SOCIETY

“Slavery has had a lasting impact on the way we think and act [towards one another]. If we don’t talk about it, if we don’t face it,...

As youth crime increases at schools in the Netherlands, students are beginning to feel unsafe. To combat the crime, discussions are...

“I walked the streets for a long time. I know how it is to be out there, how it feels when there is harsh winter cold; when you don’t...

“At the end of the session, he just said ‘You were looking me in the eyes, so I don’t think you have autism.’ It was such a hard hit for...

“It was like ‘Well, the fact that you’re bisexual is bad, but not as bad as russists.’ So, russists always beat all the records when it...

Colonies of bees have been drastically dying out over the past half century all across the world due to the loss of their natural...

With the summer holidays just around the corner, full glasses seem to be on every table around the city. While more and more people avoid...

Lithuanian fashion designer Agne Rinkeviciute is bringing urban style to Groningen with her clothing brand Argnosis. While the brand is...

Famous for its bikes and cycling culture, it may come as a surprise that people do drive in the Netherlands. But getting a drivers...

Taylor Petersen left her home in South Africa a year and a half ago and moved to Groningen for her studies. As a black woman in the north...

“I’m sorry, but we think you’ve been scammed.” She sits down on the kerb. “I know,” she says simply. And she starts to cry. 

By Afonso Ivens-Ferraz and Maria Flori “When I was 13, I remember giving a homeless man some money and I made a promise to myself that I...

Chickens are the most exploited animal on Earth. Whether it’s intensive or organic farming, profits always rank higher than chickens’...

Tuesday’s victory over AS Roma sets up the Amsterdames’ place in the round of sixteen, the first time in history that a Dutch women’s...

As Dutch supermarkets are lowering the price of commodity coffee, specialty coffee - notably more expensive - is increasingly popular...

Single-use cups have been missing from universities for a month now. Students point out inconveniences caused by the new regulations...

In the smack dab middle of Groningen an art piece fights for the attention of passers-by. The eponymous Boy in Yellow asks strangers to...

The life of 31-year-old Johan Galea Oliveros has been anything but easy. After fleeing Venezuela and leaving his home behind, he is still...

Bashar George, 27, greets me in his neat and tidy barber shop, which is perched on a quiet street corner in Binnenstad-Ost, as its windows are lashed by chilling rain and heavy gusts of wind. Inside, however, Bashar is warm and accommodating, if a little timid. He is more than used to cutting hair, but an interview doesn’t come along every day.

Mohamed ‘Mo’ Bah has recently become a legal resident in the Netherlands where he uses his own experiences as an undocumented migrant as...

Members of the Black community in Groningen express delight at the municipality’s plan to name streets in new residential areas after...

Groningen municipality revealed plans last week to rejuvenate historic streets, but skepticism lingers among some shop owners, while...

For the next 4 weeks anyone can stop by the SOUP SHOW, an art installation in Groningen’s Grand Theatre, for a free bowl of meatless...

The Municipal Sex Work Supervision Act proposed by the Dutch cabinet intends to introduce register for sex workers, but the Dutch Data...

Staff shortage in public transport in rural areas of the Netherlands leaves people waiting at bus stops and train stations while the...

This year’s edition of the Menzis 4 Mijl van Groningen running event is sure to disrupt the city center this Sunday, as people who are...

Studying at cafés is a common practice in the city of Groningen, however, café owners are getting particular with what they want in their...

The police who came to evict the squatters residing in the historical monument found the building empty yesterday morning. With no...

Smog above Brașov © Daniel Dîrjan Recent reports show that the air quality across most of the European continent is compromised, with the...

Queer people are increasingly targeted by violence in The Netherlands, putting fear in the hearts of the LGBTQI+ community. In Groningen,...

“While the Kyiv Administration plants new flowers in parks, we put flowers on graves,” reads the sign held by one of the protesters...

This month, Dutch government officials have announced that a much-anticipated legal cannabis experiment will finally begin its “start-up...

The European Commission will resume aid to women and girls in Afghanistan, two years after the Taliban retook control of the country. The...

Over 100 international students are living in a temporary shelter in Groningen, where having a place to sleep is not the only thing on...

Many students in Groningen come from across the German border, and rely on trains to get them to their university town and back again....

The young women’s mental health crisis that spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic in The Netherlands keeps worsening a year and a half...

A lawsuit seeking free contraception for Dutch women was dismissed by the appellate court in The Hague last week, leaving women with the...

Groningen’s mayor is under pressure to disclose details on the crime situation in the city after two shootings and a bombing took place...

ARTHUR BRAND HOLDING VAN GOGH’S PAINTING A Van Gogh painting stolen from a Dutch museum 3 years ago was returned last Monday to art theft...

Dutch asylum policy is not the main reason why refugees decide to start a new life in the Netherlands, according to a respected think...

Most bars and clubs in the Groningen city centre take measures so that all partygoers can enjoy light-hearted fun. But for the female...

The waiting list for mental healthcare in the Netherlands is growing simultaneously with a more alarming statistic: the number of suicide...

Teachers early in their careers are struggling to cope with the pressure arising from staff shortages and wage uncertainty. The academic...

The Wadden Sea is under threat of losing its UNESCO World Heritage status if the exploitation of salt and gas continues in the...

Locals of Winschoten don’t agree with the new salt drilling plans of chemical company Nobian, as it can damage their houses and the...

The Supreme Court is hearing an appeal from the University Medical Center of Groningen (UMCG) over a labor dispute with scholarship PhD...

The Dutch housing crisis has led some landlords in Groningen to bar non-Dutch speaking tenants from renting accommodation in student...

If the government sharply restricts internationalisation in higher education, Groningen will suffer more than other Dutch cities,...

The Dutch are known to speak good English, a fact that has helped The Netherlands build a strong knowledge economy and attract large...