GreenOffice_RUG

Hello everyone 👋

This is the official account of the Green Office of the University of Groningen.

We work to advance sustainability across the university — from strategy and policy to research and community initiatives.📝

We joined Mastodon to engage in open discussions on sustainability in higher education, academic research, and institutional change.

We look forward to exchanging ideas and learning from this community! 💚

#Sustainability #HigherEd #universityofgroningen #introduction

How much microplastic do residents of Groningen disperse from their own clothes? And what interactive ways can help educate younger generations about sustainable clothing choices?

Barbro Melgert conducts interdisciplinary research that is also an awareness campaign.

👉 Read more:

https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/latest-news/news/archief2026/nieuwsberichten/0310-melgert

#sustainability #universityofgroningen #green #microplastics #sustainable

Curious how UG students transformed a paved courtyard into a green food forest?

In our new blog Milena, a student in the Faculty of Economics and Business, shares the story of a thriving student-lead initiative. Find out how an organic garden, founded on permaculture principles brings students together!

👉Read more: https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/profile/facts-and-figures/duurzaamheid/blog/student-permaculture-garden-mirroring-the-way-nature-grows-food
#sustainability #permaculture #universityofgroningen #green #students

From "flying on wood dust" to "harvesting energy from walking".

UG researchers bring state of the art innovation and sustainability together.

👉 Read their articles:

https://www.rug.nl/news/2024/03/makers-van-de-rug

#sustainability #universityofgroningen #science #green #innovation #research