Many higher education institutions organize summer bridge programs (SBPs) to prepare students for university. However, what a SBP should contain is unclear because few studies directly compare different theoretical approaches. This study evaluated two types of SBPs offered at a Dutch university: (A) …

Blockchain is a disruptive and rapidly evolving technology with diverse applications, yet its integration into non-technical curricula remains limited and under-studied. This study develops a teaching framework tailored for Business, Management and Economics (BME) programmes, addressing key pedagogical …

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 …

Background and Aim. In the Dutch healthcare sector, staff shortages coinciding with an increased care demand due to an aging population, have become a pressing issue. In many hospitals, staff work part-time, workloads and absenteeism are growing, and staff are leaving. The Dutch facility management (FM) …

Advances in low-altitude remote sensing are needed to improve the effectiveness of archaeological prospection in the Netherlands. The geomorphological situation and land use history make applying various remote sensing and geophysical technologies particularly challenging. Technologies developed for …

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 …

The white paper provides insights into the transformation of the TCLF sector, with a special focus on the Netherlands and Europe, undertaking the Twin (green and digital) transition. Besides reporting on the various challenges and opportunities, the paper also reflects on the importance of stakeholder …

Gaussian Splatting has emerged as a powerful technique for high-fidelity 3D scene representation, yet its computational demands hinder rapid visualization, particularly on CPU-based systems. This paper introduces a lightweight method for efficient thumbnail generation from Gaussian splatting data, leveraging …

New academic paper out on the ARCfieldLAB project

Climate change, urban expansion, and agricultural intensification are increasingly threatening the Netherlands’ in situ archaeological heritage, necessitating the use of advanced methodologies for effective detection, mapping, characterizing, and monitoring of archaeological sites. Over the past decade, …