Campus Fryslân blog

Between Grou and Jirnsum, a small farm is rethinking what food systems can look like. The vegetables grown there do not travel far. In fact, some of them end up just a short drive away, at Campus Fryslân, where students and staff pick them up each week as...

Every year on March 8, the world marks International Women's Day: a day to celebrate the achievements of women and to recommit ourselves to the ongoing struggle for equality. It is a day of pride, gratitude, and solidarity. But it is also a day of honesty....

A conversation with Carol, Assistant Professor in Earth and Environmental Sciences at Campus Fryslân

_{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...}

_{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)...}

_{Hi there! I’m Chai Ai Fang, a PhD candidate at Monash University Malaysia, diving deep into the fascinating world of AI, particularly in the realm of human digital representation. My research focuses on generating natural and realistic human talking face...}

_{Conducting research abroad is always an adventure, but for Vasco, PhD researcher at Campus Fryslân, his time in Benin became much more than a data collection trip. As he worked on developing a digital tool to detect neurological disorders, he found himself...}

_{Can diversity in university classrooms be the key to solving real-world challenges? Weiwei, a recent PhD graduate from Campus Fryslân, explores how interdisciplinary and intercultural group work can unlock creativity and innovation, when guided effectively...}

^{The Research Digest series continues, where our faculty members share insights into their research and the broader societal issues they tackle. This time, Friso Timmenga brings us a contribution from the Far East. Reflecting on his research stay at Osaka...}

_{Are you a bachelor's, master's, or PhD student (now employee*) at Campus Fryslân? Then this blog post is for you! Efe, Charlotte, and Leo, your new student representatives on the Faculty Council, are here to introduce their priorities for the year ahead to...}