Events

Make it in the North organiseert samen met de Hanze, de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en het UMCG maandelijks een inloopmoment, zodat je alle informatie kunt krijgen die je nodig hebt en een vliegende start kunt maken met je carrière in het noorden van Nederland.

On Tuesday 1 September, we will be kicking off the new academic year together, with ‘collaboration’ as this year’s central theme. We will be reflecting on our connection with the wider community, a key pillar of our strategic direction. Together with the professional sector, civil society organisations, public authorities and regional partners, we are building future-proof education and practice-oriented research. In this way, we are contributing to the development of our region.

Op 2 september ontvangen we Helga van Leur voor een Barn Talk over een van de meest herkenbare en hardnekkige uitdagingen van deze tijd: we maken ons zorgen over het klimaat, maar ons gedrag blijft vaak achter.

The annual Campus Trail is being organised again! On Friday 11 September 2026, you can take part in this unique 4-mile fun run through buildings on the Zernike Campus.

We have some fantastic news: the 5th edition of the LIFE Science Conference will take place on Tuesday 22 September 2026! The LIFE Science Conference will feature an inspiring keynote speech, and we will round off the day with an annual highlight: the LIFE Science Innovation Award.

On Sunday 4 October 2026, a new edition of Zpannend Zernike will take place at the Zernike Campus in Groningen. It will be a day when children, young people and their parents and grandparents can discover science, technology and innovation in an accessible and interactive way.

The Promotiedagen is the #1 business event in the Northern Netherlands. For 39 years, we have been the event where the northern business community meets, inspires each other and does business. We bring entrepreneurs together, make new connections and show what the entrepreneurial Northern Netherlands has to offer.

Following the success of the previous symposium, we warmly invite you to join us for this year’s event! On Saturday 14 November 2026, we will be sharing the latest findings from the TransplantLines study.