New year, new digital you? Join the UG Digital Autonomy Fair!

Start 2026 with a resolution that matters: Take back control of your digital academic life.

Less Big Tech, more academic control

Join the first University of Groningen Digital Autonomy Fair on 3 February 2026 and discover tools and software that put you back in charge, and contribute to a resilient and value-based digital society.

Programme (preliminary)

13.45 Walk-in, coffee
14.00 Opening & welcome
14.10 Lightning talks (each 5 min) on Zotero, Linux workspaces, Nextcloud/UniShare, RDMS, Mastodon and more
14.45 Browse the Digitial Autonomy Fair - ask questions - connect - discover
16.45 Closing
17.00 End

Topics presented at the fair

• Digital infrastructures (Nextcloud, UniShare) and Linux workspaces
• Open tools and software for research and analysis (e.g. SURF filesending, SURF URL shortener, Zotero, Whisper, RDMS, RUGCloud/High-performance Computing, Software Management Plans)
• Social networking alternatives (e.g. Mastodon)
  

Enhance your digital autonomy, get hands-on advice from colleagues, and find out how the university already supports your journey to more digital independence.

• When: 3 February 2026
• Time: 14.00-17.00
• Where: House of Connections
• Snacks & Drinks included
  

Browse the fair, ask questions, connect, and find out how the university already supports your journey to more digital independence.

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Would you like to get involved?

Are you using an interesting open-source tool or software? Share your experience with colleagues as a 5-minute lightning talk. Email your idea to digitalautonomy rug.nl.

The Digital Autonomy Fair is brought to you by the UG Alliance for Digital Autonomy (ADA).
ADA is a network of UG academic staff, the University Library, the CIT and University Services, in collaboration with the Jantina Tammes School.