The student who counts sea slugs How many sea slugs does Bonaire have? Lukas Verboom (27), a master student of marine biology, visited the island to count them. Wed 8/01
Springer reaches quota, Open Access temporarily closed Researchers won't be able to publish their work Open Access for free this December in any of the journals owned by publisher Springer. Fri 13/12
UMCG scholarship PhDs threaten to sue for equal pay A group of 58 UMCG scholarship PhDs are demanding retroactive equal pay from the RUG. They’re threatening to sue if they don’t get it. Wed 11/12
Groningen iGEM team wins gold medal for QR code made of bacteria A QR code grown from bacteria won the RUG team a gold medal in the iGEM finale. iGEM is an international competition for genetically engineered ‘machines’. Wed 6/11
