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Evaluations triple

Since transitioning online, the number of completed course evaluations has tripled.

woensdag 1 juni

No workload standards

The unions have shelved discus­sions of the collective labour agree­ment. The universities refuse to set nationwide workload standards.

maandag 30 mei

Study Centre at Zernike

It is (almost) official: a second branch of the Holland International Study Centre will launch at the Zernike campus in September.

vrijdag 27 mei

'Nothing wrong with bsa'

Various legal opinions deem the RUG’s binding study advice rule illegal, but the university takes a different view.

'More staff prosecutions'

University vice president Jan de Jeu says two more employees are likely to be prosecuted in the fraud case.

donderdag 26 mei

RUG buys bike storage

The RUG will take over the bike storage space under the Public Library on the Oude Boteringestraat.

woensdag 25 mei

SOG retakes throne

The results of the University Council elections left Lijst Calimero in tears: SOG has retaken the throne.

Abysmal turnout

Only 27.9 percent of the students voted during the university elections. A new low.

Doortje leaving the RUG

Doortje the Whale is leaving Groningen. After four years of being peddled around, the skeleton is moving to Naturalis – for real.

No windmills

The RUG does not want windmills at Zernike, claiming they would clash with a more park-like vision for the campus.

 
 

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Snap elections

University Council’s student factions’ frontrunners took to Snapchat to tell voters about what their party stands for.

dinsdag 17 mei

Africa rising?

During a symposium at the RUG this weekend, experts sought to answer the question, ‘Is Africa really rising?’

Naked on stage

As the official conclusion of his time as RUG house poet, Phillip Rozema will give a performance about the search for happiness.

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Robbing the RUG

The RUG was swindled by her own staff for years. Even the red carpet rolled out for the king plays a role.

magazine

Leaders have to listen

A good leader does not always have all the answers, says leadership professor Gabriël Anthonio. The trick is admitting it.

woensdag 11 mei

Success stories: Soaps

As if following two master’s programmes wasn’t enough, Anita van der Bos also sells homemade skin care products at the market.

maandag 9 mei

Success stories: Europe

Sjoukje van Oosterhout is a youth representative in Europe. She puts a spotlight on young people’s point of view.

vrijdag 29 april

'Keep elderly on the roads'

Elderly people on the roads does not make traffic safer, but taking away their driver’s license will not solve it, says Dick de Waard.

donderdag 28 april

Hangover cure in a box

Mats Zwerink and Tim Wielinga knew they had a brilliant plan when they came up the Brakke Box breakfast service.

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'Inglourious' Wijnberg

The Inglourious Basterds from Tarantino’s film were real. One of them was RUG professor Hans Wijnberg.