Five members of Albertus also infected with coronavirus (UPDATE) In addition to infections at Vindicat and the UG dentistry department, five members of student association Albertus also tested positive for the coronavirus. Tue 15/09
PNN: Scholarship PhDs don’t have much freedom after all Scholarship PhDs do not have more freedom to design their project than regular PhD students do, the PhD Network Netherlands (PNN) says in a new report. Mon 14/09
Lack of interest in internationalisation grants The grant budget for student organisations to promote internationalisation and inclusion will be reduced by 5000 euros this year, because of the lack of applications. Mon 14/09
Survey: 40 percent of employees are having a hard time A survey from the HR department this summer showed that two thirds of UG staff are worse off than before the corona pandemic. 40 percent report that their mental state has worsened. Tue 8/09
Joy is back in Groningen, no thanks to the GGD Health organisation GGD Drenthe still hasn’t apologised to Spanish medical student Joy Adekanmi for her ten-day stay in a Covid quarantine house, she says. Tue 8/09
Peacock on the loose in student accommodation When they were woken up by a screeching peacock at 9 a.m. on Saturday, the residents of The Village thought they were still suffering the after-effects of a party. Mon 7/09
UG invests 5.5 million in online education Over the next two years, the UG will invest 5.5 million euros in improving online education. Half of the money will be spent on 22 FTE in support staff. Mon 7/09
KVI-CART reorganisation finally a done deal This week, research centre KVI-CART was finally split up and redistributed to the UMCG and FSE. However, there are still some issues to be worked out. Wed 2/09
