Former PhD student acquitted of defamation over rape accusation
Alice, the former Chinese PhD student who told UKrant in January 2023 that she had been raped by a visiting researcher at the University of Groningen, was acquitted of defamation on Wednesday. 
UG maintains cum laude distinction; sometimes women are in the majority
The University of Twente decided last week to abolish the cum laude distinction for PhD candidates, because male candidates were awarded it disproportionately often. Will the UG follow this example? Five questions for Johan Woltjer of the Graduate Schools Groningen.
‘Give students from the North priority in medical school admissions’
The northern Netherlands is facing a severe shortage of general practitioners. This could be solved by giving priority to medical school applicants from the region, argues UMC Utrecht researcher Lianne Mulder.
University council wants to become more visible, but how?
The UG's participation councils are the place where staff and students can have a say in important matters concerning the university. Yet every year, voter turnout is disappointingly low. How can that be changed?
Far fewer students in Groningen by 2030, 400 jobs at risk (UPDATE)
The University of Groningen welcomes international students during its Welcoming Ceremony. However, the number of students coming to Groningen is falling sharply.
At Economics and Business, you’ll soon be able to get half grades too
Students at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) will be able to achieve half grades on exams and assignments from the coming academic year. FEB is the only UG faculty where grades are rounded to whole numbers.
REACT programme underway, collaboration with Israel still under review
The UG has decided to go ahead with the European REACT project. In mid-October, the university suspended its participation in order to submit the collaboration with an Israeli professor — who is also a member of the military — to the Advisory Team on Knowledge Security and Sensitive Partnerships.