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Major step forward for Europe's computing network

European network organisations working towards hyperconnectivity for supercomputing

To make the growing number of supercomputers, quantum sites, and AI factories in Europe more accessible to users, hyperconnectivity is essential: reliable connections with ultra-high bandwidth. The…

News 22 October 2025

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HALON 2024: another success with 72 vulnerabilities found

On 6 November, 19 teams gathered for the third edition of HALON, Hack Al Het Onderwijs Nederland. During this ethical hacking event, hackers go to work detecting vulnerabilities in the IT…

News 06 November 2024
Taxila expands: training overview now shareable via your own institution's website

The Taxila platform provides an overview of current training courses on research data, research software and open science from more than 35 providers. From now on, you can also easily display these…

News 31 October 2024
Discover your inner trickster at the SURF Education Days 2024

Do you dare to explore education through the eyes of a 'trickster'? On 12 and 13 November 2024, we will challenge you to let go of old patterns and push boundaries.

News 30 October 2024
SURF Identity & Access Unconference

On 15 October 2024, some 85 IAM specialists gathered at the very first SURF Identity & Access Unconference. Participants were allowed to come up with their own ideas for sessions on the spot - the…

Retrospective 30 October 2024
Five insights from Future Campus Webinar Week

In September, SURF organised the Future Campus Webinar Week: a series of webinars in which education professionals, real estate staff and project leaders were inspired by the latest insights on…

News 09 October 2024
Jet de Ranitz is leaving SURF

Jet de Ranitz has announced her resignation after 4.5 years as CEO and board member at SURF cooperation. Ron Augustus and Hans Louwhoff, fellow board members at SURF, will assume the board duties,…

News 05 September 2024
New co-creation opportunities on Experimental Technologies Platform for AI and HPC applications

SURF's Experimental Technologies Platform, the collaborative environment where the industry can experiment with advanced IT technologies in advanced computing and data-driven science, has been…

News 09 July 2024
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Martijn Bijleveld wins SURF Security & Privacy Award 2024

Martijn Bijleveld, cyber security programme manager at MBO Digitaal, has won the SURF Security & Privacy Award 2024 for his extraordinary commitment to the MBO Cyber Security programme. Bijleveld…

News 27 June 2024