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Cartoon 24 June 2026

Public transportation on strike on Wednesday, but exams and classes will go ahead

How students celebrate the World Championship: ‘An anytimer for each goal’

Ján tries… kaatsen | ‘We’re wincing in pain’

International business switches to video-based test to combat AI use

Cartoon 10 June 2026

‘University too often at a standstill, how can we move forward?’

From concrete jungle to green paradise: how the Nieuwenhuis garden connects students

More female professors, but women’s progress is slowing

Work for UKrant? We’re looking for student editors

Universities are for education, but also for sport and culture

Read about student 3D printing bombs

Minister: internationalisation does not conflict with Dutch interests

Cartoon May 27, 2026

A very special paranymph: ‘Give these young people a chance to participate’

UG postpones decision on faculty merger by one year

Kamernet: Rooms in Groningen almost 13 percent more expensive

Ján tries… fencing: ‘Holding a weapon feels strangely amusing’

Large majority of faculty councils oppose merger

Mergers, budget cuts, and the future of the uni: what do the student parties think?

Cartoon May 13 2026

College in het Gronings? 'Streektaal is niet alleen voor thuis'

Universities want to move away from US software: ‘We need to develop a digital emergency kit’

Minister must help 46 Palestinians come to the Netherlands

Tuition fees to rise to 2,771 euros in 2027 due to inflation

Cartoon 29 April 2026

Merger to go ahead, UG will go from eleven to seven faculties

Dancing in the street or hungover on the couch: how we’re spending King’s Day

Cartoon 22 April 2026

Feeling unsafe in the University Library? Soon you can report it via chat

Lijst Calimero fears competition over limited number of board months

What students can't wait to do when the sun hits Groningen

Jouke de Vries on the need for a merger: 'We increasingly have to take the collective into account'

Dog GoGo banned from the University Library after a year and a half

Cartoon, April 8

Tattooing, sewing, or cooking: these students turned their hobby into a side hustle

Raad van State vindt extra geld voor pechstudent onnodig, maar kabinet zet door

Cartoon 1 april 2026

New research: binding study advice has mainly disadvantages

Why we need to keep talking about Gaza

Exam this week? There’s a good chance you’ll get a lower mark

We are flying too much again — especially law, arts, and science & engineering

Cartoon 25 March 2026

Give new mums space! Working at the uni after giving birth

Professor Arnoldus Rotgers’ deadly advice

AI gebruiken als sparringpartner, is dat een slimme zet of een slecht idee?

The first line of defence: why the UG’s cybersecurity should matter to you

Memorial stone with poem honours Anda Kerkhoven, murdered by the Nazis

Verkiezingen 2026: student kan veel invloed hebben

At UKrant: Should we not have written about the hiring freeze?

What if Hermione dated Draco? Welmoed Wagenaar on the draw of fanfiction

Unions raise serious concerns over workload due to hiring freeze at UG

No more art, no more creativity? In a world of AI, Lotte tries to find some humanity

Wesley won't grow old: ‘Don’t let other people tell you that you cannot do something’

They’re against us: why people fall for conspiracy theories

UG to establish central AI network

'Students in Iran don’t want to go back to square one'

Cartoon 25 February 2026

Small, but mighty: why the Groningen rave scene rules

Council parties to municipality: do something about problems at Libertas

Cartoon 18 February 2026

Cartoon 11 February 2026

Universities once again see fewer students, sharp decline at UG

No heating and poop in the stairwell: one year on and Libertas is still a mess

The longest rally of his life: how volleyball got Gianluca through chemo

Hyper-modern Feringa Building uses more energy than expected

Patrick Verkooijen’s empty promises

Higher education counts fewer and fewer high earners

BSS wants teaching-free week as a cost-cutting measure

'Goodbye, my love, farewell': The death of resistance student Reint

Cartoon 14 January 2026

New Harmonie complex may be built near the main railway station

Thousands of staff and students strike against budget cuts

UG aims to curb student decline with relaxed master’s admissions

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The hidden workforce: Alma Erenstein knows how to finance your research

RUG-student Ariadne is op de klimaattop: ‘Ik wil alles doen wat ik kan’

De stille kracht: Dick Jager maakt de universiteit groener

Heists, alcohol, and networking: how formal board receptions go

All of the glory, none of the credits: the growing pains of challenge-based learning

‘Give students from the North priority in medical school admissions’

The hidden workforce: if you have a scientific conflict, you go to Gert-Jan Euverink

Far fewer students in Groningen by 2030, 400 jobs at risk

At Economics and Business, you'll soon be able to get half grades too

REACT programme underway, collaboration with Israel still under review

The hidden workforce: Modern learning would be nowhere without Jasper Veldkamp

A more flexible brain: can microdosing help you learn faster?

Asbestos in basement floor adhesive layer, UB wants swift clean-up

In het Noorderplantsoen leeft Hannah voort: bijna 50.000 euro voor hartonderzoek

Number of reports to confidential adviser drops slightly for the first time

The hidden workforce: Harma Mol-Alma helps you get better when you’re ill

Save it, invest it, or pay it back: what to do with your student loans

Want to work for UKrant? We’re looking for student editors

Young and politically active: ‘It’s our future that’s at stake’

The hidden workforce: Floris Doeglas is the UG’s energy watchdog

Prison time and psychiatric treatment demanded for former dentistry student

Crowdfunding your tuition fees: ‘Our currency had become completely worthless’

RUG schort deelname aan onderzoek op vanwege Israëlische hoogleraar die ook militair is

Organs on a chip might put an end to medical animal testing

Students complain about poor communication in the medicine program

The hidden workforce: Carolien Fijt makes sure the arts faculty exists online

Decision on faculty merger postponed until spring 2026

What the small faculties could lose: ‘Our size is our greatest strength’

Deterrent to wolves, friend to humans: Who was the terpenhond?

From textbooks to turntables: The DJing craze among students

The hidden workforce: Pascha de Boer and Jan Jaap Dullink keep you safe online

Rente op studieschuld gaat omlaag, naar zo'n 2,3 procent

The hidden workforce: Dirk Boomsma preserves the UG’s history

UG wants quick end to pilot with ‘smarter’ academic year

Microplastics are everywhere: in the Forum, on the Grote Markt and in your clothing

After many years, things are getting a little better for PhD students

Lots of plans, little money? Seven money-saving tips for broke students

Number of animal experiments at the UG continues to fall

The hidden workforce: Janet Jackson makes the law faculty a better place

Evaluation: Everyone happy with a smarter academic year

The internationals who stayed: ‘Here, there’s space to grow’

Cabinet has no gifts for higher education on Budget Day

The hidden workforce: No digital resources without Alie Bijker

BookTok made real: UG employee Esmée opens her dream bookshop

Waders under pressure: when does adaptability run out?

KNAW wants Israel removed from European research programme Horizon

'Doing nothing is not an option': 5 questions about faculty mergers

Teaching in Dutch? That’s just not gonna happen

Advice for future-proof UG: Fewer faculties that resemble each other more

What are the comatose patient’s chances? Don’t count on AI for advice just yet

Gastschrijver Joost Oomen: brein in de vrije-uitloopstand

The hidden workforce: Daniël Huizenga keeps the bike chaos in check

Arts students called lecturer a 'bitch' and a 'whore' in study app group

Two steps forward, one step back: why the Groningen housing market is still a mess

This year, try to expand your social horizon as well as your academic one

UG board hopes to survive cuts without forced redundancies

Part of lab still out of use after fume hood fire in Feringa Building

Rain, wind, and endless fields: Thijs spent his summer with the skylarks

UG president Jouke de Vries: ‘Higher education is not an election issue for politicians’

Two locks and a lick of paint: how not to get your bike stolen

New UKrant cartoon: ‘It’s nice to create a bit of light-heartedness with a joke'

Tips for first-years: always go to exam inspections

Tips for first-years: don't push your deadline in the UB

Tips for first-years: You don't always have to cook from a recipe

Tips for first-years: don't buy everything from Ikea

Tips for first-years: don't worry about making friends right away

Tips for first-years: Beware of your social battery

Queer studies under fire: ‘What’s happening in the US will reverberate here’

Rules for commenting on UKrant

Not our America: how US citizens in Groningen struggle with their national identity

You have to watch what you say as a visiting scholar in America

Education Inspectorate investigates UG following ‘signals from students’

The Idealists #3 | Non-violent communication: ‘We want to connect people’

Want to be on Zernike on time? Better take an earlier bus

No place like OOST: The end of an era

Fewer students again, drop largest in Groningen

The Idealists #2 | Protesting at Rafah: ‘A dark page in history’

Faculty council of science faculty joins criticism of merger plans

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UG to request ethical advice on research collaborations

War in Gaza, what are universities doing? A year after the encampments

The idealists #1 | Working with asylum seekers: ‘It gives me energy, I’m actually doing something’

Rector of Vindicat: ‘Harming the association has consequences’

Out on the town with: Pol | Cycling through the Ommeland

Staff in open letter: Break ties with Israeli universities

Why managers won’t hire internationals: The job hunt that goes nowhere

Two cities, one team: Groningen and Enschede play lacrosse together

UG wants faculties to merge, but confidential report advises against it

Going to a foreign conference on a whim? Not if you have an Indian or African passport

Groningen student house decorations: Flags, teabags, and a boat on the ceiling

Out on the town with: Veronika | Come to ORKZ, if you dare

Don’t let Jaan go, says Joep: ‘Before I met her, I was lost’

Moving the entire university to Signal isn't as easy as it sounds

Members of Vindicat branded during weekend trip (UPDATE)

A Turk walks into a Polish club: the students who join a 'foreign' association

Cabinet will allow cheap sports for students after all

What are the pro-Palestine activists at the UG currently doing?

Trump’s attack on science hurts academic Netherlands

Out on the town with: Maria | A little bit of Greece in Groningen

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Why the UB’s 410th anniversary is worth celebrating

Who are you voting into the university council? Check out the voting compass!

Doing good with Vindicat: This is us, too!

Didn't know, don't care: Why students don’t vote

Blackouts, bombs, and bad internet: Education in a war zone

'If they're not free, I'm not free': Freedom according to staff and students

There is a beautiful telescope at Zernike, but it can’t ‘see’ enough due to light pollution

Echoes of a community: Folkingestraat’s painful past

Bookbinder Erends is retiring: who will make the UG’s PhD degrees now?

How do you prevent academic burnout? ‘Work hard, but rest harder’

Government wants to end cheap student sports and cultural activities

Cinema Politica aims to spread political awareness: ‘We want students to feel inspired’

Economics and Business discontinues trial of smarter academic year

Bye-bye savings: the dangerous allure of gambling

UG will help students with information about renting

A new slogan for the university: from ‘rubber UG’ to multiversity

Stalking former student to appear in court in October

Five years after Covid, students don’t know how to make contact

Cut us loose from Google and Amazon, staff urge UG board

A look inside OB42-46: Former glory underneath the rubble

UG to buy chatbot licenses in hopes of protecting its data

The fifth TU: Groningen wants to play with the big boys

Five years after Covid, it’s easier to talk about mental health at associations

Restorer Maikki Kivinen pulls out all the stops to save a botched painting

Out on the town with: Lukas | Playing captain on Leekstermeer

Expensive setback for UMCG: Supreme Court rules that scholarship PhD candidates were in fact employees

'Zernike Campus is growing, the city is growing; it’s time for the tram'

Scholarship PhDs get S-number, but no extra money or a voice

From helping hand to final boss: the unstoppable rise of ChatGPT

Five years after Covid, interaction in class is a priority – both on- and offline

Help, the uni is leaking! Students prefer to do their master in the Randstad

Mini-documentary: 680 kilometers on ice in a staggering 1,863 Laps

Out on the town with: Noah | Cuddling kitties for exam success

2,500 strikers and protesters gather at Grote Markt

Five years after Covid, it’s common to ask: are we meeting in person or online?

The long arm of Trump: say goodbye to your research project

These are must-reads! Five students on their favourite books in their native language

Five years after Covid, we’ve returned to the office to socialise

Dining with Natalie: Zeste

Vacationing Vindicat members face suspension of several months

Series: What does the uni look like five years after the Covid pandemic?

Vindicat suspends 80 members for three days after misconduct during ski trip

The Holy Grail: A future without flu outbreaks thanks to a new kind of vaccine

UMCG hopes to save time and money with simpler financial model

Bachelor Fries komt waarschijnlijk in Groningen

Out on the town with: Thijs | Cheering and crying at the Euroborg Stadium

Sleeping homeless people in the elevator, no hot water – this is how students live in the Libertas tower

UG joins national relay strike on 18 March

Ukrant survey: How much do you actually gamble?

The future of the UG: Seven faculties might become one

3 out of 4 students feel lonely: ‘I see people, I hear them, but I can’t connect’