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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/seasonal-vegetables-instead-of-junk-food-for-students-at-campus-fryslan/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Seasonal vegetables instead of junk food for students at Campus Fryslân</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/seasonal-vegetables-instead-of-junk-food-for-students-at-campus-fryslan/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Students prefer to eat frozen pizza, cheese pastries and fries? Not Jonas, Leslie and Barbara, who have local, organic vegetables delivered to Campus Fryslân every week. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/new-style-guide-on-inclusive-language-the-importance-of-he-she-they/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>New style guide on inclusive language: The importance of he/she/they</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/new-style-guide-on-inclusive-language-the-importance-of-he-she-they/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The introduction of a new guideline for inclusive language at the university has earned the Diversity and Inclusion Office hate mail. But it is a necessary measure, say transgender and non-binary students. ‘How do you correct the professor when he misgenders you during a lecture?’ »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/op-stap-met-hieke-people-watching-at-the-concerthuis/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Op stap met: Hieke | People-watching at the Concerthuis</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/op-stap-met-hieke-people-watching-at-the-concerthuis/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">There’s so much to do in Groningen that you really need a guide to help you uncover the city’s hidden gems. Every week, UKrant’s student editors share their cultural agenda with you. What’s their favourite venue and which events in the upcoming week are absolutely not to be missed? »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/lars-is-a-top-athlete-i-want-to-finish-my-studies-so-i-can-focus-on-my-judo-career/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Lars is a top athlete: ‘I want to finish my studies so I can focus on my judo career’</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/lars-is-a-top-athlete-i-want-to-finish-my-studies-so-i-can-focus-on-my-judo-career/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Judoka Lars van Oostrum is well on his way to qualifying for the European Championships in September. And as if life as an athlete isn’t busy enough, he combines it with an econometrics study at the UG. ‘I was capable of doing it, so why not?’ »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/gronings-without-shame-how-does-music-affect-the-image-of-local-languages/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Gronings without shame; how does music affect the image of local languages?</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/gronings-without-shame-how-does-music-affect-the-image-of-local-languages/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Groningen-language indie rock band Hister is hard at work creating a profile for itself. The band, formed by UG employee Merel Weijer, is even part of a study on whether regional-language music makes people less reluctant to speak Gronings. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/godwits-arent-pre-programmed-they-learn-from-their-fellow-birds/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Godwits aren’t pre-programmed; they learn from their fellow birds</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/godwits-arent-pre-programmed-they-learn-from-their-fellow-birds/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Is a bird’s migratory behaviour innate? No, says a study by UG ecologists Theunis Piersma, Jelle Loonstra, and Mo Verhoeven. The study was recently published in Current Biology. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/project-passion-5-drum-bass/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Ricardo Roebers about the ‘gender gap’ in the world of drum & bass</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/project-passion-5-drum-bass/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Ricardo Roebers, also known as Red Manta, is writing his thesis on the gender gap in the drum & bass world. The master student of popular music, sound and media cultures has a show called Amen to Womxn at Vera’s Relate Radio. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/ombudsperson-received-more-than-100-reports-since-she-took-up-office/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Ombudsperson received more than 100 reports since she took office</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/ombudsperson-received-more-than-100-reports-since-she-took-up-office/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">More than a hundred UG employees went to the ombudsperson since she started in September of 2021. At least three quarters of their reports concerned the lack of social safety, many of these reports originating from the arts faculty. Most reports from students came from the UMCG. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/two-new-university-council-factions-in-ten-years-time-what-drives-nicolai-petkov/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Two new university council factions in ten years’ time: what drives Nicolai Petkov?</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/two-new-university-council-factions-in-ten-years-time-what-drives-nicolai-petkov/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Computer science professor Nicolai Petkov won a seat on the university council with Kwaliteit Voorop (Quality First). Why did he start this new party and what does he hope to achieve over the next two years? »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/learning-to-embrace-rejection-and-to-fail-even-better/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Learning to embrace rejection and to fail even better</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/learning-to-embrace-rejection-and-to-fail-even-better/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">On a chilly, sunny morning, I wake up to the doorbell and a beautiful bouquet from the faculty board. There is nothing I love more than unexpected small acts of recognition, and this one puts a smile on my face that I carry with me for the rest of the day. Word has arrived that […] »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/mixing-it-up-the-international-associations-that-welcome-other-cultures/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Mixing it up: The international associations that welcome other cultures</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/mixing-it-up-the-international-associations-that-welcome-other-cultures/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">There are student associations for just about any nationality in Groningen. However, some actively search for members from countries beyond their own. ‘We aren’t moving Hellenic society to Groningen; we are spreading the culture.’ »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/groningen-housing-troubles-5-getting-your-deposit-back/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Groningen housing troubles #5: Getting your deposit back</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/groningen-housing-troubles-5-getting-your-deposit-back/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">In a city with thousands of students and not enough rooms, you are bound to run into problems. UKrant addresses the most common housing troubles and tries to offer some solutions. In the last instalment of the series: what to do if your landlord refuses to return your deposit? »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/after-the-occupation-whats-next/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>After the occupation, the accusations fly: What’s next?</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/after-the-occupation-whats-next/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">What happened that drove a group of students to occupy the Academy building for a second time? Why did the board of directors call the police to get rid of them, and why did the police use force to do so? And how can the students and the university move forward? »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/what-a-dick-students-reflect-on-the-phallus/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>What a dick! Students reflect on the phallus</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/what-a-dick-students-reflect-on-the-phallus/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">As the new exhibition <em>PHALLUS</em> at the University Museum shows, Western society is obsessed with penises. And UG students share that obsession. ‘They are a bit pathetic. Especially if they are just hanging around.’ »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/mosquitoes-feast-on-aclo-gym-goers/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Mosquitoes feast on ACLO gym-goers </strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/mosquitoes-feast-on-aclo-gym-goers/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Students go to the ACLO sports centre expecting to get their sweat on. But recently, they’ve been losing more bodily fluids than they bargained for: a plague of mosquitoes is out for their blood. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/opening-academic-year-moved-to-friday-because-of-new-rector/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Opening academic year moved to Friday because of new rector</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/opening-academic-year-moved-to-friday-because-of-new-rector/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">The UG traditionally celebrates the start of a new academic year on the first Monday in September. But this year, the university will change that. The stately procession of professors to and the speeches in the Martini church will this year be held on Friday, September 1. The UG says it’s decided to change the […] »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/out-on-the-town-with-mai-soaking-up-the-tranquility-at-the-hortus-botanicus/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Out on the town with: Mai | Soaking up the tranquility at the Hortus Botanicus</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/out-on-the-town-with-mai-soaking-up-the-tranquility-at-the-hortus-botanicus/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">UKrant’s student editors share their cultural agenda with you. What’s their favourite venue and which events in the upcoming week are absolutely not to be missed? »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/science-for-everyone-maaike-mullers-travelling-installations/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Science for everyone: Maaike Muller’s travelling installations</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/science-for-everyone-maaike-mullers-travelling-installations/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Not everyone has the same chance of staying healthy for a long time, Maaike Muller knows. She’s making an effort to educate people with scientific insights into health and make it as accessible as possible. ‘I want people to just sort of come across science.’ »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/wandering-through-zernikes-nature-wearing-headphones/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Wandering through Zernike’s nature wearing headphones</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/wandering-through-zernikes-nature-wearing-headphones/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Today is the International Day of Biodiversity. To make people more aware of the subject, UG staff member Douwe-Jan Schrale created an audio tour. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/guinea-pigs-4-synchronising-brains-during-poker-im-thrilled-my-bluffs-dont-get-called/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Guinea pigs #4 | Synchronising brains during poker: ‘I’m thrilled my bluffs don’t get called’</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/guinea-pigs-4-synchronising-brains-during-poker-im-thrilled-my-bluffs-dont-get-called/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Scientific research wouldn’t be where it is today without test subjects. What kind of experiments are researchers doing at the university and what is it like to be a part of them? UKrant signed up as a guinea pig. Part 4: The effect of emotions on bluffing. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/groningen-housing-troubles-4-horrible-roommates/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Groningen housing troubles #4: Horrible roommates</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/groningen-housing-troubles-4-horrible-roommates/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">In a city with thousands of students and not enough rooms, you are bound to run into problems. UKrant addresses the most common housing troubles and tries to offer some solutions. This week: what to do when you have a horrible roommate? »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/decolonising-the-ug-students-are-paving-the-way/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Decolonising the UG: Students are paving the way</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/decolonising-the-ug-students-are-paving-the-way/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Decolonisation is an uncomfortable, complex and ongoing process, students say. But while the university is increasingly discussing diversity and inclusion, it shies away from confronting its colonial roots. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/city-council-seeks-explanation-on-police-actions-in-academy-building/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>City council seeks explanation on police actions in Academy building</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/city-council-seeks-explanation-on-police-actions-in-academy-building/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">City council parties GroenLinks, the Party for the Animals, and D66 are shocked by the police’s actions during the occupation of the Academy building on April 25. They’ve asked the municipal executives for an explanation. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/out-on-the-town-with-silke-modern-art-in-h47/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Out on the town with: Silke | Modern art in H47</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/out-on-the-town-with-silke-modern-art-in-h47/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Every week, UKrant’s student editors share their cultural agenda with you. What’s their favourite venue and which events in the upcoming week are absolutely not to be missed? This week: everything going on in Leeuwarden, the city of Campus Fryslân. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/400-years-of-internationalism-at-the-ug-we-dont-have-to-feel-like-outsiders/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>400 years of internationalism at the UG: ‘We don’t have to feel like outsiders’</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/400-years-of-internationalism-at-the-ug-we-dont-have-to-feel-like-outsiders/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Internationals Michal, Anna and Darynka often felt like outsiders in Groningen. Now, they’ve set up an exhibit highlighting the long history of foreign students at the UG. ‘We were, and still are, always part of the community and society.’ »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/project-passion-4-luca-does-stand-up-comedy/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Project Passion #4: Luca does stand-up comedy</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/project-passion-4-luca-does-stand-up-comedy/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Studying is fun, but some students have hobbies, too. In our video series Project Passion we pay them a visit. This week: artificial intelligence student Luca does stand-up comedy. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/the-dog-that-saved-me-a-love-story/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>The dog that saved me: A love story</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/magazine/the-dog-that-saved-me-a-love-story/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Slovakian student Jakub was determined not to adopt a stray dog while working at a dog shelter in Mexico. But then he stumbled on starving, flea-ridden Iskra and decided to save her from the streets. In return, she saved his life and found him love. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/win-for-new-staff-party-university-council-turnout-slightly-higher/?lang=en" target="_blank"><h2 class="null"><font face="source sans pro, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><strong>Win for new staff party university council; turnout slightly higher</strong></font></h2></a>
<a href="https://ukrant.nl/win-for-new-staff-party-university-council-turnout-slightly-higher/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">For the first time in years, the staff section of the university council has a new party: Kwaliteit Voorop (Quality First). The one-man faction set up by computer science professor Nicolai Petkov received enough votes for a seat. »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/lowering-the-bar-an-oversimplified-plan-for-a-complex-issue/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">I really do not get it. Why would the Minister of Education propose the most simplistic possible plan of the reduction of required first-year university credits to 30 out of 60 to reduce student stress? I try to let this sink in my brain quietly, but even two days later, I find myself outside running […] »</div></a>
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<a href="https://ukrant.nl/russian-studies-tries-to-find-ways-to-talk-about-the-war/?lang=en" target="_blank"><div style="text-align: left; font-family:source sans pro,helvetica neue,helvetica,arial,sans-serif">Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is greatly impacting Russian studies at the UG. And there are more changes pending. ‘Now especially, it’s important to understand the Russian culture.’ »</div></a>
