A Meets ceremony or an ‘office degree’: graduating is different this year Students graduating from the UG this year are saying a sober goodbye. Most faculties have postponed graduation ceremonies until after the summer. Wed 8/07
Stewards will be used to enforce smoking ban after all Stewards will be approaching people who are smoking near a UG building starting August 1. Earlier, board president Jouke de Vries said he wasn't in favour of that. Wed 8/07
‘FSE needs to hire more international support staff’ FSE risks losing international talents if it keeps insisting its support staff speak fluent Dutch, says faculty council member Marzia Nuzzolo. Tue 7/07
Physicists come up with portable detector for gravitational waves Groningen scientists have come up with a plan to create a gravitational-wave detector that’s four thousand times smaller than the current LIGO experiment. Tue 7/07
Participation was sidelined when crisis started Participation at the UG was sidelined the first few weeks of the corona crisis. There was no way around it, said university president Jouke de Vries. Mon 6/07
FSE wants special funds for rejected proposals The Faculty of Science and Engineering wants to create a fund to finance research proposals that didn’t make the cut for national and European subsidies. Mon 6/07
More money for staff who want to buy new laptop The board of directors is increasing the amount of money the UG reimburses for new laptops. They're also looking at other ways to (financially) support teachers. Wed 1/07
SSH residents get their own tenants’ association Next year, international students renting from SSH will be able to take their problems to the new tenants’ association ISHA. Wed 1/07
Fate will decide who wins the Open Research Awards Many scientists feel the way research funds are distributed is more like a lottery. So why not turn it into an actual lottery? Mon 29/06
Give lonely students a common room, city council says The Groningen city council wants new student residences to include a common (living) room in an effort to prevent students from getting lonely. Mon 29/06
Considering a master in psychology? You’ll have to apply Students who want to do a psychology master programme at the UG will have to go through a selection procedure from 2021 onwards. Mon 29/06
UB to reopen for studying June 29 The city centre UB will open its doors to students this Monday. Students will be able to reserve a study spot for two timeslots a week. Sat 27/06
Students may travel during peak hours in September Starting September 1, students will once again be allowed to travel by public transport during peak hours, prime minister Mark Rutte announced on Wednesday. Fri 26/06
This is what the UG looks like after the corona crisis There is hand sanitiser everywhere, arrows, stickers, traffic signs. This is what the UG will look like once the uni opens its doors again. Thu 25/06
Survey: How are you affected by the corona crisis? Working from home and online education have become the new normal. UKrant and other university papers are collaborating on a national survey that asks: How are you dealing with the crisis? Wed 24/06
‘On-site education is here to stay, but it needs improvement’ Last week, the discussion about online university education reached a nadir. But the UG board never wanted to do away with on-site education, they say. Wed 24/06
