Court: Animal experiment needs to be reassessed The Central Committee on Animal Testing was wrong to forbid UG biologist from doing an experiment on wild jackdaws, the court has judged. Wed 10/03
Tax authorities don’t recognise unit numbers, no housing benefits The tax authorities don’t recognise the unit numbers in the new Acero building, so only a few students can apply for housing benefits right now. Wed 10/03
Registering in Groningen to get a room in Amsterdam Room rental agency Lefier will switch to national rental system Room. Students who register for a room in Groningen are registered in seven other student cities, as well. Tue 9/03
Rutte: ‘Unis may be allowed to open to a limited extent late March’ Outgoing PM Mark Rutte did not announce any real easing of the rules for universities on Monday evening, but he did offer some perspective for the end of March. Tue 9/03
Lude Franke awarded 1.5 million Vici grant Lude Franke, professor of functional genomics at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, has been awarded a Vici grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Mon 8/03
UG increases number of study spots after urgent letter The number of study spots at the UG will be increased to 650 and will be made available to non-vulnerable students as well. Vulnerable students will still have priority, though. Mon 8/03
Internationals eligible for covid vaccination in the Netherlands Internationals who are registered with a Dutch municipality are eligible for the coronavirus vaccination in the Netherlands. Mon 8/03
‘There are tons of social challenges that voice technology can tackle’ In February, Campus Fryslân got the green light for a new master programme in voice technology. We asked programme manager Matt Coler five questions about the project. Fri 5/03
Study societies to uni: relax restrictions now Fifty UG study associations and a number of other student associations are sounding the alarm: students’ mental health is deteriorating. Wed 3/03
UG investigation: privacy issues with Google G Suite for Education An investigation into Google G Suite for Education by the UG shows that Google might not be treating our data as securely as initially thought. Wed 3/03
