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'If you participate in research, you also want to know what difference it m…

Researchers publish their results in scientific journals. But how do you in…

Prestigious Anna prize for pioneering research awarded to Job Doornberg

Orthopaedic surgeon Job Doornberg has been awarded the prestigious Anna Pri…

Citizen Science: this research is brought to you by citizens

The term Open Science could be taken quite literally. To open up access to …

Simon D Pouwels has received the RSF Ann Woolcock Memorial award during the American Thoracic Society confe…

Simon D Pouwels has received the RSF Ann Woolcock Memorial award during the…

Being able to hear is more than just having ears

Prof. dr. Hol inaugural lecture taking place, 26 May.

NWO Grant for Bart van de Sluis

RUG and UMCG present spin-off company Protyon BV

Protyon BV signs license agreement with RUG and UMCG for technology to improve the efficacy of cancer treatment.

Antibodies in our blood are indicators of disease and health

Researchers defined antibody specificity in the blood of the general population and people with inflammatory bowel diseases.

Cardiovascular disease after treatment for testicular cancer

Flying...? UMCG researchers cycle to conference in Prague

UMCG researchers cycle 800 kilometres to a conference in Prague to draw attention to other ways of travelling than by airplane.

Judith Rosmalen appointed KNAW member

She is elected on the basis of high-quality scientific achievements.

Kolff Paper of the Year award

Patient-derived parathyroid organoids as a tracer and drug-screening application model

What happens in the brain in depression and are they preventable?

Two news articles published on the work of Dr. Marie-José van Tol, a leading expert in mood and cognition.

4.5 million euros for research into causes of chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)

The UMCG will use Lifelines to study the causes of the severe and chronic systemic disease ME/CFS

Cross-pollination at the coffee machine 

How fruitful collaborations can start at the coffee machine.

Plan your surgery and operate your plan

Dr. Witjes shares his vision on "Plan your surgery and operate your plan" in his inaugural lecture taking place today 21 April.

The Wonderland of Our Genomes

Prof. dr. Yang-Fu shares her vision on "The Wonderland of Our Genomes" in her inaugural lecture taking place tomorrow, 21 April.

Unsettled and insecure: UMCG study reveals post-COVID consequences

People with post-COVID will experience life-changing limitations.

‘Hibernation medication’ prevents organ failure in mice after sepsis  

UMCG researchers have succeeded in protecting mice with sepsis against orga…

Rubicon Award for Arno Bourgonje

Arno Bourgonje of the Department of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases has received a Rubicon Award from ZonMW.

More brain infarct patients eligible for treatment

New UMCG Research Data Catalogue available for all researchers

The new UMCG Research Data Catalogue is live! The public metadata catalogue…

How can we improve continuity of care in primary care?

Did you know that better continuity of care between patients and General Pr…

Cause of hereditary kidney disease in large Dutch family finally discovered

After many decades of research, an explanation has been found for kidney failure in a large Dutch family.

Large Horizon funding for consortium into rare heart diseases

The goal of this project is to find a cure for inherited arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), a rare cardiac disease.

NWO Rubicon grant for Dr. Yannick Kok

Innovation award for nanoimaging

Rosalind Franklin Fellowship awarded to Marina Trombetta-Lima from BSCS

'ChatGPT, write an article about ChatGPT'

ChatGPT is a large language model developed by OpenAI that can generate hum…

Slotconferentie onderzoek aanhoudende klachten na COVID-19: ervaringen van patiënten centraal

Slotconferentie onderzoek aanhoudende klachten na COVID-19: ervaringen van patiënten centraal

Jingyuan Fu wins the 2023 Ammodo Science Award

Jingyuan Fu is one of the winners of the Ammodo Science Award for fundament…

Hospital bacteria in the gut and the blood identical and equally harmful

New podcast with Inge Holtman who received an ERC Starting Grant

In this episode we speak with computational researcher and Rosalin Franklin Fellow Inge Holtman.

ERC Starting grant for Dr. Inge R. Holtman, Rosalind Franklin Fellow

UMCG partner in advanced national microscopy infrastructure

The NWO invests 25 million EUR in advanced microscopy infrastructure. The UMCG will have a prominent role in data management …

Vici grant for UMCG researcher Floris Foijer

With this grant he is going to investigate how chromosomally unstable cancers evade the immune system.

Embedding data science in the DNA of the UMCG | 2022 highlights and milesto…

Data-driven innovation has the potential to transform health and healthcare…

Scientific Writing with ChatGPT | Symposium March 23

ChatGPT seems to have opened the door to using language models as writing t…

Lude Franke investigates genetic cause of cancer

Franke conducts fundamental research into the genetic cause of cancer.

Mediterranean diet associated with better response to immunotherapy in patients with advanced melanoma

Does a Mediterranean diet make immunotherapy work better in patients with advanced melanoma?

Music therapy is a benefit for preterm born babies and their parents

Music therapy on the neonatology ward improves the functioning of the central nervous system of preterm born babies.

Iris Beldhuis receives Dekker grant for research into heart failure and renal function

She will investigate whether treatment for patients with heart failure and kidney problems can be improved.

Combining digital adherence technology and therapeutic drug monitoring for personalised tuberculosis care

We speak with researchers Job van Boven and Daan Touw about medication adherence

Comprehensive medical PhD dissertation presents predictors of inflammatory bowel disease

Demand driven research and patient participation

At the UMCG we support and promote the principles of Open Science. One of t…

Vitamin K inhibits vascular stiffness in kidney transplant recipients

UMCG Lead Collaborations to advance Precision Medicine in Chronic Kidney Disease

AMIRA: Augmented Minimally Invasive Robot-Assisted Mesorectal Excision

UMCG presents four Innovation Awards

During the UMCG’s New Year’s Reception on Tuesday January 10 2023, multiple innovative and ambitious UMCG employees were spot…

AI Symposium DASH & Hanze University of Applied Sciences | February 3

Come and network with like-minded AI enthusiasts at our symposium on 3 Febr…

Bloedverlies meten tijdens een badbevalling

Badbevallingen zijn in de laatste jaren populairder geworden. Het water wer…

NWO grant for Healthy AI Lab: Better detection and treatment of prostate ca…

NWO is putting 25 million euros into the ROBUST (Trustworthy AI-based syste…

Get rid of the pager, time for the social snack

Lifelines NEXT provides a foundation for the healthy future of mother and c…

An important foundation for health development is built during pregnancy an…

3 UMCG studies receive grant from KWF

3 UMCG studies receive a grant from KWF.

UMCG treats first cancer patient with stem cells from own salivary gland

Tissue specific stem cell transplantation should prevent a dry mouth after radiotherapy.

New UMCG research programme 'Digital Healthcare' to boost collaboration and…

Digitalisation is playing an increasingly important role in supporting impr…

€2.5 million Heart Foundation grant for atrial fibrillation research

UMCG Cardiology will receive a €2.5 million grant from the Dutch Heart Foundation for research on atrial fibrillation.

The radiologist as guide in the healthcare landscape

Without measures, the demand for care, the personnel needed and the costs w…

Join the Young Academy Groningen!

The Young Academy is inviting young research staff to apply to become a member of the Young Academy Groningen.