Events

In 2025, we will start a series of Planetary Health Dialogues. We do this in cooperation with the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health.

During these meetings, two experts from different disciplines will shed light on various themes related to Planetary...

The Ubbo Emmius M20 call for PhD proposals opens on the 3th of February 2025! Are you a researcher of the UG/UMCG and you are considering submitting a proposal? Join our matchmaking event on 29 January!

The program advances the university’s...

De wereld verandert en vraagt om nieuwe oplossingen. De transitie naar een circulaire economie vraagt om een fundamentele verschuiving in onze manier van denken en werken. Een circulaire economie biedt een veelbelovende toekomst, maar de transitie vraagt...

This double launch event kicks-off the RAS’ Sustainable Technology Research Group and a special issue of the interdisciplinary journal Environment & Planning C entitled “Repoliticizing the Technological Turn in Sustainability Governance”.

The special...

Are you a PhD student working on a PhD project related to human mobility and migration? Are you interested in learning more about interdisciplinary research and making connections with fellow PhD students at the RUG? Then we kindly invite you to join us at...

After the resounding success of the first edition of Energy, Tech & Tunes, we will be back in 2025 with a new edition on: January 15 and 16, 2025.

Are you interested in subjects such as technology, music, energy transition and the festival industry? This...

The University of Groningen Impact Challenge is all about bringing together students and partners to collaborate on impactful ideas and bringing them to life. Are you ready to launch your career today?

About the University of Groningen Impact Challenge

The...

Growing up in poverty means facing daily struggles that shape a child’s education, health, and sense of possibility. Limited resources can restrict access to opportunities, from quality schooling to essential healthcare, impacting prospects far into...

In this lecture, Prof. Rodriguez-Pose will discuss insights from the recent High-Level Report on the Future of Cohesion Policy, a critical document guiding how the European Union can foster balanced and inclusive development across its diverse regions. The...

Agent-based modelling (ABM) is a powerful tool for evaluating policies by considering the interdependence and interactions between individuals. Policy evaluation with ABM involves running simulation over a large number of population or scaling up...

Wat ging goed en wat kon beter in de Nederlandse experimenten met Natuur Inclusieve Landbouw (NIL) met een gebiedsgerichte aanpak? Dat is de centrale vraag van dit symposium. De aanleiding is het afronden van de Regio Deal Natuur Inclusieve Landbouw in...

Objective

The 20th of November marks the anniversary of the International Convention on Children's Rights, and is also the Trans* Day of Remembrance, honouring those lost to anti-trans violence. In light of these two important social justice themes, we will...

Groningen is geconfronteerd met verschillende crises, zoals de aardbevingen door gaswinning. Deze hebben naast de fysieke leefomgeving, het politiek vertrouwen en de mentale gezondheid van de inwoners aangetast. Voor het herstel en de duurzame...

In recent years, housing policy has reemerged as a major domain of contestation in cities  across Europe. In this seminar we bring together speakers from economics, philosophy and  spatial planning to share and exchange on the (re)politicisation of urban...

Join us on 7-8 November (09:30-12:30) for the online conference Water-Energy-Food Nexus at Local Level: Self-sufficiency as a Driver for Sustainability in Urban Territories!  We will explore innovative approaches to managing local water, energy, and food...

The Centre for International Relations Research invites you to join our experts as they share their first assessments of how the results of the U.S. elections would impact ongoing conflicts and general trends in world politics, from the U.S.’s geopolitical...

On 5 and 6 November 2024, the Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development will host an interdisciplinary research event on the evolution, resilience and sustainability of social organizations.

Social groups are prevalent in the animal and human...

Are you a PhD candidate working with supervisors from different disciplines? Or are you conducting research in a field that is not your original background? Rudolf Agricola School and PhD/i have organized for you an event to discuss opportunities,...

Op zaterdag 26 oktober vinden er diverse activiteiten plaats, gewijd aan Rudolf Agricola, de naamgever van onze School. De activiteiten worden georganiseerd door de Stichting Agricola Laurentius.

Klanken voor Agricola, Huiskamerconcerten

26 oktober...

We are pleased to announce that Inanna Hamati-Ataya will be giving a talk titled 'Climate Change and the Disrupted Temporalities of Agricultural Knowledge-Transfer' at the next monthly Environmental Humanities Network meeting on Friday, October 25, from...

It is hard to overlook: the American elections. In this lecture, staff members from the American Studies programme will delve into important themes such as the border between the US and Mexico, student protests, and authoritarianism in American politics....

The Groningen Heritage Network, in partnership with the Rudolf Agricola School’s Environmental Heritage Research Group, is excited to host an upcoming symposium focused on diverse perspectives on heritage!

The event will bring together experts from...

On Friday evening of the 27th of September, the four Schools for Science & Society of the University of Groningen will organize the European Researchers’ Night in Forum Groningen: an evening full of science talk shows, quizzes, music, mini lectures,...

The EU has made several attempts to adopt a criminal law approach against organised illicit trade in counterfeit products, protecting trademarks infringements as essential tools for commercial enterprises operating in the EU internal market. Legislative...

The CircEUlar and CIRCOMOD teams are delighted to announce an opportunity to hear about its latest research and contribute to shaping the next phases of work. A stakeholder workshop will take place on Tuesday 17 September, after lunch, from 13:00 at...

Met ons team van Hanzehogeschool, NHL Stenden, en de RUG gaan we weer aan de slag met de Veranderdialogen, onze gesprekken tussen onderzoekers en praktische pionieren over de duurzame transformatie. 

Op 12 September willen we in gesprek over...

We are  inviting applications to attend the first summer school of the newly established Cluster of Research Excellence in Inequalities, Poverty, and Deprivation (CoRE IPD).

This five-day summer school will contain interactive lectures by CoRE IPD...

Join us for an immersive learning experience at the University of Warsaw from July 8 to 12, 2024, as we delve into the complex world of illicit trade. 

Organized by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), the Illicit Trade...

The Financial, Economic and Business History (FEB-HIS) Summer School for PhD students and Postdocs will take place in Groningen from Monday 24th June to Friday 28th June 2024. It is organised by the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) of the...

As centers of education and promoters of knowledge, universities play a foundational role in co-creating a sustainable future. 

In line with the UN’s 2030 agenda and the proposed 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the Rudolf Agricola School aims to map...

From 6-9 June, over 400 million citizens of the European Union will head to the polls to elect a new European Parliament. As the only directly elected body of the EU— and thus the most democratic—the European Parliament has steadily gained competences...

This book provides a nuanced exploration of contemporary digital data governance, highlighting the importance of cooperation across sectors and disciplines in order to adapt to a rapidly evolving technological landscape. Most of the theory around global...

George de Kam, emeritus professor of housing and land market studies, will present his report ‘De waardedalingsregeling van het Instituut Mijnbouwschade Groningen: kanttekeningen en alternatieven’ on 29 May at the House of Connections. In this report,...

This Spring School is organised by Ghent University (Doctoral Schools), University of Groningen, the Huizinga Institute and the Dutch Research School for Medieval Studies.

It's organized to stimulate contacts and exchange between PhD candidates and ReMa...

How has economic growth become so entangled in human activities? This workshop explores how the quest for continuous growth and alternative attempts to instigate “post-growth” or “degrowth” are each embedded in overlapping socio-material relations that...

In this lecture Andrew Zuidema will discuss EPPO ability to handle PIF Offences and how this may differ from a US and Canadian perspective. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is a new EU body whose purpose is to prosecute PIF Offences (e.g....

Ksenia Robbe and Senka Neuman Stanivukovic are looking forward to presenting the special issue that they have co-edited with Kylie Thomas, titled  Formation of Feminist Strike in the journal Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture, and Social...

In April and May 2024, India will hold the largest democratic elections in recorded history. Nearly 970 million registered voters will determine the future of India. They will decide who gets to sit in India’s lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha or...

Are you passionate about building a more sustainable future? Do you want to connect with like-minded individuals and develop your innovative ideas to solve societal problems? What if you could create something truly impactful in just one month? Join us...

This exhibition explores the depiction of current climate protests through the eyes of the protesters themselves. The monstrous effects of the climate crisis are difficult for people to comprehend. Images offer access to uncertain climate futures and...

On 25 April the Human Mobility & Migration Lab of the D&G theme will hold a presentation of the migration and mobility COST action.

25 April, 12:00-13:30 (vegan/vegetarian lunch included)

Presentation of the migration and mobility COST action

• dr....

Countries are not on track to meet the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which comprises 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets to be achieved by 2030. Underachieving SDGs will negatively affect billions of people...

The Risk, Crises and Resilience theme is excited to announce an upcoming international workshop on 'Understanding Risk, Facilitating Resilience,' taking place on 23 April in the Norman building at the Lutkenieuwstraat!

Esteemed scholars from New...

On 18 April prof. Davide Grossi (RUG) will tell you more on: Fair methods for participatory budgeting

Participatory budgeting is one of the most influential democratic innovations.

Please Register below

What is participatory budgeting?

Born in the 90s...

Mining and oil drilling have transformed the environment in places such as Johannesburg, the Copperbelt and the Niger Delta. This presentation by Iva Pesa centers people's lived experiences of dealing with air, water and soil pollution in localities...

Do you know what sustainable study options are available for you? Have you heard of living labs, summer schools, electives, minors and learning communities? On Monday 15 April you can find out everything you wish to know by visiting the Sustainable...

On 21 March, there will be a Luncheon Meeting on 'Mapping the landscape of transnational municipal networks,' by Piero Tortola (RUG).

Transnational municipal networks -- organisations linking cities across national borders -- are a rapidly growing...

The first lecture in the series Shaping the Future of Europe: Challenges and Opportunities in a Global Context, will be delivered by prof. dr. Tom Casier:

Finding a New Role for the EU in Times of Global Shifts  

The lecture will take place on 20 March...

The Russian presidential elections differ significantly from many other elections taking place around the world this year. With multiple "administrative resources" available to manipulate the elections, jailed, exiled, or murdered opposition politicians,...

In this workshop we delve into the realm of ancient DNA research. Three distinguished speakers will share their expertise, offering valuable insights into this rapidly evolving field.

Ancient DNA research involves genetic material extracted from ancient...

INCITE-DEM is an EU-funded Horizon Europe project that seeks to foster inclusive participation of citizens and communities in sustainability challenges while co-designing democratic innovations. Join us for this morning chat to find out more about the...

Are you curious about the truth behind climate change? Do you want to distinguish the facts from the fabrications?

Then join for an insightful workshop addressing the pervasive challenge of misinformation in today's digital age! The workshop is...

Democracy & Governance research colloquium

Bookpresentation by: Lisa Gaufman (RUG) and Bharath Ganesh (UvA)

The Trump Carnival

Building on the idea of the carnivalesque, this book focuses on the laughing culture of the Trump campaigns and presidency...

Join us for an engaging online seminar where staff, PhDs, and students are invited to explore Herb Simmons' new book, "A Climate Vocabulary of the Future," and delve into his advocacy for climate restoration. Guided by Ina Horlings, discover innovative...

Groeningen organiseert een nieuwe netwerkbijeenkomst. In deze wintereditie, op donderdag 8 februari, speciale aandacht voor de nieuwe klimaatscenario’s van het KNMI en de rol van de waterschappen en de wetenschap. Wat betekenen deze mogelijkheden voor...

Beyond... words and images

These workshops will focus on - as you probably guessed -  words and images. Why? Because they are just like  windowpanes: people do not normally stop and examine them, yet they shape our view of the world.

Language and...

Sluit op 31 januari aan bij House of Connections voor een inspirerende Circularity Entrepreneurs Meet-Up voor jonge professionals (of als je jong van geest bent) uit Groningen.

Graag nodigen wij jou uit voor deze nieuwjaarsbijeenkomst georganiseerd...

Voor geïnteresseerde wetenschappers, practitioners en studenten

In 2023 bestaat het Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (DNPP) vijftig jaar. Ter gelegenheid van dit lustrum organiseert het DNPP op vrijdag 26 januari 2024 een congres over...

Join us at the House of Connections to talk about energy and sustainable development with Wubbo Ockels School, Rudolf Agricola School and the Environmental Humanities Network! 

The event will start with a keynote lecture by Alice Dal Gobbo (University...

The Research Group Conflict, Environment, and Society are pleased to confirm the guest lecture by Prof. Marcia Grisotti (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brasil), on 'After Hydropower Dams: Social and Environmental Processes that occur after the...

The global climate is changing – global temperatures are increasing, ice glaciers are melting, the sea level is rising. We have to deal with more extreme weather conditions, long periods of drought, periods of water scarcity, or extreme rainfall and...

This lecture is postponed due to personal circumstances!!

dr. Leah Henderson, appointed Professor of Societal Trust on behalf of the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen and the Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development, would...

In this lecture, world-renowned Prof. Danny Dorling will discuss his latest book, 'Shattered Nation: Inequality and the Geography of a Failing State.'

From leading nation to near Failed State

Britain was once the leading economy in Europe; it is now the...

The Risk, Crisis and Resilience theme of the Rudolf Agricola School is delighted to host prof. dr. Brian Cook from the University of Melbourne for a short research visit.

Prof. Cook will talk about his work on 'Community Engagement for Disaster Risk...

De derde sessie van de Veranderdialogen van dit jaar vindt plaats op donderdagmiddag 7 december in het House of Connections van de RUG.

‘Purpose’ is het nieuwe buzzwoord voor bedrijven die zich realiseren dat enkel je ding doen en winstgevend zijn als...

On 7 and 8 december prof. Leah Henderson will give workshops on 'Trust and skepticism about science.' The workshops are part of the conference 'Nothing but the Truth,' on trust and truth in science. How do we define truth in science? How do we...

In a world of knowledge bubbles and alternative facts, the nature of truth has become the subject of intense debate. How do we balance respect for different perspectives with the need for agreement that we actually all live in the same world? When does...

Growth infrastructures: Making the pursuit of ever more (im)possible and (ab)normal" by Dr. Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn 

Scoop

This lecture is organised by SCOOP 

Location:  Gadourekzaal, University of Groningen
Livestream link:  https://video.rug...

For many years, people in different parts of the world have been calling for decolonizing education. Scholars from diverse backgrounds, including Black, Asian, Indigenous, and people of color, have joined this conversation, both in the global south and...

De parlementaire enquête, het rapport Groningers boven gas en de daaropvolgende kabinetsreactie hebben ervoor gezorgd dat er meer landelijke aandacht is voor de maatschappelijke gevolgen van de gaswinning. Groningen is eindelijk meer in beeld.

Tijdens...

Celebrate the new publication and enjoy presentations by editor Ksenia Robbe, RUG contributor Pablo Valdivia and engaging discussions with Margriet van der Waal and Senka Neuman Stanivukovic. Supported by OSL, ICOG DemCP Center, and Rudolf Agricola...

You are cordially invited to the HELLO Meet Up event. This is an event that gathers researchers from the Faculty of Arts and businesses or organisations in and around Groningen.

Every year, the Meet Up offers the opportunity to make connections between...

Tickets Studium Generale: €4,- / €2,- SG-card / students free

Political parties hold a central place in contemporary democracies. However, the function and role of the political party is being questioned more and more. Less than three percent of the...

The legacy of the Nigerian-Fijian Empire—the institutional impact of horizontal colonial ties in the late British Empire

A broad literature in economics emphasizes that cooperation and exchange—being drivers of economic prosperity—rely on societal...

Dr. Marjolein Offenbeek and dr. Martijn van der Steen will give a presentation about research methods into problems companies face with becoming more circular focussing on suppliers, banks, infrastructure.

Guest lecture by Wytze Rijke, managing director...

Het klinkt als een grootstedelijk fenomeen, maar ook in middelgrote steden als Groningen zijn traditionele volksbuurten zoals de Korrewegwijk en de Oosterpoort beïnvloed door gentrificatie. Dat is wanneer een buurt of gebied langzaam verandert doordat...

We are excited to invite you to the one-day Rudolf Agricola School conference 'Connecting for Sustainability' which will take place on October 19th. 

Find the program here

We will start with an informative session highlighting the latest developments...

This Event is part of the Green Office Sustainability Week 2023

The debate about the transition to a sustainable future is often dominated by technological innovation and supranational policy making. But these alone are unlikely to garner the public...

The newly formed Networks & Sustainability group will be holding a free workshop to demonstrate a variety of network approaches used for understanding (or supporting) sustainability.

The workshops include the following:

• Trademark data and its use...

Would you like to attend the symposium? Please register here . Registration is possible until October 1st 2023

Program Symposium: Language Learning & Wellbeing in Newcomers and Refugees

This event is organized within the Agricola theme Democracy...

On Friday 29 September, European Researchers’ Night will be held across Europe to celebrate and question science.

Everyone who is curious is welcome at the European Researchers’ Night, a festive and versatile science festival held in Forum Groningen....

Reasoning is often defined as the 'action of thinking about something in a logical and sensible way.' Rage, then, is the appropriate mode of reasoning required to think about nationalism.

Nandita Sharma on her lecture:

Nationalism is the governing mode...

Do current crises have a negative impact on our mental health?

On Tuesday, 19th September, from 4-5 PM at Noordamzaal (M.0074) in the Heymans building, the Psychology Department is hosting a significant event centered on the topic of children and...

How to steer towards sustainability at the landscape level? In the Northern part of the Netherlands lies the World Heritage Wadden Sea Region. Within this region, human and natural landscape development is strongly intertwined. The region has a strong...

Programme

10:15 Opening + Coffee

10:30 Providing an Optimal Acoustic Space for Bird in Urban Forests amidst Anthropogenic Noise Interference

Keynote by Dr. Zezhou Hao (online) – Institute of Tropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Guangzhou,...

Archaeology is increasingly interdisciplinary and future research will continue to reflect this trend. With this workshop we will introduce students to cross-disciplinary research agendas in archaeology and historical ecology. This workshop will...

A Joint summer school organized and hosted by the Erasmus University Rotterdam and of the University of Groningen

How can we build disaster-proof societies for the next generations? How do political institutions – at the national and global levels -...

What do boards do? What factors influence what they do and how they do it? How do they perform and contribute to the overall performance of the company they represent? In this summer school we answer these questions taking a multi-disciplinary approach...

The Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development invites you to a Meet & Greet Circular Economy at the House of Connections for researchers of all faculties of the University of Groningen .

The aims of the Meet & Greet are to meet fellow...

Bio: Nandita Sharma is an activist scholar whose research is shaped by the social movements she is active in, including No Borders movements and those struggling for the planetary commons. She is the author of Home Economics: Nationalism and the Making...

On Saturday 24 June, the University of Groningen is inviting members of the public to visit the House of Connections in the former V&D building on the Grote Markt.

Curious to find out who works opposite the La Place restaurant and discover what they do?...

On the 21 st of June 2023 the Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development will officially open at the House of Connections.

To kick-off our opening event we start with a unique Rudolf Agricola musical inspiration session. Especially for us the...

The question of where one was born has long since become a determinant of individual life conditions. In some regions of the world, more people are leaving to seek their fortune elsewhere. What does this do to their place of origin - and what are the...

Economic statistics are generally considered as unproblematic, accurate and authoritative measures of cross-border flows. Yet, headline economic indicators do not fall from the sky. They are constructed through processes that are shaped by political...

College Tour is an event where a high-profile Dutch or International guest is interviewed. This event is based on the concept of the homonym Dutch TV show, where the audience (you!) will have the chance to ask questions. For this year’s event, Sander...

We are delighted to invite you to our upcoming event. Join us for a thought-provoking experience where we will explore the crucial role that (visual) language plays in influencing worldviews, behaviour, and actions.

The event is launching RESPONSUS, a...

Want to understand and be able to model the dynamics of criminal markets?

Join the Illicit Trade workshop on the 15th of May, which combines criminal law expertise with behavioural sciences and introduces participants to agent-based modelling. Sign up...

Growing evidences show that governmental and regulatory agencies in emerging countries play an increasingly active role in enforcing labor and environmental protection laws.

Against this backdrop, we conducted a longitudinal case study of nine Chinese...

Illicit Trade Group welcomes you on the 20th of April for the first European screening of the critically acclaimed documentary Wild Daze and an exciting panel discussion on Wildlife Trafficking.

Poaching and trafficking of elephants

Set in Subharan, Africa,...

On April 4th the Risk, Crises and Resilience theme will host the Agricola Mini Symposium on 'Preparing for the next crisis: Modeling and simulation for disaster risk reduction.'

Dr. Wander Jager (RUG), Dr. Daniele Vilone (CNR, Italy) and Asst. Prof....

The lines between politicians and bureaucrats are becoming increasingly blurred. Scholars point toward the turbulent political climate we are currently living in, with factors such as the rise of populism, political-party polarisation and a 24/7 media...

Populist politicians thrive on being in opposition as their ideas often challenge and oppose the establishment. At the same time, it is a widespread misconception that populists in power are doomed to fail. But what exactly happens when populist...

What is the subject of this webinar?

Illicit trade, organized crime, corruption, financial crime, and contemporary security threat actors are key drivers of climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem collapse.

This talk discusses the powerful overlaps...

In the context of growing inequalities, dr. Lubbers assesses how social networks shape the resilience of marginalized, disadvantaged groups in society, including undocumented migrants.

Drawing on various theories, dr. Lubbers discusses how networks can...

The information below will be updated as soon as possible.

Islands are special cases for Sustainable Development. Methodologically and scientifically, islands are ideal ‘laboratories’ for sustainable landscape stewardship. Islands are unique in both...

(!) Registration Required. To register, please indicate whether you will attend online or on-site and send an email to: e.roumeas@rug.nl

Program

10.00 – 10.15 – Introduction by Karsten Schulz

10.15 – 12.00 Panel 1 (Digital deliberation)

• Benjamin...

Money laundering. Terrorist financing. Drug trafficking. Arms smuggling. Illicit trafficking of wildlife, human body parts, and ancient historical artifacts. Tax havens. Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Oil bunkering. Human smuggling...

From 16 January to 20 January 2023 the Arctic Centre is organising the summer school: Our connection with a fast-changing Arctic.

The Listen Here Now!

Soundscapes interfaculty research team is pleased to invite you to our first symposium on the theme of Participatory Soundscapes, Biodiversity and Well-being in Groningen.

Keynote lecture by Dr. Antonella Radicchi from Birmingham...

To spur young researchers to work on societal challenges, Sustainable Society offers grants for University of Groningen PhD candidates. This grant enables PhD candidates to broaden their horizon and give their research output an extra push.

Invitees...

Together with our research theme Illicit Trade we are organizing a webinar on Thursday 17 November 2022 entitled: 'Exploring Corruption as a Violation of Human Rights in the Practices of International Human Rights Institutions'.

Sign up and receive the...

On 24 2022 Februari Russia invaded Ukraine. The start of an orgy of violence, not only against the military, but above all against the civilian population. Natalia is one of the civilians that had to flee her country in the spring of 2022. She took...

Together with our research theme Illicit Trade we are organizing a webinar on Thursday 27 October 2022 entitled: 'The effectiveness of prostitution policy in reducing human trafficking'.

Dr. Nicolle Zeegers discusses the licensing of sex business and the...

On the first weekend of October, Groningen will be celebrating the national Science Weekend.

The weekend begins on Friday 30 September with European Researchers’ Night, which will be held in Forum Groningen and is open to all researchers and interested...

More information

Inaugural lecture: Prof C.M. (Martijn) van der Heide

Title:

Chair: Natuurinclusieve Plattelandsontwikkeling

Faculty: Spatial Sciences

Registration is not yet possible.

Livestream on 23 September, see: www.rug.nl/digitale-oratie

On Wednesday 6 July we are hosting a session with two members of the Anthropocene Working Group as part of the Summer School 'Welcome to the Anthropocene!' Will Homo sapiens leave a geological mark? Should the Anthropocene be recognised as an official...

This meet-up aims at connecting Sustainable Landscapes Fellows from different faculties and building genuine transdisciplinary research initiatives. It will be held on Tuesday 21 June.

During the meet-up, we will update you on recent developments in our...

On Tuesday 14 June 2022 we will be welcoming Ugljesa Zvekić and Laura Adal.

During this online meeting our guests Zvekić and Adal will reflect on the 2021 report on The Global Organized Crime Index - Taking the measure of crime.

The Global Organized Crime...

Together with our research group Illicit Trade we are organizing a webinar on Thursday 9 June 2022 entitled: 'The effects of cocaine production and trafficking on the Indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon'.

Nick Emlen discusses the emerging cocaine...

Roundtable discussion: Will higher energy cost be enough to solve the Ukrainian crisis?

What are the main impacts that sanctions are having? What are the costs that the international community is asked to bear? And what is the effectiveness of...

Together with our research theme Disaster Resilience we organize a webinar on Thursday 28 April 2022 entitled: 'Innovations in crisis and disaster studies – a resilience perspective'.

Prof. Kees Boersma will inform us on (new) developments to improve...

Join French political experts Clara Egger and Benjamin Leruth to discuss the results of the French presidential elections.

They will share their hot takes and answer your questions ahead of the second round of this election. The first round of the...

Together with our research group Illicit Trade we are organizing a webinar on Thursday 7 April 2022 entitled: 'International sanctions against Russia'. Viktor Szép discusses the effects of the sanctions against Russia.

Sanctions have become a critical...

On Thursday 31 March 2022 we organize a hybrid seminar together with the Disaster Resilience theme entitled: 'Supply chain resilience and the role of teams in dealing with disruptions'.

Prof. Dirk Pieter van Donk will talk about supply chain management...

Following an earlier event by the Faculty of Arts, our D&G group warmly invites you to attend an extraordinary one-hour session in which you can express your support, thoughts, and ask questions about this constantly evolving situation.

At least four...

Mark Thursday 3 March 2022 in your calendar! Together with our research group Disaster Resilience we are organizing a webinar entitled: ' The political dimensions of disasters and disaster management policies '.

Dr. Clara Egger will talk about how...

Dr Flávio Eiró takes a look at Brazilian politics ‘from the other side’ in the Webinar of Sustainable Society UG on Thursday 17 February. He interviewed and followed politicians and their advisors during the 2018 and the 2020 elections. He analyses how...

Even though the scheduled Winter school 'Our connection with a fast changing Arctic' of the Arctic Centre in Groningen, in collaboration with Sustainable Society, could not take place this year due to the current pandemic, we would very much like to...

Mark Thursday 27 January 2022 in your calendar! Together with our research group Disaster Resilience we are organizing a webinar entitled: 'What we know about disaster mental health and its applicability to the COVID-19 pandemic'.
Prof. dr. Michel...

Mark Thursday 20 January 2022 in your calendar! Together with our research group Illicit Trade we are organizing a webinar entitled: ' Decontaminating Networks: Mercury Supply, Financial Flows and Informal Gold Mining in West Africa'.
Dr. Steven Van...

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Mark Thursday 16 December in your calendar! Together with The Illicit Trade Group (ITG) we are organizing the lunch webinar: 'A data-driven approach for the detection of illicit accounts on the Ethereum blockchain'. In this webinar Georg...

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Mark Thursday 9 December in your calendar! Together with our research group Democracy & Governance we are organizing a webinar entitled: "A year in review: What lessons to draw from 2021?"

2021 has been marked by a series of major...

Are you a PhD student at the University of Groningen? Do you need to carry out fieldwork? Or are you organising an (online) workshop or training? To spur young researchers to work on societal challenges, Sustainable Society offers a grant for University...

The second Sustainable Society Symposium 'Emerging societal challenges, towards a shared agenda' will take place on Thursday 28 October 2021. The afternoon will kick off with a keynote lecture of Ambassador Marcel Beukeboom. Marcel is the Dutch...

Together with The Illicit Trade Group (ITG) we are organising the lunch event: 'Disentangling illicit trade in research data: procedures and factors for approval/disapproval' on 21 October 2021.

The quest to advance the collection and use of data has...

Boekpresentatie 'Mijn meningen zijn feiten, de wording van Thierry Baudet', met Harm Ede Botje & Mischa Cohen. Voorwoord van Gerrit Voerman & Léonie de Jonge.

Eind 2020 verscheen ‘Mijn meningen zijn feiten, de wording van Thierry Baudet’ van Harm...

On Thursday 30 September 2021 the first Disaster Resilience webinar will take place! In the webinar 'the psychosocial impact of a creeping disaster: Longitudinal research on the Groningen gas extraction' Katherine Stroebe will address the social...

Together with our research group Democracy & Governance (D&G), the Sustainable Society is organising the event on Monday 27 September: The 2021 German federal election results: analysis and implications for Europe. During this seminar Léonie de Jonge, ...

In cooperation with the Illicit Trade (ITG) Research Group, the Sustainable Society is organising a webinar on Thursday 23 September: Modern slavery in global supply chains - The case of Thai seafood. In this webinar Miriam Wilhelm will elaborate on...

From 7 September to 18 September the Sustainable Society is organising the Summer School: Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Social Sustainability.

From 30 August to 3 September the Sustainable Society is organising the Summer School: Sustainable Landscapes - The Wadden Experience.

From 5 July to 9 July the Sustainable Society is organising the summer school: Corporate Governance and the Effectiveness of Boards.

From 5 July to 9 July the Sustainable Society is organising the summer school: Cascading Disasters, Institutions and Organizations (CAINO).

The New Energy Coalition is organising a symposium on 24 June about upstream public participation in Sustainable Energy Transitions.

Renewable energy projects often face public resistance, especially if people feel excluded from the decision making....

In cooperation with the Sustainable Landscapes (SL) research group, the Sustainable Society is organising a webinar on Tuesday 15 June: The potential of comparative international research for building sustainable landscapes. In spite of global to...

After a focus on Russia, this webinar series of the Democracy & Governance Research Group now looks at China. The European Union is currently negotiating a business investment deal with China, but human rights violations and the crackdown on freedoms...

In cooperation with the Disaster Resilience research group, the Sustainable Society is organising a webinar on 21 June. More information will follow as soon as possible.

In cooperation with the Democracy & Governance (D&G) research group, the Sustainable Society is organising the lunch webinar: 'Europe's external threats and challenges, part I: Russia'. While the Covid-19 pandemic crisis is still causing major internal...

Together with The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) & The Illicit Trade Group (ITG) the Sustainable Society is organising the event: 'Global drivers and enablers of illicit economies: Global Initiative Against...

In cooperation with the Sustainable Landscapes (SL) research group, the Sustainable Society is organising the lunch webinar: 'Participatory processes in landscape transformations'. Should scientists and consultants join forces to optimize participatory...

From the series: Democracy in Distress GSG is presenting the first webinar on Holding elections and voting in times of Covid-19'.

For more than one year now, the Covid-19 crisis has affected our private and public life in ways we would have never...

Sustainable Society nodigt je uit om op dinsdag 20 april deel te nemen aan de maandelijkse lunch webinar van onze onderzoeksgroep Sustainable Landscapes. Deze maand: 'Agrarisch Natuurbeheer'. Prof. dr. ir. Martijn van de Heide, Eddie van Marum en...

PROGRAMME AND REGISTRATION LINK GRANTS WEEK 2021 NOW ONLINE.

The University of Groningen, The University Medical Center Groningen and the Hanze University of Applied Science invite you to join the digital edition of the Grants Week, which will take place...

Iedere maand organiseert Sustainable Society een lunch webinar in samenwerking met onderzoeksgroep Democracy & Governance. Op 15 april ben je van harte uitgenodigd om deel te nemen aan de SuSo Lunch Webinar: 'Verkiezingen: formatie'. Tijdens deze webinar...

'The 2021 Dutch general election results: where do we go from here?'

Join us for two exceptional back-to-back webinars (one in Dutch, the other in English) to reflect on the outcome of the Dutch elections, recorded live from the Forum.

When: Thursday...

Sustainable Society nodigt je uit om op dinsdag 9 maart deel te nemen aan de maandelijkse lunch webinar van onze onderzoeksgroep Sustainable Landscapes. Dr. ir. Terry van Dijk , universitair hoofddocent aan de Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen, zal...

Iedere maand organiseert Sustainable Society een lunch webinar in samenwerking met onderzoeksgroep Democracy & Governance. Op 4 maart ben je van harte uitgenodigd om deel te nemen aan de SuSo Lunch Webinar: 'De rol van peilingen rond verkiezingen'.

Aan...

Naar aanleiding van het verschijnen van het boek Aardgas, risico's en besluiten en de aankomende parlementaire enquête over de gaswinning in Groningen, nodigen Sustainable Society en Kennisplatform Leefbaar en Kansrijk Groningen je uit om op donderda...

Sustainable Society nodigt je uit om op dinsdag 16 februari deel te nemen aan de maandelijkse lunch webinar van onze onderzoeksgroep Sustainable Landscapes. Deze maand: 'Beeldvorming in mens-landschapsrelaties: observaties uit heden en verleden'. Dr....

Iedere maand organiseert Sustainable Society een lunch webinar in samenwerking met onderzoeksgroep Democracy & Governance. Op 4 februari ben je van harte uitgenodigd om deel te nemen aan de SuSo Lunch Webinar: 'De toeslagenaffaire - 3 perspectieven'. Dr....

The Illicit Trade Winter School course pierces the veil of secrecy around issues related to the dark side of globalization and teaches students about illicit financing and trading; not only through theory and book study, but by learning the actual...

Wanneer: Dinsdag 19 januari 2021, 12:00-13:00
Waar: BlueJeans

Sustainable Society nodigt je uit om op dinsdag 19 januari deel te nemen aan de lunch webinar 'Panorama Nederland: een schoner, hechter, rijker land'. De webinar wordt gehost door onze...

Wanneer: Dinsdag 15 december 2020, 12:00-13:00
Waar: BlueJeans

Sustainable Society nodigt je uit om op dinsdag 15 december deel te nemen aan de lunch webinar: 'De betekenis van het Noordzeeakkoord'. De webinar wordt gehost door onze onderzoeksgroep...

GSG Conference 2020: Impact of Covid19 on the Global South and Recommended Development Policies

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In the evening of December 1st we will go into conversation with Bert Koenders on Covid-19 as a Challenge to Development Policies. As a...

Kennisplatforms Bouwen en Versterken én Leefbaar en Kansrijk Groningen organiseren dit jaar een online programma: ‘Groningen gaat verder’. Een titel met een dubbele lading. De versterkingsoperatie sluimert voort, de schademeldingen stromen nog steeds...

The Sustainable Society Lunch Webinar 'Covid-response across European nations and across within-country regions' is hosted by our research group Democracy & Governance. Whilst you enjoy your meal prof. dr. Caspar van den Berg and Dr. Clara Egger will...

The Sustainable Society Lunch Webinar 'Changing the Landscape by Changing our Diet' is hosted by our research group Sustainable Landscapes. In this webinar prof. dr. John Hoeks and assistant professor João Graça (Faculty of Arts) will take the floor....

Join the Illicit Trade Group (ITG) on the 4th of November for their launching event! After three successful editions of a Summer School on Illicit Trade, shedding light on the dark side of globalization, ITG is broadening its activities by creating an...

The summer school 'Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Social Sustainability' promotes understanding about and develops skills in managing the social risks and impacts associated to the development of public and private investment projects (e.g. mines,...

The aim of the summer school: Creating a Climate for Change is to share exciting and develop new ideas through series of participatory and interactive workshops. Through discussing challenges in sustainability education, the summer school aims to...

The current state of African societies demands a multidisciplinary approach to the very concept of development. For a long time, the instrumental use of this concept and of practices in development have ignored much of the social experience, i.e....

The nexus between international migration and social networks is crucial in understanding different phases of migration experience. It is well-established that personal links to previous migrants increase the propensity for others to migrate, whereas...

Money laundering. Terrorist finance. Drug trafficking. Arms smuggling. Illicit trafficking of wildlife, human body parts, and ancient historical artifacts. Tax havens. Proliferation of WMDs. Oil bunkering. Human smuggling and the modern day slave trade....

The 2020 Summer School on "Human Rights and Global Health Challenges" was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but paradoxically the COVID-19 crisis has also put global health law on the map. Recognizing the intense interest in global health (law) at...

Understanding how corporate boards are formed and how they act has become an important topic. Corporate failures and scandals such as Enron and Parmalat in the early 2000s and, more recently Volkswagen and Toshiba, have heated up debates among investors,...

Enrol in this unique summer school on financial inclusion, developed by three renowned professors from Université Laval (Canada), the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) and Stellenbosch University (South Africa). The summer school will discuss the...

Op vrijdag 26 juni a.s. organiseert Kennisplatform Leefbaar en Kansrijk Groningen de webinar 'Vaste grond voor Groningen - De aardbevingsproblematiek in Groningen, een digitale update'. Aanmelden kan via Eventbrite.

The 9^th Living Knowledge Conference aims to bring together all those involved in doing or supporting research with and for communities. What can we learn from each other’s approaches? How can we collaborate? Which links have been forged and which could...

The five universities near the Wadden organize a yearly Coastal Research and Education Workshop meeting to develop and sustain research and educational cooperation around the Wadden coastal region. In the workshop around 15 selected students present...

In this symposium, scholars, politicians, industry representatives, and the public will discuss how to effectively engage citizens in decision making on energy transition. Nowadays, public participation practices include interactive web tools,...

Human activities are reshaping our planet in profound ways. This has led scientists to propose a new geologic epoch called the Anthropocene, characterized by rapid technological progress that has brought many human beings many benefits. But combined with...

Within the Faculty of Economics and Business, a two-day research symposium takes place focused on Behavioral Economics and Environmental Decision Making. For more information, see https://sites.google.com/view/mandsrug/sms-2020

A lecture by Bas van Bavel: Professor in Economics and Social History at the University of Utrecht. He developed an entirely new vision on the role of the market economy in our society. In 2019 he has been awarded the prestigious Spinoza Prize.

This...

Jonas Stier (professor of intercultural studies, Dalarna University Sweden) and Zsolt Bugarski (social worker and expert of social policy living, Tallinn University Estonia) share their experiences, lessons and best practices about co-creation for...

The theme of the 405th anniversary is ‘All Inclusive’. It is now 100 years since universal suffrage was introduced, but subjects such as diversity, inclusiveness and equality are still as topical as ever. In the words of the American expert on...

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De eerste deelkennisatfel van het kennisplatform Leefbaar en kansrijk Groningen zal plaatsvinden op 12 december.
Aanwezigheid is op basis van persoonlijke uitnodiging.

NIDI-RUG Policy briefing: Immigratie en de Verzorgingsstaat – onder druk?

Kiezen immigranten voor die landen die de meest uitgebreide en toegankelijke verzorgingsstaat kennen? En welke kennis hebben immigranten eigenlijk van de toegang tot...

Kenniscongres Veilig Wonen!
Over leefbaarheid en techniek in Groningen

Mis het niet!
Op donderdag 8 november vindt het eerste kenniscongres rondom Veilig Wonen! plaats voor bewoners en experts. Tijdens dit congres wordt bestaande en nieuwe kennis over...

Sustainable Society organizes a second meeting around Democracy & Governance.

For who?
Everyone who is interested in the topic of democracy and/or governance. Also if you are not working at the university. This platform is open for University staf and...

NIDI – RUG Expert Meeting:
Het Spitsuur van Het Leven. Families, Gender & Beleid

Het concept “spitsuurgezin” werd ongeveer 15 jaar geleden geïntroduceerd in een tijd waarin de deelname van vrouwen - die tevens moeders kunnen zijn - snel toenam in de...

The summer school addresses trends and dynamics of migration and their interaction with society after settlement, from both a scientific and policy perspective. Speakers from various academic disciplines will offer insights in migration and integration...

We decided to organize a docu-debate for the Migration Matters group. It is exactly what is sounds like: we watch a short documentary together about the EU migration crisis in 2015 and we discuss the documentary together, from all kinds of perspectives....