University of Groningen

The HAGUE, 22-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In the coming years almost a hundred researchers are going to develop innovative technologies together with industry and social organisations. That will happen in six new Perspectief programmes, which have been given the green … Read the full press release →

The Hague, 21-Aug-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Groningen scientists led by Spinoza laureate and physics professor Bart van Wees have created a graphene-based device, in which electron spins can be injected and detected with unprecedented efficiency. The result is a … Read the full press release →

She succeeds Gertjan Lankhorst who resigned from this position on 1 January. GRONINGEN, 28-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The General Meeting of Shareholders of GasTerra has appointed Annie Krist (57) as CEO of GasTerra. She succeeds Gertjan Lankhorst who resigned from … Read the full press release →

THE HAGUE, 26-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Netherlands and South Africa have a joint interest in promoting and strengthening scientific cooperation in Astronomy (including Enabling Technologies for Astronomy). In 2012, NWO and NRF (the National Research Foundation of South Africa) have … Read the full press release →

BRUSSELS, 10-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay proudly celebrates that Dutch scientistBen Feringa is among the winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2016, nearly one year after he won the “Chemistry for the Future Solvay Prize”. Ben Feringa, Professor at the University of … Read the full press release →

THE HAGUE, 13-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Physical-organic chemist Wilhelm Huck, philosopher Lodi Nauta, internist/infectious disease specialist Mihai Netea and nanophysicist Bart van Wees will receive the NWO Spinoza Prize on 13 September. The announcement was made today by NWO chairman Jos … Read the full press release →

Brill and the University of Groningen are proud to present the publication of The Star of Bethlehem and the Magi: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Experts on the Ancient Near East, the Greco-Roman World and Modern Astronomy. This book, edited by Peter … Read the full press release →

Joint research project of the Department of Computational Linguistics at Heidelberg University and the Institute for the German Language in Mannheim Heidelberg, Germany, 16-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The official opening ceremony of the new Leibniz ScienceCampus “Empirical Linguistics and Computational Language … Read the full press release →

Amsterdam, 22-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — TomTom (TOM2) today announces the appointment of Taco Titulaer (43) as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer, effective as of 1 August 2015. Taco Titulaer will succeed Marina Wyatt, who is leaving the company at the … Read the full press release →

Ji awen Chen, PhD student of Organic Chemistry at the University of Groningen, has taken molecular machines to a new level. He has engineered a molecular stirrer, created self-assembling nanotubes from motor molecules that can switch to vesicles and back … Read the full press release →

Possibility of building student housing on Zernike also being explored Groningen, Netherlands, 22-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Groningen, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen and the municipality of Groningen have outlined an ambitious urban development vision for the … Read the full press release →

First Dutch university offering full range of courses Groningen, Netherlands, 22-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Groningen is the first Dutch university to offer digital taster courses for all its Bachelor’s programmes, giving school-leavers a better basis for deciding … Read the full press release →

People who work in shifts for long periods run health risks. The probable cause is a disruption of their circadian rhythm, which is controlled by the biological clock (a group of cells located in the brain). Chronobiologist Maan van de … Read the full press release →

Heerlen, NL, 3-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Supervisory Board of Royal DSM is pleased to announce that it will propose to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 3 May 2013 to appoint Mr. Dimitri de Vreeze to the Managing Board of … Read the full press release →