Latest news

Apr

In November is the 1st Mercator International Conference. Proposals for contributions can be submitted until 15 May.

Apr

Central government and the province of Fryslân are investing heavily in the Frisian language over the next five years.

Apr

Mercator, Afûk and the European Centre for Minority Issues in Flensburg (DE) will conduct a large-scale study in Fryslân on language transmission.

Apr

The 'Grammatica van het Bildts' will be presented on Thursday afternoon, 4 April. Akademy-linguist Dr Eric Hoekstra will give a lecture at the event.

Mar

The workshop "Coastal wilderness and cultural landscape?", this week at Terschelling, aims to bring wilderness and cultural research closer together.

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Events

Apr

This afternoon moves to Thursday, June 6, 2024!

Apr

The TV recording of the Grut Frysk Diktee takes place in the Statenzaal. Only candidates who have qualified in advance can participate.

Apr

The Grut Frysk Diktee 2024 will be broadcast on Omrop Fryslân TV on Wednesday 24 April at 19:30. Weather and climate expert Gerrit Hiemstra writes the...

May

Anne ten Brink's lecture is organised by Fryske Akademy's Archeological Working Group. Everyone is welcome, admission is free.

May

KFG-Sieperda-symposium 2024 is organised by the Royal Frisian Society (KFG), in collaboration with Tresoar and Fryske Akademy.

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Fryske Akademy

We are the academic research institute for the Frisian case, rooted in Frisian society and operating in the international scientific world.

We make Frisian and historical heritage accessible to science, education and society and develop digital tools and collections for innovative research.

Research output

Publications

On the research portal PURE of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) you will find an overview of all research output and activities and links to open access publications of the Fryske Akademy.

Language database Frisian.eu

A website with a great variety on (old)Frisian language resources, such as data, tools and services. Datasets can be downloaded, Json services are freely available. The underlying data is continuously maintained.

Taalportaal

Taalportaal is an English-language digital reference work in which all grammatical knowledge of Dutch, Frisian and Afrikaans has been brought together by researchers from Friesland, the Netherlands and South Africa.

Projects

Frysker: Help with writing in Frisian

Frysker.nl is a site with tools for everyone who wants to write Frisian, such as a translator, spelling checker and dictionaries. The first 30,000 words of the new Dutch-Frisian dictionary are also on Frysker.

Mercator European Research Centre

Mercator European Research Centre on Multilingualism and Language Learning is hosted by the Fryske Akademy, and researches multilingual education and language learning in Europe.

Historical Geographical Information System

In the oldest land register (1832), 3 million parcels of land have been precisely mapped on HisGIS.nl. This is linked to map layers - from aerial photos to early modern surveyor's recordings - that can be combined with each other.

Members and donors of the Fryske Akademy

As a scientific institute, the Fryske Akademy has had members since its establishment. Akademy members are individuals from all over the world, who deserve this distinction on the basis of merits in the field of science, merits for Frisian culture, or a great long-term enthusiasm for science or Frisian culture in general. Read more about the Members and appointments.

The Fryske Akademy has a large support base of donors who are very keen to support its work. All of them are interested in the Frisian language, culture and science. The Fryske Akademy has ANBI status. This allows donors to deduct donations from income and corporation tax. Read more about being a donor.