City Life
Rubbish floods Groningen as municipal workers strike
Four days of municipal workers' strike have left the city covered in trash. Last Tuesday the municipal workers went back...
Tjeerd Andringa and the question of academic freedom
Dr. Tjeerd Andringa of RUG University has now been suspended a year after teaching conspiracy theories in his course. This...
‘Not how it should be’: University of Groningen’s Frisian studies program at risk
The Frisian studies program at the University of Groningen is at risk as the University has only found a temporary...
Groningen city council focuses on insulation to combat energy poverty
The Dutch government’s National Insulation Program (NIP) which resolves to insulate 1.5 million poorly insulated homes in the Netherlands has...
First Groningen night train intensifies conflict with unions
Dutch private train company Arriva launched the first night train from Groningen to Schiphol airport two weeks ago. This development...
Cafes in Groningen make changes to cope with inflation
With inflation being prominent in the news for a while, some solutions can be found to limit its effects. This...
Trash dumped by Xior tenants leads to wildlife infestation
Residents at student accommodation on Eendrachtskade, owned by Belgian company Xior, have been embroiled in a waste management issue with...
Dutch Education Minister plans to cap international students but debate continues
How to manage the influx of international students is a major debate in Dutch politics and a proposed plan from...
Stabbings in Groningen raise worries about safety in the city
Yesterday, a stabber received a sentence for a crime committed in July last year. In the incident, a 19 year...
GGD Groningen gives out free HPV vaccinations for youths of all genders
The Groningen Municipal Health Service, Gemeentelijke Gezondheidsdienst (GGD) Groningen is giving out free Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations to youths aged...
