This episode, we’re joined by Pablo Tittonell, professor of Agroecology and Sustainable Landscapes. We discuss the consequences of decades of industrial agriculture, the use of GMO’s and how a change to agroecology can help us to feed the world in a better, sustainable way. 

Guest: Pablo TittonellHosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer

• Gronings Perspectief study on gas extraction effects

• Kaleidoscope: Hidden Treasures from the University Collection

This episode, we visit professor Katja Loos in her brand new office in the new Feringa Building. Tina and Wim interview her on making plastics more sustainable, the Perspectief grant she was awarded, the collaboration with NHL Stenden in the HyBRit research group and the biggest challenges in her research.

Guest: Katja Loos Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer

• RUG Lustrum
• Katja Loos is awarded Perspectief grant
• HyBRit research group

We’re back after a long break with a special episode: our guest is prof. dr. ir. Jacquelien Scherpen, the new rector of the University of Groningen. Wim and Tina interview her on her first impressions as a rector, her background as a researcher, the challenges the university faces and current topics like internationalisation and student well-being.

Guest: Jacquelien Scherpen Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer

• Bluesky account University of Groningen
• Lustrum: making connections 

This episode is full of updates! Associate Professor Marthe Walvoort returns to the podcast to update us on her research on sugars and the Sticky Sugars project she received an ERC grant for (8:40). Léonie de Jonge, Assistant Professor in European Politics and Society, is back to tell us more about her research on Extremism and Right-wing Populism (26:05). Lastly, Assistant Professor Laura Govers returns to update us on her Seagrass Restoration project (55:02).

Guests: Marthe Walvoort, Léonie de Jonge and Laura Govers Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer

• ERC grant Tina Kretschmer
• Support for at-risk scholars in the Netherlands report - The Young Academy 
• Daisy Veenstra - winnaar Vrouw in de Media Award 2022
• Griend - Laura Govers & Valérie Reijers

Our guest this episode is dr. Robert Prey, Assistant Professor of Media Studies. Last month, he was awarded an ERC Starting Grant. Wim and Tina interview him on what the ERC grant means for him and the research it will allow him to conduct on the influence of streaming and social media platforms on musicians, the music industry specifically and our culture in general.

Guest: Robert Prey

Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer

• "Language Buddies" project 
• Team Science Award for research group Katja Loos 
• HyBRit research group

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Our guest this episode is Professor of Political Philosophy Lisa Herzog. Wim and Tina interview her on the role of knowledge in society. They discuss how markets, expert communities and democratic processes influence knowledge in our complex societies. We also discuss the work she does for the Young Academy Groningen, Global Young Academy and De Jonge Akademie, including the new Language Buddies project.

Guest: Lisa Herzog

Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer

• MSCA4Ukraine Fellowship Scheme
• Matchmaking tool
• The Raven article
• "Language Buddies" project 

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Vandaag zijn we te gast bij Theunis Piersma in Leeuwarden bij zijn onderzoeksgroep BirdEyes. Wim, Arjen en Tina spreken met hem over zijn onderzoek naar trekvogels: wat is de invloed van het landschap op deze vogels en welk gedrag is aangeleerd en wat is aangeboren. Ook vertelt hij hoe hij met BirdEyes het onderzoek toegankelijk maakt voor een breed publiek. 

Gast: Theunis Piersma Presentatie: Wim Brons, Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra

• Global Flyway Network

Our guests today are Sophie van Mierlo and Emma Dodd. They are both doing their PhD’s at the Kapteyn Institute in Groningen. Sophie's research focuses on galaxy growth in the early Universe and Emma focuses in her research on the formation of the Milky Way. The Institute is named after J.C. Kapteyn, the first professor of Astronomy and Theoretical Mechanics at the University of Groningen. June 18th 2022 marked the 100th anniversary of his death.  Guests: Emma Dodd and Sophie van Mierlo Hosts: Wim Brons, Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra

• our Amina Helmi episode
• video of Milky Way formation

Our guest today is Moniek Tromp. She’s a Professor of Materials Chemistry at the Faculty of Science and Engineering and part of the BatteryNL consortium, which received a large NWA grant earlier this year. Wim, Tina and Arjen interview her about her research on catalysis and improving batteries & fuel cells. Batteries will play a vital role in storing renewable energy and creating a more sustainable society.

Guest: Professor Moniek Tromp

Hosts: Wim Brons, Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra

Our episode today is about the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine for researchers and scholars. We focus on initiatives and actions within the Dutch and Groningen academic community and what can be done to help refugees and people at risk. Wim and Tina interview Marie-Jose van Tol, professor of Mood and Cognition. As chair of De Jonge Akademie of the KNAW, she is very involved in coordinating activities and initiatives for Ukrainian researchers and scholars. Our second guest is Hedderik van Rijn, professor at our Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences. He is using his SlimStampen adaptive learning tool to help refugees learn the language of the country they’re currently staying in.

Guest: Professor Marie-José van Tol en Professor Hedderik van Rijn Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer

Do you want to help? Please consider donating through: Giro555.nl or help-ukraine.nl.

Initiatives and websites mentioned in the episode:

• FAQ University of Groningen website
• Academic Transfer portal
• SlimStampen
• General information for Ukrainian refugees Groningen municipality
• Hestia programme
• De Jonge Akademie

Information for refugees from Ukraine on the International Welcome Center North website.

Mission 050: Groningen for Ukraine has listed four ways to help.

Would you like to host someone yourself? Then check out sharemyhome.org or takecarebnb.org.

Our guest today is Professor Anne Beaulieu. She holds the Aletta Jacobs Chair in Knowledge Infrastructures at the Faculty Campus Fryslan and is co-author of "Data and Society - a critical introduction". Arjen, Tina and Wim interview her about the important role data plays in our society and how a better understanding of knowledge infrastructures can contribute to a more sustainable future.

Guest: Professor Anne Beaulieu Hosts: Wim Brons, Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra

Why Germany is a blank spot on Google's Street View Book: Data & Society: a critical introduction Minor: Data Wise - data science in society