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We are the Faculty of Arts at the Uni of Groningen. Posts in ENG&NL about education, events, and cutting-edge research in the Arts & Humanities. www.rug.nl/let @unigroningen.bsky.social
Join us on Thursday, 26 Feb, 🕖 7 p.m., for an evening of documentary film screening & discussion 📍 Faculty of Arts. This programme brings together 2 powerful docs that explore the relationship between land, resources, and responsibility - locally and globally. @rug.nl 👇
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“Woensdag 4 maart met introductie door dr. Miklós Kiss, Universitair Hoofddocent Audiovisuele Kunst en Cognitie aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen”
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Event alert 📣 Spraakmakende Boeken lecture on Sally Rooney's Intermezzo (Ambo/Anthos, 2024). This time the guest speaker is Daniëlle van den Brink (Research Master's Arts, Media and Literary Studies). 📅 19 Feb 🕰️ 19:45 📍 Offerhauszaal, Academy Building, Groningen. 👇
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On International Children's Cancer Day (15 February), Vânia de Aguiar @rug.nl discusses her research on #speech and #language problems in children who have had a cerebellar tumour and reflects on the impact of brain tumors on children. Learn more 👇
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ICYMI: Bart Danon’s (University of Groningen, @facultyofartsug.bsky.social) excellent new book *Wealth, Office and Rank in Roman Italy* (@universitypress.cambridge.org) is available as a free digital download ⬇️
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Happy #SaferInternetDay! We asked Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Rik van Noord @rug.nl, who researches artificial intelligence, how university and high school students can safely use language models like ChatGPT. Read more 👉 www.rug.nl/let/onze-fac...
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Our Research Colloquium in Film & Contemporary Audiovisual Media (@rug.nl @facultyofartsug.bsky.social) is back w/ another exciting lineup of speakers from all around the world, who will be sharing their latest research on subjects ranging from animation to festival studies to videographic criticism
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🎶 🎙️ Discover how #musicstreaming affects musicians, and what they can do about it, in the new episode of the Human Interface podcast with Dr Robert Prey @ox.ac.uk and Dr Seonok Lee @facultyofartsug.bsky.social @rug.nl
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In his doctoral research, Alex Smit investigates how Dutch adults with limited basic skills experience and navigate the digital society. Smit will receive his PhD from the University of Groningen @rug.nl on 29 Jan! 🥳 Tap the link to learn more and read his dissertation 👇
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My inaugural lecture, "Humanist Yearning as Political Epistemology” last October was an opportunity to share my vision for a new field of knowledge and celebrate the creation of the first ever chair in Global Political Anthropology | @facultyofartsug.bsky.social books.ugp.rug.nl/ugp/catalog/...
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Opinion | Arctic ecologist Maarten Loonen (@facultyofartsug.bsky.social) argues that #Greenland should be for the Greenlanders. He often visits the #Arctic and sees the value of the Greenlanders having control over their natural environment 🌱❄️👇
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Maria van Leeuwe, representing the Faculty of Arts/the Arctic Centre! 👇
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Kom naar de volgende Spraakmakende Boeken lezing op donderdag, 22 jan! Prof. dr. Remco Breuker @remcobreuker.bsky.social (hoogleraar Koreastudies aan de Uni Leiden) vertelt je over het boek De vegetariër (2016) van Han Kang! 19.45 uur; Offerhauszaal, Academiegebouw. 👇
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Humanist Yearning as Political Epistemology: Inanna Hamati-Ataya's (@berytia.bsky.social) inaugural lecture introducing her vision for a new field of knowledge: Global Political Anthropology books.ugp.rug.nl/ugp/catalog/...
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New article on Advance Access: Marc Jaffré on 'Sociability and Diplomacy at Louis XIII’s Court, 1610–1643'
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#earlymodern #courtstudies
Today #ESNS starts in Groningen! 🎷💃
As UG, we are collaborating with the festival with two initiatives: ESNS talks on 15 January (free access!), where the music industry meets research, and a podcast episode about the collaboration.
Read more and join us at ESNS! 👇
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‘The sector must reinvent itself very quickly, and for that you need out-of-the-box thinkers,' Network of Humanitarian Action director Nadine Voelkner (@rug.nl) on looking at humanitarian crises from different angles.
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📸 Henk Veenstra
Weather update ☃️
On Monday 12, the exams scheduled between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and between 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. are cancelled.
The UG bildings are open, but the advice is to work from home in the morning.
More information 👇
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Verandert Groningstalige #muziek de houding van mensen tegenover elkaar en hun streektaal?
Dat onderzoekt Aurélie Joubert (@facultyofartsug.bsky.social): 'mensen die een Groningstalig concert positief beleven, zijn ook positiever over het Gronings.' 👇
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#Groningen
Fijne feestdagen! | Happy holidays! ❄️☃️🌲
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What if AI-driven models could help people with language disorders – e.g. with a smartphone app? 🗣️
Researcher Frank Tsiwah (@facultyofartsug.bsky.social) is exploring various ways to make this happen. ‘If it can make a single life better, then it will be worth it.’ 👇
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Studenten, stadjers en Knol's Koek: het zijn de ingrediënten voor de nieuwste aflevering van de podcast RUG & Co. 🎧
Centraal staat de samenwerking tussen de RUG en de @gemgroningen.bsky.social in het project "Samen leven, samen onderzoeken". Luister nu! 👇
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👀 Look what 🎅 has broght just before Christmas 🎁: a brand new Research Master in Natural Language Processing at @facultyofartsug.bsky.social @rug.nl
Program: www.rug.nl/masters/natu...
Applications (2026/2027) are open! Come and study with us (you will also learn why we have a 🐮 in our logo)
introducing amazing films to students in a cinema is one of the major perks of my job
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Heads of state, international organizations, municipalities...virtually everywhere, people are talking about the importance of biodiversity & measures to combat climate change. However, hardly any steps are being taken. Ecolinguist Matt Drury (@rug.nl) knows why. 👇
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✨ It's happening ✨ Curious to meet our new colleague? Stay tuned!
#HAICu @facultyofartsug.bsky.social @gronlp.bsky.social
#NLProc #LLMs #CulturalHeritage
The words we use, such as wife beater, can have negative connotations that reinforce harmful ideas 🗣️
Nevertheless, according to Prof. Janet Fuller (@facultyofartsug.bsky.social), we can also use words to challenge ideas and effect change in society 🔄👇
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@janapflaeging.bsky.social presented our series PATHWAYS TO MULTIMODALITY, co-edited by John A. Bateman, Hartmut Stöckl, @neous.bsky.social — we welcome new book proposals! Thanks to @facultyofartsug.bsky.social for the delicious snacks and a wonderful conference! #Multimodality #ICOM #Groningen
31.10.2025 17:42 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Nine UG researchers have been awarded a Dutch Research Council (NWO) Vidi grant of up to €850k 🎉
Their research focuses on cynicism and climate action, autonomous robots swarms for infrastructure inspection and healthy sugars for a healthy gut, among other topics 👇
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