Thursday, July 17, 2025

The Scientist

Guest author: A spectre is haunting Austria – What communism can mean in the 21st century 

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FRIESLAND:  From the perspective of a naive international student

Hannah Keevers -

Bye bye miss American pie

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Beyond the Beat: Rave Culture, Drugs, and the Search for Meaning

Clio Lu -

Guest Author: How AI is antithetical to everything the FSS stands for

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A Mall-Centric Lifestyle: Cebu City’s Reliance on the Cathedrals of Consumption

Zach Velasco -

Running together: Latvia’s growing passion for the sport

Kristaps Brics -

The Past and Future of Australian Cities

Elliot Crozier -

Latvia: a resilient nation redefining itself amidst Russian imperialist pressures

Kristaps Brics -

Reimagining mobility in video games: making space for public transit and cycling

Kristaps Brics -

Happily Ever After, Only For Some: Orlando, Florida, A City Defined by Theme Park Tourism

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RED LIGHTS AND RED TAPE Bureaucracy and Resistance in the Relocation of Amsterdam’s Red Light District

Hannah Keevers -

Apply for Girugten!

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2025 – January Issue

Michel Semturis -

2024 – Freshmen Issue: Master’s Edition

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2024 – Freshmen Issue: Bachelor’s Edition

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A Student’s Guide to Groningen

Emma Ratzlaff -

Space Redux: The repurposing of Yugoslavian-era buildings in Prishtina, Kosova and implications to culture and public ownership

Iria Loshi -

Dirty Ga(me)s and Foul Play

Manon Voss -

Bustling Cities

Hannah Keevers -

Degrowing Towards a Solarpunk Future

Gen Daquinan -

Adaptive Reuse: Churches in the Netherlands

Hannah Keevers -

Reclaiming Safe Spaces in the City

Emma Ratzlaff -

Cities on the Spectrum

Michel Semturis -

TOD: Transit-Oriented Displacement?

Zach Velasco -

Rail Baltica: Europe’s infrastructure project of the century

Kristaps Brics -

Olympics as an Accelerator to Solve Urban Problems in Paris?!

Nina Zrubáková -

Natural Compensation Areas and the Suikerzijde Development

Manon Voss -

The MSG Sphere

Iria Loshi -

2024 – End of Year Issue

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A Shot in Greening Tomorrow

Nina Zrubáková -

A Man With a Green Plan

Hannah Keevers -

A Look at the Poster Child of Green, Dense Development

Lo Muller -

Redefining Urban Living: Amsterdam’s Polycentric Approach to Growth

Thijs van Soest -

Gezocht: OV-vrijwilliger

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Make Phoenix Cool Again

James Clark -

Building Tomorrow

Thijs van Soest -

Transparency in the Agricultural Supply Chain

Hannah Keevers -

Infrastructural Evolution

Nina Zrubáková -

The Circular Economy in the Northern Netherlands

Thijs van Soest -

2023 – December Issue

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The revolutionary four sections of the Groningen city centre

Lo Muller -

Will the shopping street of yesteryear ever return?

Thijs van Soest -

Over-tourism is Live and Thriving

Nina Zrubáková -

On the move

Merle von Bargen -

2023 – Freshmen Issue: Master’s Edition

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2023 – Freshmen Issue: Bachelor’s Edition

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2023 – End of Year Issue

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California is Speeding Up

James Clark -

Infill development versus city expansion

Thijs van Soest -

Apartheid’s Lethal Love Affair with Modernism

Lo Muller -

Stairs of Sociability

Nina Zrubáková -

Lviv, Europe’s Geopolitical Playball

Dion Glastra -

Change Through Urban Activism

Nina Zrubáková -

Adaptable Housing To Combat Housing Issues

Thijs van Soest -

The Community in Times of Need  

Thommy Pantis -

What an Architecture Summer School Taught Me about Spatial Planning and Design

Thommy Pantis -

Reclaiming Food Deserts

Andrew Caskie -

The Increasing Convenience of Travelling Through Europe

Thijs van Soest -

Sense of Scale in Seoul: What Does Public Transport Look Like For 10 Million Inhabitants?

Merle von Bargen -

Spirit In Society

Giacomo Degano -

Promoting Bicycles Like The Dutch

Thommy Pantis -

2022 – December Issue

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Death of a Bicycle

Giacomo Degano -

Europe’s Earthquake Powder Keg

Thommy Pantis -

Conditioning Air

Jos Spijkerman -

Rethinking Air Mobility

Merle von Bargen -

Living on Volcanoes: High Risk, High Reward

Thijs van Soest -

Buildin’ on the Dock of the Bay

Matthias Schupp -

2022 – Freshmen Issue: Master’s Edition

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2022 – Freshmen Issue: Bachelor’s Edition

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2022 – End of Year Issue

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Just and Unjust Inner City Public Policies

Thommy Pantis -

Blue Rain: Or, why we should be wary of wisteria

Jos Spijkerman -

The Urban Heat Island Effect

Thijs van Soest -

Book ‘Het Verzet Van Haren’ by former editor has been published

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Wildlife Corridors in the Inner City

Giacomo Degano -

Accessibility in The Gambia

Penda Jobarteh -

With a Wheelchair Through Berlin

Merle von Bargen -

Student Housing Around the World: Perspectives and Solutions for Groningen

Thommy Pantis -

2022 – Geo Promotion Edition

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2021 – December Edition: Housing

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Transit-oriented development: the best way to keep cities accessible and liveable?

Thijs van Soest -

Why your housing tenure is impacting your GPA

Giacomo Degano -

Simply building more housing is not a silver bullet

Matthias Schupp -

Rwanda: the reconstruction after genocide

Fien Kremer -

The Dutch vs internationals

Merle von Bargen -

Sand instead of scrapyard – the bizarre second life of buses

Sjoerd Hoogerhuis -

Coronavirus: Will our cities adapt?

Penda Jobarteh -

Too few children?

Andrew Caskie -

Black box mapping: indoor environments

Bart-Peter Smit -

Hippies vs. Hipsters

Fien Kremer -

The future of vertical farming

Charlotte Oosterhuis -

(Re-)Connecting through infrastructure development

Thijs van Soest -

Re-developing history; turning a shipyard into a creative haven

Sjoerd Hoogerhuis -

2021 – Freshmen Issue: Master’s Edition

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2021 – Freshmen Issue: Bachelor’s Edition

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2021 – End of Year Edition

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2021 – Lustrum Edition

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The future is… post-growth (planning)

Christian Lamker -

The future is… an ecosystem

Jos Spijkerman -

The Future is… female

Lisa Peters -

The future is… built on knowledge

Thijs van Soest -

The future is… colourful

Merle von Bargen -

Counting Birds

Jos Spijkerman -

2020 – December Edition: The future is…

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First-year student experiences – 2020 edition

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2020 – Freshmen Edition

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Zernike (we miss you, dear campus)

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Equity vs. Efficiency with transport in Northern Netherlands

Sirinapha Rungarunchoitchuang -

Transport justice: urban cable cars

Fien Kremer -

What is Justice in Combating Climate Change?

Charlotte Oosterhuis -

Street names and how they are named

Sirinapha Rungarunchoitchuang -

First-year student experiences

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Politically torn Turkey thrives on tourists

Sarah Olling -

Winner Herta Macht Thesis Prize 2019

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Throwback Thursday – Transplant Tourism

Marins Hettinga -

Making space for each other: public SMARTicipation

Bart-Peter Smit -

Throwback Thursday – Floating holiday resorts

Arlinde Dul -

Colourful risk governance in Willemstad, Curaçao

Stefano Blezer -

When hazard management fails

Danique Hutten -

Throwback Thursday – interview: Growing potato seedlings on own soil; the smart way.

Bart-Peter Smit -

Big challenges for a small country

Thijs van Soest -

The risky nature of living in luxury

Sarah Olling -

Re-understanding planning through justice

Stefano Blezer -

How zodiac signs influence birth rates in Asia

Danique Hutten -

Geo Promotion Conference 2019: Expect the Unexpected

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The beach that is too beautiful to visit

Dion Glastra -

Herta Macht Thesis Prize 2019

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Drone Archaeology in the Netherlands: A sun-soil time machine

Sander Schuil -

Meet the world of EGEA!

Elisa Lanting -

FSS ‘Fieldwork Abroad’ 2018: Iceland, Philadelphia, New York – The Aftermovie

Sander Schuil -

Singapore, an urban planner’s dream?

Dion Glastra -

Digital skills for everybody

Bart-Peter Smit -

Interview FSS Teacher of the Year 2017-2018: Mark van Duijn

Lisette Woltjer -

-20 with a hint of sulfur

Sjoerd Hoogerhuis -

Wandering the Wadden region: Groningen has it all

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First-year bachelorstudent experiences at the Faculty of Spatial Sciences

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Groningen in the rain

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Notable Names of the North

Sjoerd Hoogerhuis -

Green Hydrogen as an alternative to the Groningen Gas

Dion Glastra -

Elephant Paths; From point A to Better

Elisa Lanting -

Pesticide spray-free zone in Northern Netherlands

Dieuwke Elzinga -

Interview: farming oyster mushrooms on coffee

Arlinde Dul -

Carnival in the Netherlands; North versus South

Stefano Blezer -

About flags and what makes a flag a good flag – self-proclaimed amateur vexillology

Sjoerd Hoogerhuis -

Energize the future: Overview and lessons (Geo Promotion 2018)

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Water: a source of conflict?

Dieuwke Elzinga -

Computer aided planning: a bridge towards a more effective build environment?

Bart-Peter Smit -

The cycle of topography, migration, and cultural development in Europe

Stephen Heritage-Young -

Australia’s economy-ecology struggle: the case of Abbot Point

Jeroen de Regt -

Energize the Future – Spatial Implementation of Energy Policies

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Generation Z, a generation that grew up as global citizens?

Arlinde Dul -

The living lab concept: a new tool for urban planning and -design

Stefano Blezer -

Food deserts in US cities: fast food dependence in low income areas?

Jeroen de Regt -

The world on your plate: food globalization through the ages

Dion Glastra -

‘Foodloose’ industries

Lisette Woltjer -

Under Construction: the Gleinalmtunnel, Austria

Jeroen de Regt -

Roti’s route

Dieuwke Elzinga -

A visit to University of Groningen Yantai

Dion Glastra -

Holwerd at Sea

Lisette Woltjer -

De Hanze van nu: handelsrelaties rond de Noord- en Oostzee

Jeroen de Regt -

Shipping line industry: vessel to a greener world?

Bart-Peter Smit -

Gaan landen zonder koraal kopje onder?

Dieuwke Elzinga -

Cruisetoerisme: drijvende vakantieresorts

Arlinde Dul -

Geo Promotion Congres 2017: belangrijkste lessen

Jeroen de Regt -

Trade and migration in Post-Soviet Estonia

Jeroen de Regt -

Geo Promotion Congres 2017: Stoppen met Stoken

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Interview: op eigen bodem slim pootaardappelen telen

Bart-Peter Smit -

Precisielandbouw

Bart-Peter Smit -

GPS op koers

Bart-Peter Smit -

Chinese neo-colonialism in Lesotho: is the West offsiding itself?

Dion Glastra -

The Great Garuda

Elisa Lanting -

Op de bank van… Laura Kapinga

Jeroen de Regt -

Wolfsburg: one of Germany’s most famous planned cities

Jeroen de Regt -

De toeristische (im)potentie van Centraal-Azië

Dion Glastra -

Transplantatietoerisme

Marins Hettinga -

Groundhoppen: voetbal als toeristische drijfveer

Jeroen de Regt -

Salamanca turning into Salou?

Elisa Lanting -

Hedendaagse ontdekkingsreizigers

Bart-Peter Smit -

Recreatiedruk: de donkere kant van het witte strand

Arnoud Damen -

Op de bank van… Oscar Couwenberg

Dion Glastra -

Succesvolle eerste FRW Graduate Research Day

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Het lustrumnummer van girugten!

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Programma Alumnidag FRW 2016

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Programma Carrièredag FRW 2016

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Het beste van Philosophies of Social Science

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Skopje 2014: de extreme variant van stadsvernieuwing

Jeroen de Regt -

De magie van religieuze gebouwen in herbestemming

Ronald Kleine -

Het beste van…Ruimtelijke Planning 3

Robin Groenewold -

Lviv, de geopolitieke speelbal van Europa?

Dion Glastra -

Onderhoudsproblemen in Duitsland: de Autobahn op instorten?

Jeroen de Regt -

Stadionontwikkeling in Nederland: de verplaatsingsrush rond de eeuwwisseling

Jeroen de Regt -

Het beste van Coalition Planning

Ronald Kleine -

Festivals zijn hot! De invloed van de festivalhype op bevrijdingsfestival Groningen

Ronald Kleine -

Interview met de studieadviseur

Ronald Kleine -

Het beste van Philosophy of Social Science

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De Nacht van de Student

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De impact van een aardbeving

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De keerzijde van het tweede Suezkanaal: ontheemding, ongewenste vissen en kwallen

Nienke Harmelink -

De sluiting van de mijnen: Limburgs moeizame economische transitie

Jeroen de Regt -

Een 20-baans snelweg; de weg naar een stad van de toekomst

Marins Hettinga -

De ‘stoel van Keuning’

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Uit het buitenland: Iran

Dion Glastra -

Nieuwe website van Girugten

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Geschiedenis van de Geografie: De Oudheid

Arnoud Damen -

De magie van IJslandse muziek

Thijs Fikken -

Wegromantiek

Thijs Fikken -

Food and the City

Nienke Harmelink -

De ondertunneling van de A2: de weg vrij naar een beter Maastricht

Jeroen de Regt -

Uit het buitenland: Panama-stad

Ronald Kleine -

Op de bank van…Terry van Dijk

Paul Steeneken -

De kracht van muurschilderingen in de openbare ruimte

Wieke IJbema -

De rol van zelforganisatie in lokale initiatieven

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Uit het buitenland: China

Wieke IJbema -

Uit het buitenland: Tanzania

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