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The symposium ‘From Underground to Mainstream’ will bring together experts, stakeholders, and researchers from various disciplines to explore the role of the underground in the energy transition. The event is scheduled for 9 April.

Grid congestion poses a challenge to our electricity network, and expanding the infrastructure will take time and money. ‘What we can do right now, is manage and optimize what we have as best as we can,’ says Michele Cucuzzella. For example by using peaks in electricity generation to heat and store water which can then be used to heat houses in the city at a later stage.

The central question of the day: how can we emphasise the urgency and opportunities of climate adaptation regionally and (inter)nationally, and how can (new) forms of communication help us do this?

On 26 March 2025, the Durham Declaration on the collaboration of Coimbra Group Universities on Climate Change and Sustainability was launched. For the University of Groningen, rector Jacquelien Scherpen signed the Declaration.

During the Wubbo Ockels School annual event Climate Adaptation and Water, on March 21, the five winners of the Netherlands – Asia Pacific Student Short-Video Competition for Climate and Sustainable Development in Cities were announced.

The call for Research along Routes by Consortia (ORC) is now open. This annual funding instrument of the Dutch National Research Agenda (NWA) finances research projects by knowledge-chain-wide, inter- and transdisciplinary consortia in which, in addition to social partners, citizens may also be represented.

UG associate professor Eize Stamhuis and his colleagues have helped to further develop and refine an underwater device in the Wadden Sea that moves back and forth and generates electricity from the resulting tensile forces.

Using a timeline, we take you through the past year of the Wubbo Ockels School for Energy and Climate.

The European Researchers' Night (ERN) and Zpannend Zernike (ZZ) are science festivals where researchers interact with a broad audience. ERN is aimed at adults, while ZZ is designed for children. In this two-part series, UG researchers talk about their experiences last year. ‘I can definitely recommend other researchers to participate in these events.’

Good ideas were at the heart of the event in the House of Connections last week. During the Speeddate Event of the UG Impact Challenge, students were paired with partners from the business community and other organisations to pitch their ideas. An inside look from the event floor.

Hoe betrek je inwoners bij de energietransitie? Deze vraag stond centraal tijdens het Symposium Bewonersparticipatie in House of Connections. Onderzoek naar de identiteit van een gebied, het aansluiten bij bestaande initiatieven en de inzet van sociaal werkers werden gepresenteerd als belangrijke strategieën.

Aravind Purushothaman Vellayani is an expert on hydrogen, fuel cell systems and thermodynamics of energy conversion. In his role as director of Hydrogen Economy at the Wubbo Ockels School for Energy and Climate, Vellayani's primary objectives revolve around fostering interfaculty collaboration. On February 28, he holds his inaugural lecture.

Op het terrein van de voormalige gaszuiveringsinstallatie van de NAM in Emmen – GZI Next – zijn plannen om een testlocatie voor elektrolysers te ontwikkelen die ingezet gaan worden voor de productie van waterstof.

Prior to the 62nd meeting of the IPCC, Dr Prajal Pradhan (University of Groningen) and an international team of scientists argued to make the upcoming IPCC reports more policy-relevant by holistically reflecting on all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

As the effects of climate change become increasingly clear, it also becomes more and more evident that the younger generations will have to live with the consequences and make the right decisions to improve our climate. And yet, while climate education is increasingly getting more attention nowadays, the effective tools and guidelines for this type of education are still largely non-existent. In a new M20 study, an interdisciplinary team of researchers will try to solve this problem by providing schools with a practical example of climate education.

Humour and satire, can help keep environmental communication positive and encourage eco awareness, argues UG researcher Massih Zekavat.