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Professor of Materials Chemistry Moniek Tromp will become the new dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering as of (FSE/@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social) 1 January 2027 🎉

Tromp has build up her legacy not only as a scientist, but also an administrator 👇
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September 25, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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Great news! Wouter Roos, Syuzanna Harutyunyan and Inga Kamp (FSE/@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social) each receive an @erc.europa.eu Advanced grant of up to €2.5 million. Congratulations! 👏

Read more about the research the grants were awarded for 👇
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June 17, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Update: which UG faculties are on Bluesky so far? ⭐

BSS - @rug-gmw.bsky.social ✅
Arts - @facultyofartsug.bsky.social ✅
RCS - @rcsunigroningen.bsky.social ✅
FSS - @frw-rug.bsky.social ✅
FSE - @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social ✅
Philosophy - @facultyofphilosophygroningen.social.edu.nl.ap.brid.gy ✅
February 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Great news! Nathalie Katsonis (@nathaliekatsonis.bsky.social) has won the Ammodo Science Award 2025! 🏆

Katsonis researches how tiny molecules can convert light and chemical energy into useful movement 🔃

Congratulations Nathalie! 🎈 More:
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April 15, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Why are only a few #planets suitable for life? And why is Earth one of them? 🌏

Rob Spaargaren (@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social) and others answer these questions in a new paper. It may have consequences for the search for life elsewhere 👇
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@ethz.ch #Science #Astronomy 🧪
February 10, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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My first PhD student defended her thesis successfully, such a special moment! Congratulations and well done, Dr. Liu 🥳 #proudpi @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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Arnold Driessen, hoogleraar Moleculaire Microbiologie (FSE/@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social), ontving afgelopen vrijdag een Koninklijke onderscheiding 🎖️

Driessen is een topwetenschapper met een reputatie van wereldformaat. We feliciteren hem met zijn onderscheiding! 👇
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April 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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👀 When’s the last time you saw a #mustelid?

Weasels, stoats, & polecats may be silently disappearing from the Dutch landscape, or are they just hiding? 🐾

Biologists @rug.nl are finding out how to monitor them.🔎

Curious? Read more👇
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🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom #GELIFES
A stoat caught by a regular camera trap | Image University of Groningen
October 29, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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In addition to her biological research on ageing, Hannah Dugdale also studies disparities relating to #diversity in science 🎓

Her research is crucial in times when Trump and others attack diversity initiatives around the world! Read more 👇
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April 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Mauricio Muñoz Arias, assistant prof. of Automation and Control Systems @unigroningen.bsky.social, developed a featherlight drone that flaps its wings like an insect: an #ornithopter.🪰 Curious how it flies? Check out the article via👇
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UG Makers: A flapping movement instead of rotational: according to Mauricio Muñoz Arias, it is a much more efficient technique.

Therefore, he developed an ornithopter, a featerlight device that can fly a pre-programmed trajectory or be controlled remotely 👇
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February 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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Een shirt van schimmels: een goede stap richting een duurzamere mode-industrie 👕

Marleen Kamperman (FSE/@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social) en Marijke Leliveld (FEB) kijken hoe het bruikbaar kan worden gemaakt, én interessant wordt voor de consument 👇
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#Fashion #Science
May 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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This Saturday it is World Water Day! 💧 The day highlights the importance of fresh water.

At the UG, researchers try to find out how to manage water better, how to save water on a large scale and more. Read more in this article 👇
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March 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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The NWO is investing tens of millions in science consortia with UG/UMCG researchers 🎉

One of these consortia is lead by prof. Moniek Tromp (@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social). She and partners want to gain an in-depth understanding of how functional materials work 👇
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November 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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We are on Bluesky! As of today, we will be regularly sharing the Science News of the Faculty of Science and Engineering of the @unigroningen.bsky.social. Follow us and stay up to date! 📰 ✅

#Science #News #ScienceNewsroom #FSE #UG
Feringa Building | Photo: Silvio Zangarini
February 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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We need new #antibiotics! An increasing number of bacteria are becoming resistant to drugs 💊

Dirk-Jan Scheffers and Marthe Walvoort (@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social) are working on new ways to combat resistance, by making holes in bacteria, among other ways 👇
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#Science 🧪
June 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Nature is brimming with colour in almost every season. While the majority of colours are matte, some are shiny. Evolutionary biologist Casper van der Kooi (FSE/@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social) researched why shiny colours are so rare ✨

The results are fascinating 👇
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November 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Casper van der Kooi was gisteren te zien in het Klokhuis 🍎 Hij vertelde over kleuren in de natuur: waarom zien bloemen er zo uit als ze zien?

Bekijk het fragment terug, vanaf 6:00 minuten 👇
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December 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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The Ben Feringa Impact Award will be handed out on 9 June 🏆

In the coming weeks, we will introduce the nominees to you. Starting with Giovanni Maglia (@sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social) who researches nanopore technology for protein sequencing and personal healthcare 👇
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May 26, 2026 at 8:20 AM
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Vervuild water dumpen in de natuur: het zou niet moeten, maar waterschappen zijn soms genoodzaakt om rioolwater onbehandeld te lozen 💧

Dilek Düştegör (FSE) werkt aan computermodellen om deze afvalwaterstroom zo goed mogelijk te beheren 👇
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March 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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UG Makers: Moniek Tromp built a tabletop version of a synchrotron to observe atoms on the inside! ⚛️

It allows Tromp to do most of the measurements within her own lab, instead of large scale facilities with limited availability 👇
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March 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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A team led by Prof. Edwin Otten @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social has received a €5 million NWO grant to developed new batteries that can store renewable energy reliably and affordably for several days 🔋⚡

It comes at a time when there is an urgent need for it 👇
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January 15, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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🌀 Inspired by the #ShanghaiTower.

Qi Zhang & Ben Feringa @rug.nl developed the first synthetic dynamic helical polymer.

➿ At low temperatures, the molecule looks like a coiled spring, which unfolds again upon heating. 🌡️

Curious? Read more👇
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🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom
Qi Zhang (left) and Ben Feringa in front of Shanghai Tower | Photo Zhang / University of Groningen
October 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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This article is the first in a three part series by @sciencenewsroom-ug.bsky.social about resistance to antibiotics. Stay tuned for parts two and three! ✅
June 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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In den beginne was er alleen #waterstof: het kleinste, simpelste van alle elementen.💧 Nu speelt dit oudste element een sleutelrol in de #energietransitie.

Zijn we klaar voor een groenere toekomst? ♻️ Bekijk ons visuele verhaal 👇
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March 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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New episode of the In Science Podcast! 🎧

Guest is @tamalika.bsky.social (FSE), She is a Prof. of Physics & Spintronics and founder of IMChip, a CogniGron startup and talks about creating faster, energy-efficient chips from new materials 👇
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June 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM