Students protest against harassment Thirty students protested against a column by Ukrant-columnist Gerrit Breeuwsma on Tuesday. The Hold RUG Accountable organisation calls for a ‘dialogue about respectful academia’ in a safe space. Wed 12/06
Local Columnist Deeply Hurt He Wasn’t Appointed Rector Magnificus It was recently announced that Cisca Wijmenga will be serving as the university’s next Rector Magnificus. That’s alright. The other people who applied reportedly didn’t want that dumb position anyway. She can have it. Wed 12/06
Smoking around Harmonie is limited even further From now on, smoking near the Harmonie complex is only allowed in a designated area on the south side of the Harmonie quad. The RUG is refining its smoking policies. Tue 11/06
Femke Cnossen comes in third in 3 Minute Thesis competition in Kraków PhD candidate Femke Cnossen with the Faculty of Economics and Business came in third in the Three Minute Thesis competition held in Kraków. ‘I’m really proud of what I’ve accomplished.’ Tue 11/06
Police arrest suspect in Jaagpad stabbing On Monday, the police apprehended a 26-year-old man from Groningen in connection with the deadly stabbing that occurred four weeks ago at the Jaagpad near the Zernike campus. Tue 11/06
At UKrant: A columnist’s freedom One of UKrant’s columnists came under fire for his writing and another columnist’s contribution was taken offline. That’s the subject of our column ‘At UKrant’. A look behind the scenes. Tue 4/06
Court will rule on Feringa Building dispute in 3 weeks A judge will have to decide whether the RUG violated the tender regulations for the future Feringa Building. Tue 4/06
Cisca Wijmenga is the first female rector magnificus Genetics professor Cisca Wijmenga will serve as the new rector magnificus at the RUG for the next four years. She is the first female rector since the university was founded in 1614. Tue 4/06
