About

GOPHER is short for ‘Groningen Organisation for PhD Education and Recreation’. Gopher is an organisation run by PhD students and funded/supervised by the Dean of the Groningen Graduate Schools, Prof. Dr. Petra Rudolf.

The GGS team is complemented by Dr. Marjan Koopmans (project manager), Dr Sanne Ponsioen (policy advisor), Drs. Anneke Kroodsma (Project leader), Hilda Riemens (secretary), Nienke van Rhee (secretary).

As an organisation, we arrange recreational and educational events that bring PhD students from different faculties together. Many of Gopher educational events are beneficial for the development of PhD students, but are not offered in the educational programs of the Graduate Schools, HR services and related institutions.

Gopher is run by an organizing committee consisting of PhD students acting on a voluntary basis.