UKrant is on summer break, we will be back on 11 August (start of KEI week)
UKrant is on summer break, we will be back on 11 August (start of KEI week) 
Action by UG professors for a fairer collective labour agreement (‘cents, not percents’) partially successful
Employees at the University of Groningen will receive a 2-percent pay raise starting 1 July. In addition, all salary scales will be increased by 100 euros, and employees will receive a one-time payment of 350 euros no later than October.
Stalking former student refuses to cooperate with psychological evaluation
Former dentistry student Marwa M., who is in custody for stalking and threatening UG and UMCG staff, has refused to cooperate with her psychological evaluation at the Pieter Baan Centre (PBC).
More staff at science faculty despite hiring freeze
Despite a hiring freeze, the Faculty of Science and Engineering (FSE) is seeing an increase in both permanent and temporary staff. The faculty board is investigating how this is happening. Part of the increase is due to more PhD positions and additional funding for research institutes such as CogniGron. However, this does not explain everything. ‘The working hypothesis is that this is about replacement’, said resources portfolio holder Esther Marije Klop in the faculty council meeting. ‘As the permanent staff decreases, the temporary staff increases.’ Temporary positions do not need to be approved by the faculty board, unlike permanent positions. Cost-cutting measures Reducing the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) is […]
Education Inspectorate investigates UG following ‘signals from students’
The Dutch Inspectorate of Education will be conducting an investigation at the University of Groningen until the end of this year. The investigation was launched in response to ‘signals from students.’
Want to be on Zernike on time? Better take an earlier bus
The building activities around the train station are causing regular delays for buses to Zernike, to the annoyance of staff and students.
QS Ranking: be cautious with budget cuts and reducing internationalisation
The University of Groningen has climbed twelve places this year in the QS World University Rankings 2026, now ranking 147th out of more than 1,500 universities.