Facility management (FM) is pivotal in creating spaces and services that foster equitable and cohesive societies. A role that becomes even more critical as one in four adults in the European Union is disabled, with 52% experiencing discrimination (Eurostat, 2025). Despite the EU’s 2007 ratification of …

How can applied research in Facility Management accelerate the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals? This interactive workshop invites academics and professionals in FM to reimagine their role as change agents for sustainable transformation. We will explore how research can drive SDG …

Despite a renewed political and academic interest in the topic, there is still a general lack of knowledge and understanding when it comes to rurality and rural lives. At the same time, the knowledge that we do have is often distorted through a predominantly urban lens. These facts make it difficult …

This presentation explores AI literacy as a critical and situated dimension of Artistic Research (AR), drawing from recent investigation conducted with Master’s students in a discursive artistic AI course at Frank Mohr Institute. Using a structured questionnaire as both a pedagogical and research tool, …

Sustainable Ceramics: Shaping the FutureWhat will ceramics look like in 20, 50, or even 100 years? This engaging lecture explores the future of ceramics, where social and environmental responsibility take center stage.Ceramics production has a significant environmental footprint, but innovative artists, …

Muzikanten die muziekactiviteiten voor asielzoekers in Nederland willen organiseren, worden vaak geconfronteerd met aanzienlijke praktische en organisatorische belemmeringen, die het opzetten en uitvoeren van dergelijke projecten frustrerend, tijdrovend en demotiverend kunnen maken. In februari en maart …

"This workshop will be an opportunity to experience first-hand and discuss an inclusive, hybrid (digital-physical) workshop format, empowering citizens to co-design their neighborhoods and make their voices heard in planning processes, while enabling professionals and municipalities to automatically …

Placemaking Week Europe is an annual festival that brings together 700+ placemakers, urbanists, city officials, and community leaders from across Europe and beyond. Placemaking Week Europe is created in the spirit of collaboration and inspiration and it has proven to be a vital platform to share best …

Hoe klonk het landschap van je jeugd? Welke geluiden zijn verbonden aan de plek waar je woont en leeft? Zijn er liedjes die herinneren aan belangrijke momenten? In dit deel van het onderzoeksproject Sound Soils onderzoeken we vanuit het lectoraat Music in Context van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen de samenhang …