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?
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.
A lot of UG personnel could still work these past few months. But what about those who weren’t allowed to? 'I got so bored I weeded a friend’s garden.'
Housing corporation SSH is open to itemising the prices on its rental contracts, so tenants can see how much base rent they’re paying for a short-stay room.
Internationals are feeling excluded from Groningen student life because Dutch is the dominant language, so says an investigation by the Groninger Studentenbond.
Two large coffee dealers have withdrawn from the tender process for coffee machines at the UG because of corona. The university has withdrawn the tender for now.
Does the world have a set of universal values? Principles that apply to every single human being? UG philosopher Pauline Kleingeld is using the money from her Spinoza Prize to find out.
The UG has nabbed two of the most prestigious science prizes this year. Philosopher Pauline Kleingeld has won a Spinoza Prize, also known as the Dutch Nobel Prize. Environmental psychologist Linda Steg has been awarded a Stevin Prize.
Since returning to Brazil, Luis Felipe Fonseca Silva has been quarantined from his family. Sick of not being able to touch anyone, he goes to the doctor to get test for the coronavirus.
Hundreds of students volunteered to help their fellow Stadjers when the coronavirus hit. Three months later, most of them are still waiting to be called into action.
