Groningen’s Mural Dispute Puts Its Heritage Priorities Under Scrutiny
An analysis of Groningen’s Vechtstraat mural dispute, municipal communication, technical evidence and the wider priorities of heritage protection.
September 21, 2026StudentNoord category
Investigations
Evidence-led reporting on housing, costs, transport and the systems shaping student life.
Groningen Reports Spare Student Beds — Who Can Actually Book Them?
Who can book Proxima’s spare student beds? A closer look at SSH eligibility, shared rooms, short-stay contracts and upfront payments in Groningen.
September 14, 2026
The Sugar Homes Fire: Would Your Student Building Get You Out in Time?
What the 2024 Sugar Homes fire reveals about alarms, escape routes, electrical safety and emergency communication in Groningen student housing.
August 31, 2026
53% too expensive: Groningen’s rent law still depends on students daring to complain
More than half of the Groningen rooms examined by Argos appeared above their estimated legal maximum. Why enforcement still depends on tenants speaking up.
August 30, 2026
401 rooms, 802 beds and 1,900 missing: the numbers behind Groningen’s student-housing promise
Groningen reports a shortage of 1,900 student homes while temporary peak beds and future projects complicate the official supply numbers.
August 30, 2026.jpg)
Amsterdam tenant cuts €1,208 rent to €380—and survives the landlord’s eviction attempt
The case shows why the advertised rent, the legally permitted rent and the landlord’s preferred outcome can be three different things.
August 30, 2026
The housing squeeze: what official advice cannot fix
Official checklists can reduce scam risk, but they cannot create a room. Students need to understand both the advice and its limits.
August 23, 2026
Where your removed bicycle actually goes
Before reporting a theft, check whether the bicycle was parked legally, moved within a facility or removed under local rules.
August 17, 2026
The true cost of a ‘cheap’ student room
A room outside the centre can be excellent value, but only after every recurring cost and practical trade-off enters the same calculation.
August 10, 2026
Who gets a study seat during exam season?
A full library is not only a capacity problem. Access rules, task choice and unused reservations determine how fairly existing seats circulate.
August 3, 2026
The hidden cost of commuting from the city edges
Distance in kilometres is a weak measure. We compare a commute by weekly time, reliability and the cost of the bad-weather alternative.
July 27, 2026