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16 personalities

Does your personality make you a leader? A study of GRL student’s personality types

Date:04 April 2022
Author:Julia Gorny 

What do Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Malala Yousafzai, Harrison Ford and Malcom X have in common? All of them are considered to be natural born leaders according to the 16 personalities test. They are ENFJs or ENTJs, protagonists or commanders, two...

Maya and Thies did their minor at the UG

Studying at another faculty: A minor at the UG

Date:30 March 2022

Students of the  Global Responsibility & Leadership  programme have the unique opportunity to spend a year abroad, do an internship, a pre-master or study at another dutch university. During this so-called 'minor' space, they broaden their horizon through...

Why Data Science & Society matters

Why Societal Perspectives on Data Science matters More Than You Think

Date:16 March 2022
Author:Leslie Willis

Data is everywhere. Literally everywhere. Look around you and try to grasp all of it: What could you measure? For example, how does temperature affect your mood? How would you measure that? How many people are on the bus? How many messages have you sent...

A minor Abroad

Broaden Your Horizon: A Minor Abroad In Finland & Korea

Date:09 March 2022

Students of the Global Responsibility & Leadership programme have the unique opportunity to spend a year abroad, do an internship, a pre-master or study at another dutch university. During this so-called 'minor' space, they broaden their horizon through...

Apply to uni

5 steps to confidently apply to uni

Date:07 March 2022
Author:Leslie Willis

If you are reading this right now, you are probably about to apply for a program at the University of Groningen, or more specifically, Campus Fryslân. Glad to see you here! I hope this little guide finds you at a good point in time and will help you...

Interdisciplinary 

Interdisciplinarity: A Matter of Perspective

Date:28 February 2022
Author:Leslie Willis
Campus Fryslan is all about bringing different domains of expertise together and enhancing interdisciplinary research. But what exactly is interdisciplinarity? Why do we need it? And, what do we do with it?
dr. Indira van der Zande

Teaching innovation: Indira van der Zande on Challenge-Based Learning

Date:24 February 2022
Indira van der Zande is Programme Director of the Bachelor’s degree programme in Global Responsibility & Leadership at the University College Fr yslân. She tells us more about teaching innovation.
Diversity Equality Inclusion

Don’t let the pandemic drive us apart: Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are important

Date:10 February 2022

One would assume that in 2022 the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are no longer seen as new concepts. An increasing number of organisations and their leaders are starting to acknowledge the effectiveness of a more diverse work...

Oskar Gstrein

Oskar Gstrein: Data Science is at the crossroads of where technological and societal capabilities meet.

Date:08 February 2022

If you want to get to know more about the Bachelor's programme Data Science and Society (DSS), the first person you would probably want to talk to is the programme director, Oskar Gstrein. Find out more about Oskar, how data contributes to society and...

Science facts

5 Rather Unexpected Things About Science That Are Totally Awesome

Date:01 February 2022
Author:Leslie Willis
Here are 5 unexpected things about science that are totally awesome and will bring you back that spark of joy you might need to light your scientific-love-fire up again.