(IN BRIEF) The NWO Science Board has approved sixteen grant applications through the Open Competition Domain Science-M programme, supporting innovative fundamental research across a wide range of scientific fields. The funded projects include studies using the KM3NeT detector in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Environment, European Union, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Netherlands, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged ACKR3, Amsterdam UMC, Arabidopsis thaliana, autism, brain folding, carbon-14, chiral perovskites, climate resilient crops, complex ring structures, computational biology, conservation indicators, cortical learning, cosmic rays, cultivated meat, dementia, Dormant Bacteria, Dr Bjorn Baumeier, Dr Carlos Fitzsimons, Dr Coen Kuijl, Dr Evgenia Salta, Dr Fleur Zeldenrust, Dr Ing Martijn van Zanten, Dr Johanna Steen, Dr Joseph Burant, Dr Lisa Genzel, Dr Mark Sterken, Dr Pascal Wissink, Dr Reinout van Weeren, Dr Roberto Lo Conte, Dr Ronald Bruijn, Dr Shuxia Tao, Dr Tati Fernández Ibanez, Dr Yuval Mulla, Eindhoven University of Technology, evacuation infrastructure, flood simulations, fundamental research, galaxy clusters, KM3NeT, Leiden University, LOFAR, Netherlands, neurodegeneration, neuroinflammation, neutrinos, NIN-KNAW, NIOO-KNAW, NWO, NWO Science Board, NWO Science Board Approves Sixteen New Open Competition Domain Science-M Research Projects, Open Competition Domain Science-M, Open Competition Domain Science-M Programme Supports Sixteen Dutch Research Projects Across Key Scientific Fields, optical tweezers, phages, pharmaceuticals, positron emission tomography, Prof Dr Christian Kaiser, Prof Dr Harro Meijer, Prof Dr Maria Suarez Diez, Prof Dr Serge Dumoulin, quantum information technologies, quantum materials, Radboud University, radiocarbon measurement, research grants, RNA aggregates, schizophrenia, Science-M programme, scientific urgency, Sixteen Fundamental Research Projects Receive Support Through NWO Open Competition Domain Science-M Programme, snowdrops, spintronics, superconductors, traumatic brain injury, University of Amsterdam, University of Groningen, Utrecht University, UvA, Wageningen University & Research, wild bird populations
(IN BRIEF) The University of Twente is coordinating HyNITROGEN, a €20.3 million research consortium focused on developing green production and recovery routes for ammonia and other nitrogen-based chemicals. The initiative is part of Work Package 5 of the GroenvermogenNL programme … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged ammonia production, catalysts, circular agriculture, clean water, CO₂ emissions reduction, Delft University of Technology, DIFFER, Dutch chemical industry, Dutch Research and Industry Partners Join Forces Under University of Twente Leadership to Transform Nitrogen Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, electrocatalysis, energy transition, fertilisers, Fokko Mulder, green ammonia, GREEN HYDROGEN, Green Nitrogen Chemistry, GroenvermogenNL, GroenvermogenNL Backs €20.3 Million HyNITROGEN Programme to Strengthen Sustainable Chemistry and Green Hydrogen Innovation, Haber-Bosch process, Harry Bitter, HyNITROGEN, HyNITROGEN Consortium Secures €20.3 Million to Scale Sustainable Nitrogen Chemistry for Fertilisers Energy and Chemicals, industrial co-funding, Jimmy Faria Albanese, Johnson Matthey, Leiden University, Maastricht University, N2 Applied, National Growth Fund, natural gas reduction, Netherlands, Nijhuis Water Technology, nitrogen chemistry, nitrogen recovery, nitrogen reutilisation, nitrogen-based chemicals, Nobian Industrial Chemicals, Nouryon, NWO, plasma-based processes, port of Rotterdam, Radboud University Nijmegen, renewable electricity, research consortium, separation technologies, SMEs, sustainable chemistry, sustainable energy, TNO, Topsoe R&D, University of Amsterdam, University of Groningen, University of Twente, University of Twente Coordinates €20.3 Million HyNITROGEN Research Consortium to Advance Green Nitrogen Chemistry, University of Twente Leads €20.3 Million HyNITROGEN Consortium to Advance Green Nitrogen Chemistry in the Netherlands, Utrecht University, VITALFLUID, Wageningen University and Research, wastewater nitrogen recovery, €20.3 million subsidy, €6 million co-funding
(IN BRIEF) The Netherlands and Germany have launched the WADcouple coordination and knowledge transfer project with €650,000 in joint funding as part of an international research programme focused on understanding environmental and human pressures affecting the Wadden Sea. The initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged biodiversity loss, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, climate change, Delft University of Technology, Denmark, Diana Giebels, Dutch Research Agenda, Dutch Research Council, ecological resilience, ecosystem management, environmental research, Frans Sijtsma, Germany, International Wadden Sea Research Programme Advances with New Coordination and Knowledge Transfer Project, Kiel University, knowledge transfer, Leibniz University Hannover, marine ecosystems, Netherlands, Netherlands and Germany Launch Joint WADcouple Initiative to Strengthen Wadden Sea Research Collaboration, Netherlands and Germany Launch Joint Wadden Sea Research Coordination Project, NIOZ, NWA, pollution, salt marshes, scientific collaboration, sedimentary processes, sustainability, trilateral cooperation, UNESCO World Heritage, University of Groningen, University of Hamburg, University of Twente, Utrecht University, WADcouple, Wadden Sea, Wadden Sea research programme
(IN BRIEF) modAlgae, a startup originating from the University of Groningen, has been selected as one of the top ten finalists in the Academic Startup Competition 2026. The company, founded in 2024, develops microalgae-derived glycogen for sustainable skincare applications, building … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged Academic Startup Competition, biotech startup, Future Tech Ventures, glycogen, Groningen Based Startup modAlgae Recognised for Innovation in Sustainable Skincare Technology, IFG, Marc van der Maarel, Mariska van der Hoek, microalgae, modAlgae, modAlgae Earns Spot Among Leading Academic Startups and Prepares for US Innovation Programme, NOM, personal care innovation, research commercialization, RUG Ventures, startup funding, sustainable skincare, Triade, University of Groningen
(IN BRIEF) The Dutch Research Council has awarded the first two projects under the DeepNL Top-up Call, a funding initiative aimed at enhancing the integration, application, and impact of subsurface research. The selected projects focus on improving earthquake risk assessment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged CO2 storage, DeepNL, DeepNL Programme Expands with New Projects Focused on Integration Application and Societal Impact, Dr J M Miocic, Dr Y van Dinther, earthquake research, gas extraction, geothermal energy, Groningen, induced seismicity, Netherlands, NWO, NWO Funds New DeepNL Projects to Advance Earthquake Risk Research and Public Engagement, research funding, science education, subsurface science, TU Delft, University of Groningen, Utrecht University
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen and the University Medical Center Groningen have appointed Anne Been as quartermaster to explore the establishment of a joint valorization organization designed to strengthen the translation of academic research into societal and economic impact. … Read the full press release
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Tagged academic innovation ecosystem, Academic Startup Competition, academic startups Netherlands, Anne Been, Anne Been appointed quartermaster to assess joint valorization organization linking UG, Faculty of Medical Sciences Groningen, Groningen innovation ecosystem, Hans Biemans, IMChip, knowledge transfer, MimeCure, Northern Netherlands innovation, QT Sense, regional economic development, regional technology transfer initiatives, research commercialization, research impact, science commercialization, UG and UMCG explore new joint valorization organization to accelerate research commercialization and regional economic development, UMCG, UMCG and regional innovation partners, university industry collaboration, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, valorization organization, Wiro Niessen
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen’s Scholierenacademie programme is helping introduce research skills and scientific thinking to pupils in primary and secondary schools across the Northern Netherlands. Through collaborations between researchers, students, and teachers, the initiative translates academic research into … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged classroom science engagement, critical thinking in schools, Douwe van der Tuin, Dutch education initiatives, escape room learning game, fake news education, interdisciplinary teaching materials, Northern Netherlands education, primary school science education, research based learning, research literacy, research skills education, Scholierenacademie, science education, Science for Society series, scientific literacy, secondary school research skills, University of Groningen, University of Groningen programme connects researchers and teachers to translate academic research into classroom learning, University of Groningen Scholierenacademie expands science education outreach to strengthen research literacy among young students, university outreach programmes, university school collaboration
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen and ASML have signed a framework agreement to expand research collaboration in semiconductor-related technologies, including advanced materials, flow processes, coatings and next-generation chip manufacturing techniques. The framework enables faster launch of joint research projects … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged advanced control technology, advanced materials, ARCNL, ASML, Beethoven program, coatings, CogniGron, Dutch high-tech ecosystem, EUV lithography, flow processes, Framework Agreement, Joost Frenken, Jouke de Vries, Maarten Voncken, microchip manufacturing, New UG–ASML Partnership Expands Collaboration in Advanced Materials and Future Chip Manufacturing Technologies, Richard Kemkers, semiconductor research, University of Groningen, Zernike-LEIF facility
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen will participate in the United Nations’ Orange the World campaign by lighting its Academy Building orange on 25 November, drawing attention to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. With the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Media, Netherlands, News, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged Academy Building, campaign theme 2025, community action, gender-based violence, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, municipalities' turn, Orange the World, public awareness campaign, safety awareness, support resources, UG, UG Lights Academy Building Orange to Support UN Campaign Against Violence Toward Women, United Nations, University of Groningen, violence prevention
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen has named its future University College Groningen headquarters the Bladergroen Building, honoring pioneering child psychologist Wilhelmina Bladergroen. Located at Bloemsingel 1, the building combines the restoration of a 1911 monument with sustainable new construction … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Education, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Architecture, Bladergroen Building, Bloemsingel 1, Education, Elephant Taller, green building, Groningen, Healthy Ageing Campus, Hegeman B.V., heritage restoration, inclusive education, interdisciplinary learning, J.A.W. Vrijman, Joke Fleer, Netherlands, renovation, solar panels, sustainability, Thermal Energy Storage, UCG, University College Groningen, University of Groningen, University of Groningen Names Bladergroen Building as New Sustainable Home for University College Groningen, Wilhelmina Bladergroen
(IN BRIEF) NWO Domain Applied and Engineering Sciences (AES) has awarded funding to six projects under its 2025 Demonstrator programme, with a combined total of EUR 1 million. The funding enables researchers to transform their scientific breakthroughs into minimal viable … Read the full press release
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Tagged applied sciences, Demonstrator funding, ELASA project, engineering sciences, Erasmus MC, innovation funding, market introduction, MATADOR project, MAVE project, minimal viable product, MSKAssist, Netherlands research, NWO AES, Radboud UMC, resistance gene identification, TPM1 ovarian cancer, UMC Utrecht, University of Groningen, Wageningen University and Research
(IN BRIEF) Two recent PhD graduates from the University of Groningen, M. Kokkorakis and K. Zhong, have secured prestigious Rubicon grants from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Over the next two years, Kokkorakis will work at Yale School … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged academic careers, AI in enzyme engineering, Awards, biocatalysts, Dutch research, Green Chemistry, Harvard Medical School, humanized liver models, international research, K. Zhong, leadership, lipids and immunity, liver disease research, M. Kokkorakis, metabolic diseases, NWO, protein dynamics, Rubicon programme, spectroscopy, sustainable science, University of Groningen, Yale School of Medicine
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen’s Science for Society series spotlights Wild & Willful (Druk & Dwars), a low-threshold programme developed by Associate Professor Laura Batstra to support energetic and headstrong children without immediate medical labeling. In partnership with the … Read the full press release
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Tagged behavioural support, child well-being, Classroom Parties, Dantumadiel, Druk & Dwars, Eemsdelta, energetic behaviour, Groningen, headstrong children, Inclusion, Laura Batstra, local expertise, low-threshold support, medical labelling, North-East Fryslân, Northern Education Guild, Orthopedagogy Department, pedagogical approach, Sanne te Meerman, Science for Society, supply chain development, University of Groningen, Wild & Willful
(IN BRIEF) Francesco Picchioni, Professor of Chemical Technology at the University of Groningen, was awarded the Ben Feringa Impact Award for his innovative rubber recycling method, which preserves the quality of recycled rubber. His technique, which involves mechanically breaking down … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology
Tagged Awards, Ben Feringa Impact Award, bicycle baskets, chemical technology, eco-friendly products, environmental impact, flip-flops, Francesco Picchioni, INNOVATION, leadership, New Born Rubber, recycled rubber, rubber recycling, sustainability, sustainable solutions, sustainable technology, tire recycling, University of Groningen
(IN BRIEF) Nima Monshizadeh Naini, associate professor at the Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen, is advancing the field of control theory with a focus on optimizing cyber-physical-human systems. His work aims to improve complex systems such as energy grids and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged control theory, cyber-physical-human systems, decentralized systems, energy systems, engineering innovation, leadership, multi-commodity energy systems, Nima Monshizadeh Naini, optimization algorithms, smart grids, sustainable energy, technological research, University of Groningen, urban mobility
(IN BRIEF) Edita Jurak, a biochemical technologist at the University of Groningen, is leading research on how bacteria-derived enzymes can be used to break down plastics sustainably and effectively. Her work, part of a wider initiative in the Faculty of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Environment, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged bacterial enzymes, biochemical technology, bioremediation, Edita Jurak, environmental cleanup, enzymatic degradation, enzyme linkers, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Groningen lakes, in vivo degradation, laundry detergent enzymes, Maria Koijck, medical waste, Microplastics, mixed plastic waste, plastic pollution, plastic recycling, polymer fragments, polyvinyl chloride, PVC, sustainability, sustainable recycling, UMCG hospital, University of Groningen
(IN BRIEF) At the University of Groningen, the ‘Transforming Interaction’ workshop was held from April 2–4 to bring together international experts in Conversation Analysis, Social Robotics, AAC, Artificial Intelligence, Speech Synthesis, and Interaction Design. Organized in collaboration with CADL at … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Media, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged AAC, artificial intelligence, atypical communicators, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, CADL, Conversation Analysis, deep learning, ethical considerations, human-computer interaction, interaction design, Jantina Tammes School Grassroots Grant, large language models, LLMs, LOT Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics, multidisciplinary, Social Robotics, Speech Synthesis, SUNY Buffalo, technology-mediated communication, Transforming Interaction workshop, University of Groningen, user empowerment
(IN BRIEF) Moniek Tromp, a researcher at the University of Groningen, has developed a portable, tabletop spectroscope to accelerate her research on sustainable battery technology. This innovation allows her to conduct vital measurements on batteries in her own lab, bypassing … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged battery research, COVID-19, energy storage, engineering research, Feringa Building, Moniek Tromp, René Fransen, renewable energy, Reyer Box, solar power, spectroscopy, sustainable batteries, synchrotrons, tabletop spectroscope, UG Makers, University of Groningen, wind power, X-rays
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen’s Olympic Wall at the ACLO Sports Centre has expanded with the addition of portraits of three female athletes: Yara ten Holte (handball), Ruth Vorsselman (canoeing), and Ilse Kolkman (rowing), all of whom competed in … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Sports
Tagged 2024 Paris Olympic Games, academic success, ACLO Sports Centre, Awards, Caroline Groot, Gold Medal, hard work, Ilse Kolkman, Jacquelien Scherpen, leadership, Marloes Oldenburg, Olympic athletes, Olympic Wall, perseverance, Ruth Vorsselman, top sport and study, UG alumni, University of Groningen, women athletes, Yara ten Holte, Ymkje Clevering, Zernike Campus
(IN BRIEF) Diavantis, a Dutch company focused on supporting individuals with type 2 diabetes, has been awarded an EFRO grant to develop an innovative app aimed at guiding patients toward a medication-free life. The project, which leverages AI and IoT … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Education, Financial, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Technology
Tagged AI, diabetes management, Diavantis, EFRO Subsidy, Elisabeth Wilhelm, health technology, Healthcare Innovation, IoT, Lifestyle Intervention, Medication-Free Life, mobile app, partnership, type 2 diabetes, University of Groningen
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