This paper aims to reconsider our cultural - and industry wide - reliance upon authentic identity in terms of fashion. Clothing has come to signify our personal beliefs and values, allowing for incessant (but acceptable, even honourable) consumption and change. Inadvertently, the shaky foundations of …

Precarity and budget cuts plague arts and culture while they are still recovering from the damages of the pandemic. Meanwhile, extreme right wing politics spreads across the world and increases censorship and repression on artists and cultural practitioners. How can creatives come together and build …

Momenteel is in het Fries Museum in Leeuwarden de expositie ‘Veenweide Atelier: ontwerpen voor een gezonken moeras’ te zien. De expositie toont onder meer een zijden én een linnendoek die met pigmentproducerende bacteriën zijn gekleurd door Jeroen Siebring, senior onderzoeker binnen het lectoraat Bioconversion …

In order to deliver good work, professionals need agency – the ability to act and decide on the course of one’s actions. The agency of professionals in the public sector is however increasingly under pressure. Research suggests that these limitations on the agency of public professionals in turn limit …

This report presents the findings of the Bonaire Platinum experiment, carried out as part of the project 'Food Resilient Futures in the Caribbean Netherlands'. The initiative builds on the Living Lab Bonaire vision for a sustainable and resilient food system that strengthens local production, reduces …

This report presents the findings of the Bonaire Platinum experiment, carried out as part of the project 'Food Resilient Futures in the Caribbean Netherlands'. The initiative builds on the Living Lab Bonaire vision for a sustainable and resilient food system that strengthens local production, reduces …

The "Na kaminda pa kosechá" (On the Road to Harvest) awareness campaign was implemented between May and September 2025 as part of the Living Lab Food Resilient Futures project on Bonaire. Guided by the research question "What levels of awareness and motivation exist regarding local food production on …

The Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) Experiment on Sint Eustatius is part of the broader research project 'Food Resilient Futures in the Caribbean Netherlands', which aims to contribute to a prosperous society with a resilient population and a healthy natural environment. This experiment is situated within …

The Caribbean Netherlands rely heavily on costly imports of fresh produce, contributing to unhealthy diets and rising rates of obesity. Local food production remains limited due to insufficient water-smart, nature-inclusive agricultural practices and low climate resilience. The research project Food …

Het onderzoeksproject Food Resilient Futures in the Dutch Caribbean is een meerjarig praktijkgericht onderzoeksprogramma dat wordt uitgevoerd door een consortium van Nederlandse hogescholen, waaronder Van Hall Larenstein, Inholland, Aeres, HAS en NHL Stenden in samenwerking met lokale partners zoals …