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See how others use our solutions, and collaborate on innovation in education and research

Collaborating across borders

European university alliances are on the rise. Meanwhile, 21 Dutch higher education institutions are participating in this European Commission initiative. CHARM-EU, the alliance to which Utrecht University belongs, has nine institutions from seven countries. How do you organise IT, with all these different systems, legislations and ways of working?

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"With SURF Research Access Management, UT arranges easy and secure access for external researchers"

"SURF Research Access Management (SRAM) allows our researchers to collaborate securely with external researchers. They can also access our data without us having to create guest accounts," says ICT account manager Hendri Hondorp of the University of Twente (UT). Read more about how UT tackled this.

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Investing in what is truly valuable with microcredentials

To respond faster to technological developments and the great need for specialised IT staff, the Hogeschool van Amsterdam is setting an example with Make IT Work. A retraining programme in which students obtain microcredentials. "In this way, you make talent permanently employable," he says.

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Internet of things: playground for experimentation

David Salek (SURF) talks about all the exciting possibilities that the internet of things (IoT) offers for research.

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Safer cities with smart bikes, edge computing and public clouds

SURF has joined the project to lead the design and implementation of the digital infrastructure needed to operate a fleet of bikes in a city remotely, making use of public cloud services.

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Living lab for a sustainable world

The Green Village tests sustainable and smart technologies in a lifelike environment. The data infrastructure was developed in collaboration with SURF

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Space research with Grid-infrastructure

For years, the well-known radio telescopes in Dwingeloo and Westerbork allowed us to conduct research on the Milky Way and outer reaches of the universe.

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How safe are our dikes?

Dikes are of vital importance to the Netherlands. But how do you know for sure whether a dike can withstand the increasing (climate) challenges?

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Nobel Prize-winning research into gravitational waves using the Grid

The LIGO-Virgo collaboration, whose founders won a Nobel Prize, makes use of SURF's Grid facility, among other things.

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