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RUG to experience 25 percent growth in new student numbers this year

Groningen City Council mulls proposals for 5000-person live/study campus in Zernike

New RUG research shows over-40’s tend towards literal meaning in language

Groningen’s Grote Markt sprouts trees as part of greening plan

Groningen based start-up Phia Cup launches tomorrow

Arjen Robben stars in first start since September for FC Groningen

Buitenpost to get 50 new properties as part of 1,500 home plan in Achtkarspelen

Grote Markt in Groningen gets new benches, with greenery to come later
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On the road again: City Central’s first FietsFriend Outing of 2021 to hit the streets on May 30

Forum Groningen reveals series on Coronavirus conspiracy theories

Schiermonnikoog opening new hospitality school to fuel islands’ businesses

‘Walking dates’ now available to set Groningen on the road to romance

World Press Freedom Day: Groningen’s NonFiction Photo Foundation to hold ‘freedom, photography, and the Black Lives Matter movement’ symposium

Drenthe’s tourism sector sees modest growth, with rental homes popular

Groningen’s Smooth Brothers aim for New York

Groningen gets Oktoberfest for two days on Grote Markt

Luxe ‘The Market Hotel’ finally slated to open on May 1 in Groningen
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New research identifies previously-unknown victims at Westerbork

Groningen’s Stadspark to host open-air cinema

Workers laying high-voltage cable discover 2,100 year old village in Northern Groningen

Remembrance day in the North: RUG lays wreaths to commemorate WW2 victims

Drents Museum to host first solo exhibition of Tamara Muller

World-renowned violinist returns to lead Noord-Nederlands Orkest in Groningen and Drachten

Man arrested in relation to Groninger Museum Van Gogh theft

Noorderzon theatre festival in Groningen certain to go ahead

Guns N’ Roses to play Groningen’s Stadspark in 2022
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ESN/ISO: “International students neglected in higher education in the Netherlands”

ESN launches ‘buddy programme’ for students in Groningen

‘University of Groningen must do more for the mental health of students’

From a WhatsApp group to a community: BLOG offers a ready-made social space for Black Ladies in Groningen

Dutch student grades rise during pandemic whilst mental health suffers

New students in Leeuwarden get ‘Coronaproof’ introduction week

King visits Drenthe, ignored by window cleaner

The freshest of threads: send in your designs and become the next sustainable fashion sensation

“We were hoping to start making friends in the summer”
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PhD Day goes online with ‘Make it in the North’ themed extravaganza

RUG Campus Fryslân to start second Bachelor’s programme: ‘Data Science and Society’

New online career event for Internationals: Meet Your Future in Energy to be held on April 22

University of Groningen CEO: “Mass lectures for students will not come back”

Province of Drenthe wants a new train connection to the east of the Netherlands: Nedersaksenlijn

Gasunie wants to make Northern Netherlands leading in green gas and hydrogen

Groningen professor awarded with European prize for ‘exceptional achievements as an astronomer’

Van Hall Laurenstein University acquires ‘Henryetta’, the world’s most sophisticated artificial insemination teaching tool

Brexit partly responsible for ‘huge growth’ in RUG pre-registrations
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Some borders open again to Dutch residents

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Some borders open again to Dutch residents

by The Northern Times

Though EU member states are opening their borders to holidaymakers again, some countries still have restrictions by Alexis Veenendaal As ...

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Fast international rail from Friesland and Groningen to Stockholm or Helsinki?

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Fast international rail from Friesland and Groningen to Stockholm or Helsinki?

by The Northern Times

January 24, 2020

With more and more people trying to fly less, could train travel be the answer? A fast international rail network ...

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Is bedding down in a church the new Instagram travel trend? Friesland certainly thinks so

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Is bedding down in a church the new Instagram travel trend? Friesland certainly thinks so

by The Northern Times

November 21, 2019

It very well could be the next social media trend: sleeping under pews, or where the alter stood Translated by ...

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Frisian trains to stay Diesel-powered

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Province of Friesland moves towards quicker trains to Groningen

by The Northern Times

November 18, 2019

The rail link between Leeuwarden and Groningen should have double the tracks between Hurdegaryp and Feanwâlden, and also between Hoogkerk ...

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Discounted OV chip card sale for Friesland, Drenthe and Groningen

by The Northern Times

January 14, 2019

Residents across all three northern provinces can get a public transportation card, an OV chip card, for a steep discount ...

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The Guardian: Groningen among best party destinations for backpackers

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The Guardian: Groningen among best party destinations for backpackers

by The Northern Times

January 3, 2019

On the heels of the CNN programme “Quest’s World of Wonder” naming Groningen one of the best places to visit ...

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North of North: Delfzijl and Appingedam

by The Northern Times

September 7, 2018

Groningen is the Netherlands’ northernmost large city, but what lies beyond – and above – is well worth a day ...

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Fewer trains from Groningen this weekend

by The Northern Times

August 29, 2018

Between the 31st of August and the 2nd of September, several Groningen train lines will not be operating a normal service. Translation ...

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NS travel planner now accepting Frisian names

Starting this week, users can look up their destination in Friesland in the Dutch National Rail (NS) travel planner by ...

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