Lisa Gaufman is our first guest this new season. She’s an Assistant Professor at the Research Centre for the Study of Democratic Cultures and Politics. This year, she and Bharath Ganesh published The Trump Carnival, where they draw a comparison between Trump and medieval carnival. Wim and Tina interview her about the book, the upcoming elections an…

Our guest this episode is Ward Rauws, associate professor of Spatial Planning. Wim and Tina interview him about his research on the development and planning of cities and how you can be adaptive in urban planning to cope with challenges like climate change, a housing crisis and the energy transition. Guest: Ward Rauws Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kret…

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 Perspec…

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 Tin…

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.…

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 …

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…

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 Jo…

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 bree…

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 …

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 stor…

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 …

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 ca…

Vandaag is het exact 5 jaar geleden dat Ben Feringa de Nobelprijs voor Scheikunde uitgereikt kreeg in Stockholm. In deze bonusaflevering van In de Wetenschap kijken Wim, Tina en Arjen met Ben Feringa terug op die bijzondere periode in Zweden. Ook horen we hoe Elmer Sterken (destijds rector) en Emma Feringa (Ben's dochter) dit ervaren hebben. Gast: …

Our guest today is Mike Dee. He's an associate professor of Isotope Chronology at our Centre of Isotope Research. Wim, Tina and Arjen interview him on how he and Margot Kuitems were able to show that Europeans were already active in the Americas in 1021 AD. Guest: Associate Professor Mike Dee Hosts: Wim Brons, Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra Cen…

Today, October 5th, it’s exactly 5 years since professor Ben Feringa won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. A very special moment for him personally, his research group and everybody at our University. In this episode Arjen, Tina and Wim discuss with Ben Feringa what winning the Nobel Prize meant for him and his group, how his research has developed sin…

Vandaag, 5 oktober, is het precies 5 jaar geleden dat de Nobelprijs voor Scheikunde werd gewonnen door Ben Feringa. Een enorm indrukwekkend moment voor hem persoonlijk, zijn onderzoeksgroep en iedereen binnen de universiteit. In deze aflevering van In de Wetenschap kijken Arjen, Tina en Wim met hem terug op deze bijzondere dag. Ook horen we van Ano…

Our guest this episode is Léonie de Jonge. She is Assistant Professor in European Politics & Society at the University of Groningen. Wim, Tina and Arjen interview her about her research on the success and failure of right-wing populism and why populism is more successful in one region than in other regions. Guest: assistant professor Léonie de Jong…

20 April 2021 marked the 150th anniversary of the enrollment of Aletta Jacobs at the University of Groningen. Tina and Arjen interview Cisca Wijmenga (Rector of the University of Groningen), Amina Helmi (Astronomer and Professor of Dynamics, Structure and Formation of the Milky Way) and Andrea Meagher (Master student in Curatorial Studies in Art Hi…

20 april 2021 is het precies 150 jaar geleden dat Aletta Jacobs zich inschreef aan de RUG. Tina en Arjen spreken in deze thema-aflevering met Marian Joëls (decaan Faculteit Medische Wetenschappen), Janka Stoker (hoogleraar Leiderschap en Organisatieverandering) en Anne-Men Huijzer (PhD student Applied Mathematics) over wat Aletta Jacobs heeft betek…

This episode, Alex Friedrich is our guest. He’s a professor of Medical Microbiology & Infection Control at the UMCG. It’s his 2nd time on the podcast. Last year in May, we spoke to him about the corona pandemic and what it would mean for 2020. And as we’re entering a new phase with the vaccinations, we thought it would be good to look back on the p…

Te gast in deze speciale aflevering van In de Wetenschap is het volledige College van Bestuur van de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Tina Kretschmer interviewt Jouke de Vries, Cisca Wijmenga en Hans Biemans over hun ervaringen met de coronapandemie. Wat waren de gevolgen voor de universiteit, hoe hebben zij het zelf beleefd en hoe ziet de toekomst eru…

Dr. Laura Govers is te gast in deze aflevering van In de Wetenschap, gemaakt in samenwerking met de Klimaatadaptatieweek Groningen. Laura is mariene ecoloog en Wim, Tina en Arjen spreken met haar over haar succesvolle onderzoek naar zeegrasherstel in de Waddenzee. Op de zandplaat Griend is het haar gelukt om via een speciale kitspuitmethode zeegras…

Maritiem archeoloog dr. Yftinus van Popta is te gast. Zijn onderzoek richt zich op de geschiedenis van de Noordoostpolder. Wim, Arjen en Tina spreken met hem over o.a. de verdronken dorpen Marcnesse, Nagele, Fenehuysen I en Fenehuysen II en het gevonden scheepwrak van de Queen Anne.

Onze gast is hoogleraar Psychosomatiek Judith Rosmalen. Met haar hebben we het over Somatisch Onvoldoende verklaarde Lichamelijke Klachten (SOLK). We bespreken wat het inhoudt, wat de gevolgen zijn en het onderzoek dat zij hier naar doet. Deze aflevering is de opname van onze liveuitzending op het Podcastfestival in september.…