On 16 October Dr Arno van der Zwet was invited to speak at the Autumn School organised by the University Campus Fryslan in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands. Thematically, the day was devoted to the structure and the development of symbolic knowledge, defining cultural space in a regional context with a particular focus on valorisation of research findings. Arno's presentation focussed on conceptions of territorial identities in both Scotland and Friesland and reflected on the experiences of research during the Scottish referendum September 2014.