call for Applications Dirk Smilde Scholarship 2024	08 January 2024
Brenda Mathijssen appointed new vice dean of faculty	21 December 2023
Join the 'Language and AI' community	11 December 2023
New book by Todd Weir: The Bloomsbury Handbook of Religion and Heritage in Contemporary Europe	07 December 2023
Religious Studies is a top rated programme!	30 November 2023
Erik Frijlink receives Dr. Saal van Zwanenberg Honorary Prize	23 October 2023
Manoela Carpenedo appointed as new member of the Young Academy Groningen	21 September 2023
Impact in focus - Joram Tarusarira about religion and climate	28 August 2023
New name as of 1 September 2023: Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society	21 August 2023
Rubicon grant for Ayhan Aksu	25 July 2023
Rogier Hoenders bijzonder hoogleraar nieuwe leerstoel “Zingeving, leefstijl en geestelijke gezondheid”	06 June 2023
The inescapable advance of the gospel in Brazil	23 May 2023
Marjon Westerbeek new Managing Director at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies	17 May 2023
NWO funding for Todd Weir	15 May 2023
'Consolation is being able to give meaning to loss'	14 March 2023
Mònica Colominas Aparicio promoted to Professor of History of Islamic Ideas and Culture in Premodern Europe	01 March 2023
Vijf RUG-onderzoekers benoemd bij Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen	20 February 2023
Identifying ancient scribes using Artificial Intelligence	30 January 2023
Matrimonial law and identity formation in a culturally diverse ancient world	14 January 2023
Tales from Frisia: discover the rich history of Groningen and the Ommelands with an interactive map	11 January 2023

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