The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies in the Oude Boteringestraat will have a new name starting September 2023: The Faculty of Religion, Culture and Society.
In 2021, the Groningen University Fund (GUF) invested part of its own capital in the weapons and tobacco industry and in fossil fuels, among other things. Treasurer Auke Plantinga explains.
Physicist Joost Frenken has been named the new dean for the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE). He’s succeeding Jasper Knoester, who left for the University of Leiden on January 1.
After more than ten years of research, university historian Klaas van Berkel finished his project on the history of the UG. All the way up to the Yantai controversy.
The binding study advise (BSA) will once again be relaxed this year. Students will only have to have earned 35 ECTS in their first year to be allowed to move on to the second year.Â
Overarching university organisation Universiteiten van Nederland (UNL, formerly the VSNU) foresees a lot of practical issues if the outgoing government decides that the corona pass will be implemented in higher education.
Carillon player Auke de Boer has been playing the RUG’s bells for twenty-five years. Now, he’s retiring. For one hour, he’ll play requests from UKrant readers. What would you like the tower to play?
The housing crisis in Groningen was big news this year after students occupied the Academy building. Students in other cities, who are also in dire need of a roof over their heads, followed suit.
UKrant’s website was completely updated over the summer. The previous site had been launched in 2016, which means it’s basically prehistoric in internet terms.
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The UG switched to Google software despite vehement protests from staff. With renewed warnings about privacy issues, is it too late to take back control?
Thanks to UG astronomy master student Mark Oosterloo, scientists will be able to exclude quite a few planets in their search for extraterrestrial life.
