Petition for fired professor: ‘RUG’s attitude in NOHA case is shocking’ More than 250 NOHA students and RUG employees are defending fired professor Joost Herman in a petition: ‘Exceptionally drastic measures have been taken.’ Tue 25/02
Police warns: cycling students are a danger on the road They drive against traffic, ignore red lights, or look at their phone while cycling. Students on the Zernike route pose a danger, the Groningen police says. Tue 25/02
Vindicat opens centre for start-ups at Nieuwe Markt Vindicat will be housing start-ups in a ‘student innovation centre’ at the Nieuwe Markt. The centre will house a pub, meeting rooms, and workspaces. Tue 25/02
Five Vici grants for Groningen researchers Five academics from the RUG and UMCG have each been awarded a 1.5 million euro Vici grant, enabling them to develop innovative research. Mon 24/02
‘Faculty councils should translate meeting documents’ Faculty councils exclude internationals, says GMW council member Daan van Gulik. Meeting documents are available only in Dutch. Wed 19/02
Fraud? Self-enrichment? What does the report say? The NOHA case and the subsequent dismissal of professor Joost Herman raised eyebrows at the RUG. What does the investigative report by EY say? Wed 19/02
Nephew’s teeth could give definitive answer about count Adolf’s fate For years, University Museum historian Lammert Doedens has been looking for the missing count Adolf van Nassau. The solution to the mystery appears closer than ever. Tue 18/02
Increase in incident reports during introduction period The number of reports to the Advice Committee for Orientation (ACI) has increased last year. A total of 49 incidents at student associations were reported. Mon 17/02
RUG ecologists: Romantic drama in flycatcher community In some species of songbird, like the European pied flycatcher, male birds will try to hook a second female when they already have a mate. Mon 17/02
‘Schools’ to facilitate interdisciplinary research The RUG wants to set up interdisciplinary ‘schools’ to enable researchers from different faculties to work together with third parties on current themes. Mon 17/02
NOHA Brussels misses out on 500K Pending the resolution of the NOHA case, the European Committee has suspended subsidies to the NOHA consortium. Mon 17/02
RUG could have known about Stichting NOHA Groningen The RUG could have known about the existence of Stichting NOHA Groningen (SNG). The foundation was included in the university’s accounts payable department as a creditor since 2015. Wed 12/02
