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Honest Hardship: Ditmer's Award-Winning Short Dystopian Story Set in 2045

Date:17 June 2025
Author:Ditmer de Heer

What might the future look like if autonomous weapons were, or were not, properly regulated? Ditmer de Heer, a second-year student in the Data Science & Society programme, explored this question in a short story that went on to win a Youth Art Contest. His...

Sky Islands. Source: Ravens-Way Wild Journeys.

Sky Islands: A Biodiversity Hotspot Under Threat

Date:09 June 2025
Author:Ype Bakker

Meet Ype Bakker, a soon-to-be student in our BSc Global Responsibility & Leadership programme. His story reflects our community’s spirit and takes you on a visual adventure through the Sky Islands. Click to dive in!

Freark de Lange, Data Science & Society student

Leading the Way with Data Science & Society: Freark's Experience as a Frisian Student

Date:21 May 2025
Author:Freark de Lange

In our BSc Data Science & Society programme, students are pioneers who push boundaries and shape the future! What makes them choose this path? Keep reading to learn about their personal stories and reasons for joining our community!

Hiva Nazeeri, student of Speech Technology

Predicting Vocal Aging with Machine Learning: A Voice for the Future

Date:14 May 2025
Author:Hiva Naazeri

Imagine being able to tell someone’s age just by listening to their voice. Our voices naturally change as we grow older,  with changes in how strong or clear it sounds. These changes are more than just natural effects of aging on the voice— they hold...

Clockwise: Vicki, Chiara, Ruben, Helena

Journey Around the World: Adventurous Minors and Where to Find Them

Date:08 May 2025
Author:Chiara Matarazzo

At Campus Fryslân, we strive for interdisciplinarity, open-mindness, and diversity throughout your studies. This is why in the first semester of your third year as a Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL) student, during the “minor” period, you are given...

From left to right: Marlen, Ewan and Charlotte

A Minor in Europe: Why Not? Insights from Students Who Stayed Local

Date:08 May 2025
Author:Chiara Matarazzo

At Campus Fryslân, we strive for interdisciplinarity, open-mindness, and diversity throughout your studies. This is why in the first semester of your third year as a Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL) student, during the “minor” period, you are given...

Anya Cahyandaru, exchange student from Indonesia who joined Data Science & Society in the academic year 2024/2025.

Leading the Way with Data Science & Society: Anya's Experience as an Exchange Student

Date:30 April 2025
Author:Anya Cahyandaru

In our BSc Data Science & Society programme, students are pioneers who push boundaries and shape the future! What makes them choose this path? Keep reading to learn about their personal stories and reasons for joining our community!

Image from the website Contaminating Encounters, Chapter 1: The Journey Begins.

Liveable Futures Workshop: Interfaces and Knowledge

Date:25 April 2025
Author:Anne Beaulieu, Ana Maria Carrillo Blanco & Fransiska Wuri Nugrahani

On 9 April 2025, scholars from across the University of Groningen came together at Campus Fryslân for the Liveable Futures Workshop: Interfaces and Knowledge. This interdisciplinary gathering focused on ethnographic methods and digital tools to explore how...

Marij Tolsma during Fryslandei in Brussels, on April 18th

From Fryslân to Brussels: Sharing My Passion for Water at the European Parliament

Date:18 April 2025
Author:Marij Tolsma

A few weeks ago, I found myself walking through the grand halls of the European Parliament in Brussels — and honestly, it felt surreal. As a 20-year-old student from Fryslân, I never imagined I’d be part of such an event. But there I was, attending Fryslân...

Phat Do, PhD researcher at Campus Fryslân, Univerasity of Groningen.

Research Digest: Advancing Inclusive Text-to-Speech for Low-Resource Languages

Date:10 April 2025
Author:Phat Do

How can we make high-quality speech synthesis accessible to all the world’s languages, not just a privileged few? This blog piece examines the progress and limitations of current Text-to-Speech (TTS) technology, especially for low-resource languages (LRLs)...

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