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The Nextcloud pilot is being extended, and you can take part

How can we set up an open collaborative environment under our own management? Through the ongoing Nextcloud pilot, we are exploring the technical and organisational possibilities for this within our…

News 08 October 2026

Change of duties for SURF board member Hans Louwhoff

Hans Louwhoff has decided, for personal reasons, to step back from his board duties at SURF. He will remain employed by SURF and will focus, among other things, on the AI Factory, but he will no…

News 06 October 2026
Cyber Threat Assessment 2026: familiar threats, new rules of the game

The biggest cyber threats to education and research recur every year: DDoS attacks, malware and phishing. Yet the threat landscape looks different from a year ago. This is not so much due to new…

News 06 October 2026
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SURF AI coming soon for education and research

From January 2027, SURF members from vocational education (mbo), higher professional education (hbo) and university education (wo) will have access to a safe and responsible AI infrastructure for…

News 24 September 2026
AI supercomputer housed sustainably at Eurofiber in Groningen

SURF will house the AI supercomputer from the Dutch AI Factory at Eurofiber at the Zernike Campus in Groningen. In 2027, the AI supercomputer will be installed here, where businesses, education and…

News 21 September 2026
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Felienne Hermans is keynote speaker at SURF Onderwijsdagen 2026

On 10 November, Felienne Hermans will open this year’s SURF Onderwijsdagen! She will talk about how important social sciences are for technology: “When you introduce a new technology, algorithm or AI…

News 17 September 2026
Security & Privacy Awareness Survey 2026: AI use turns out to be the greatest vulnerability

Knowledge of cybersecurity and privacy-conscious working practices is relatively strong amongst staff in education and research, but this has not yet led to consistently secure behaviour. In addition…

News 07 September 2026
Stronger connections across borders: SURF and German DFN join forces

SURF and DFN, Germany’s National Research and Education Network, are now sharing optical spectrum across their cross-border fiber infrastructure. For SURF member institutions, this means more…

News 03 September 2026
SURF DPIA flags 14 high risks in Qualtrics DesignXM

SURF has identified 14 high risks and one low risk in its Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) on Qualtrics DesignXM, a market research and experience design platform.

News 02 September 2026

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