University of Groningen

The University of Groningen has a rich academic tradition dating back to 1614. Out of this tradition rose the first female student and the first female lecturer in the Netherlands, the first Dutch astronaut and the first president of the European Central Bank. Geographically, the University is rooted in the North of the Netherlands, a region very close to its heart.

The University provides high quality research and teaching in a broad and varied range of fields of study. It is distinguished by the close link the University of Groningen has forged between research and teaching, a bond that does justice to their interdependence.

As an institution facilitating academic research and teaching, the University works at the forefront in its respective fields. The University undertakes its cooperative relationships on the basis of openness and equality. In these relationships, the University is socially involved, purposeful and creative. The University stimulates current debate on scientific, social and cultural issues and is clear and convincing in such debates.

Research and teaching at the University of Groningen is internationally oriented. Students from every continent can prepare themselves in Groningen for their international career paths. Researchers operating within an extensive network of cooperation contacts work at the forefront of knowledge, affirming the University’s worldwide reputation.

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42 galaxias aleatoriamente escogidas del Siena Galaxy Atlas. Las imágenes ilustran la diversidad de colores y morfologías. CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA/J. Moustakas

La mayoría de las galaxias nunca mueren, como los viejos rockeros

Un estudio basado en datos de Euclid cuestiona la división entre galaxias “azules” y “rojas” y muestra que la mayoría envejece de forma gradual. Solo una minoría parece haber sufrido un frenazo reciente en la formación de estrellas.
On estime que d'ici une dizaine d'années, 400 000 touristes pourraient visiter l'Antarctique chaque été. Zdenka Sokolickova

« Je ne peux plus participer à cette mascarade » : pourquoi des guides en Antarctique quittent le métier de leurs rêves

L’Antarctique attire chaque année davantage de touristes. Mais pour certains guides, voir les glaciers fondre et les colonies de manchots se remplir de visiteurs est devenu moralement insupportable. Ils racontent pourquoi ils ont décidé de partir.
O projeto DESI criou o maior mapa 3D do nosso Universo, em que cada ponto é uma galáxia: combinação com observações da radiação cósmica de fundo e de supernovas sugere uma energia escura que evoluiu ao longo do tempo cósmico. DESI collaboration and KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor

Energia escura pode não ser constante, em descoberta que revolucionaria a Cosmologia

A expansão do Universo está acelerando, não desacelerando, e com isso nossa compreensão de como o Universo funciona pode precisar de uma atualização.
DESI ha realizado el mayor mapa en 3D de nuestro universo. La Tierra está en el vértice central, y cada punto es una galaxia. DESI/ KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor

La energía oscura podría no ser constante: el descubrimiento socava el modelo estándar del universo

La expansión del universo se acelera, pero quizá no lo hace de manera constante. Nuestra comprensión de cómo funciona el cosmos puede necesitar una actualización.
DESI has made the largest 3D map of our universe. The Earth is at the central vertex, and every dot is a galaxy. DESI collaboration and KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor

Dark energy may not be constant – this discovery could undermine our entire model of cosmological history

The universe’s expansion is accelerating, not decelerating. Our understanding of how the universe works may need an update.
Public sector and private sector contributors to the first generation of the Galileo satellite project agreed it was critically important for Europe.

How project governance helps navigate public‑private ‘coopetition’ tensions

The Galileo satellite project brought major players in the European space industry into “coopetitive” relationships. Effective governance is key to managing the tensions inherent in such undertakings.
Many young women and girls report facing gender-based violence online. Appropriate responses need to be created within this dire landscape. (Shutterstock)

Addressing online gender violence requires both culture and policy change

Everyone — from academics to policymakers to the public — needs to think about how we can address toxic beliefs to create long-lasting change and foster safer online communities.
Les représentations racistes de l'Afrique comme continent noir abondent dans l'histoire. Ici, des cinéastes américains posent avec des Africains en 1925. Osa & Martin Johnson Safari Mus./Getty Images

Couverture médiatique de l’Afrique : pourquoi les médias africains ne doivent pas copier ceux de l’Occident

Les médias africains ont conservé un grand nombre des normes préjudiciables qui régissent la manière dont les médias occidentaux rendent compte de la situation sur le continent.
Racist depictions of Africa as a dark continent abound in history. Here US filmmakers pose with Africans in 1925. Osa & Martin Johnson Safari Mus./Getty Images

Western media outlets are trying to fix their racist, stereotypical coverage of Africa. Is it time African media did the same?

African news media have continued many of the damaging norms of how western media report on the continent. It’s time for a rethink.

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