This episode, our guest is Tamalika Banerjee. She is a Professor of Physics and Spintronics and founder of IMChip, a CogniGron startup. Wim and Hanna interview her about her research on spintronics, her startup IMChip and the goal to create faster, energy-efficient chips for the future, from new materials. Guest: Tamalika Banerjee Hosts: Wim Brons & Hanna van Loo IMChip Developing In-Memory Chips CogniGron...
Jun 24, 2025•50 min•Season 8Ep. 5
Deze aflevering spreken we met John Morijn. Hij is bijzonder hoogleraar Politiek en Recht in de Internationale Betrekkingen. Wim Brons en Hanna van Loo, onze nieuwe podcasthost, interviewen hem over de gevaren voor de democratische rechtsstaat en de zorgelijke ontwikkelingen in Nederland en de landen om ons heen. Wat zijn de risico’s en hoe kunnen we onze rechtsstaat hier beter tegen beschermen? Gast: John Morijn Presentatie: Wim Brons en Hanna van Loo...
Apr 24, 2025•46 min•Season 8Ep. 4
In this episode, our guest is Hannah Dugdale. She is a Professor of Evolutionary Medicine. Wim and Tina interview her about her research on aging processes in humans and animals. They discuss the role of genetics, social factors, the environment, and family history and how it affects aging. Hannah won the NWO Athena award in 2024. She is a role model for future scientists and a strong advocate for equal opportunities. They also discuss what winning this award means to her. Guest: Hannah Dugdale ...
Mar 07, 2025•43 min•Season 8Ep. 3
Our guest this episode is Malvina Nissim, Professor of Computational Linguistics and Society. Tina and Wim interview her on the rise of Large Language Models and the use of ChatGPT. They discuss the possibilities and limitations of LLMs, bias in models, and the impact of these technologies on education and society. Guest: Malvina Nissim Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer How human prejudices sneak their way into computer programmes...
Jan 30, 2025•55 min•Season 8Ep. 2
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 and her research. Guest: Lisa Gaufman Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer The Trump Carnival - Open Access Research: Switching to Dutch will cost unive...
Oct 15, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 8Ep. 1
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 Kretschmer Ukrant liveblog Bram van Vulpen - Politics out of place The 15-minute city Is de stad van de toekomst een bouwpakket? - Universteit van Nederla...
May 30, 2024•51 min•Season 7Ep. 4
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 Tittonell Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer Gronings Perspectief study on gas extraction effects Kaleidoscope: Hidden Treasures from the University Collection...
Apr 18, 2024•59 min•Season 7Ep. 3
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 Tina Kretschmer RUG Lustrum Katja Loos is awarded Perspectief grant HyBRit research group...
Mar 21, 2024•1 hr•Season 7Ep. 2
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. Guest: Jacquelien Scherpen Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer Bluesky account University of Groningen Lustrum: making connections...
Nov 13, 2023•50 min•Season 7Ep. 1
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 (26:05). Lastly, Assistant Professor Laura Govers returns to update us on her Seagrass Restoration project (55:02). Guests: Marthe Walvoort , Léonie d...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 4
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 culture in general. Guest: Robert Prey Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer "Language Buddies" project Team Science Award for research group Katja Lo...
Dec 20, 2022•56 min•Season 6Ep. 3
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 Jonge Akademie, including the new Language Buddies project. Guest: Lisa Herzog Hosts: Wim Brons and Tina Kretschmer MSCA4Ukraine Fellowship Scheme Match...
Nov 04, 2022•58 min•Season 6Ep. 2
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 breed publiek. Gast: Theunis Piersma Presentatie: Wim Brons , Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra Global Flyway Network...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 6Ep. 1
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 Mechanics at the University of Groningen. June 18th 2022 marked the 100th anniversary of his death. Guests: Emma Dodd and Sophie van Mierlo Hosts: Wim...
Jun 29, 2022•49 min•Season 5Ep. 8
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 storing renewable energy and creating a more sustainable society. Guest: Professor Moniek Tromp Hosts: Wim Brons , Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra...
Jun 10, 2022•56 min•Season 5Ep. 7
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 Akademie of the KNAW, she is very involved in coordinating activities and initiatives for Ukrainian researchers and scholars. Our second guest is Hedd...
Apr 13, 2022•46 min•Season 5Ep. 6
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 can contribute to a more sustainable future. Guest: Professor Anne Beaulieu Hosts: Wim Brons , Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra Why Germany is a blank...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 5
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: prof. dr. Ben Feringa Presentatie: Wim Brons , Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra Op 5 oktober zijn de 2 eerdere delen van het interview met Ben gerel...
Dec 10, 2021•15 min•Season 5Ep. 4
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 Centre of Isotope Research ECHOES | Exact Chronology of Early Societies Humans of RUG podcast...
Dec 07, 2021•1 hr 2 min
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 since and what projects they're currently working on.
Oct 05, 2021•37 min•Season 5Ep. 2
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 Anouk Lubbe (lid van zijn onderzoeksgroep), Elmer Sterken (destijds de rector van de RUG) en Bens jongste dochter Emma, hoe zij dit bijzondere moment erv...
Oct 05, 2021•36 min•Season 5Ep. 1
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 Jonge , Hosts: Wim Brons , Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Dijkstra Free city walking tour: first women at the University of Groningen Léonie’s book: The Su...
Jun 18, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 9
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 History) on the legacy of Aletta Jacobs, what she has meant for women in academia and women in general and also on the current situation in the Netherla...
Apr 28, 2021•59 min•Season 4Ep. 8
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 betekend voor de positie van vrouwen in de wetenschap en vrouwen in het algemeen en hoe deze situatie nu in Nederland is. Het is de eerste van 2 aflevering...
Apr 20, 2021•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 7
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 past year with COVID-19 and also look at the challenges that lie ahead of us. Guest: Alex Friedrich Hosts: Wim Brons , Tina Kretschmer and Arjen Di...
Mar 11, 2021•58 min•Season 4Ep. 6
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 eruit voor de RUG. De podcast is opgenomen op 3 februari en is in het Nederlands. Het interview is in het Engels beschikbaar als artikel op de website ....
Feb 18, 2021•47 min•Season 4Ep. 5
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 te zaaien en te laten groeien. Dit heeft positieve gevolgen voor de biodiversiteit en het klimaat! Daarnaast praat Arjen ons bij over de Klimaatadapt...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 4
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.
Nov 17, 2020•58 min•Season 4Ep. 3
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.
Oct 16, 2020•58 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Deze aflevering is te gast: Sander de Hosson, longarts in het Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis in Assen en RUG Alumnus van het Jaar 2019. Een prijs die hij ontvangt voor de wijze waarop hij aandacht vraagt voor de emotionele kant van de palliatieve zorg en voor het onder medisch personeel bespreekbaar maken van de dood, te beginnen tijdens hun opleiding.
Aug 31, 2020•47 min•Season 4Ep. 1
