Nieuws /en en Mon, 05 May 2025 15:34:47 +0200 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100 Securing the future: how archives and cultural institutions can survive funding cuts /en/news/securing-the-future-how-archives-and-cultural-institutions-can-survive-funding-cuts Budget cuts make archives and museums increasingly vulnerable. Professors Helleke van den Braber and Giovanna Fossati on financial resilience in the cultural sector. 147265 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100 Nieuws The philosophy and politics behind blockchain and Bitcoin: from technology to ideology /en/background/the-philosophy-and-politics-behind-blockchain-and-bitcoin-from-technology-to-ideology Blockchain is said to be a revolutionary technology: transparent, objective, and free of human error. But is it really? Inte Gloerich conducted PhD research. 146677 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Dramaturgy for Devices: Examining the interaction between humans and robots /en/news/dramaturgy-for-devices-examining-the-interaction-between-humans-and-robots This month, the research for Dramaturgy for Devices begins. In this project, researchers and artists are working on the behaviour and communicative skills of robots. 144305 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Event Recap: Inclusive AI Group & Book Launch /en/news/event-recap-inclusive-ai-group-book-launch On Tuesday, October 8th, UGlobe hosted the official launch of the Inclusive AI Group, which coincided with the release of Prof. Payal Arora’s latest book, From Pessimism to Promise: Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech 144004 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:54:00 +0200 Nieuws From Pessimism to Promise /en/publication/from-pessimism-to-promise In her book From Pessimism to Promise, Payal Arora argues that it is not naïve to be optimistic about our digital future. 143190 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws José van Dijck receives honorary doctoral degree from the University of Oslo /en/news/jose-van-dijck-receives-honorary-doctoral-degree-from-the-university-of-oslo Van Dijck was awarded this honorary doctorate on the recommendation of the Faculty of Humanities for her work in the fields of media studies and digital society. 143162 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:02:00 +0200 Nieuws Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society /en/publication/collaborative-research-in-the-datafied-society Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society: Methods and Practices for Investigation and Intervention is the new publication by Mirko Schäfer and Karin van Es. 142678 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Open Cities Monthly Research-in-Progress seminars /en/news/open-cities-monthly-research-in-progress-seminars The Open Cities Platform announces the launch of their Monthly Research Seminar, an engaging and collaborative space designed for ̨ researchers and students to present and feedback research. 142861 Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:25:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for Papers: Languages in the City /en/news/call-for-papers-languages-in-the-city This two-day symposium, organized by the Open Cities Platform, explores the multitude of linguistic practices that serve to “open up” or “close down” participation in urban spaces. 142651 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 13:33:00 +0200 Nieuws “I'm looking at how people experience and live with digital technologies” /en/news/im-looking-at-how-people-experience-and-live-with-digital-technologies Annette Markham is Professor of Media Literacy and Public Engagement in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies. In this interview, she discusses her research. 141803 Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Payal Arora to serve on UN Advisory Committee /en/news/payal-arora-to-serve-on-un-advisory-committee Payal Arora has been invited be a member of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV). 140688 Tue, 21 May 2024 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws NWO Impact Explorer grant for research on teaching in the digitising classroom /en/news/nwo-impact-explorer-grant-for-research-on-teaching-in-the-digitising-classroom Niels Kerssens has been awarded an NWO Impact Explorer grant for his research project on teaching in the digitising classroom and critical digital literacy. 138344 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Recommendations on the Use of Synthetic Data to Train AI Models /en/publicatie/recommendations-on-the-use-of-synthetic-data-to-train-ai-models Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures Payal Arora co-wrote a United Nations University report with guidelines for training AI models through artificially generated data. 138388 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:04:00 +0100 Nieuws “When it comes to digital culture, we need to look at the Global South” /en/news/when-it-comes-to-digital-culture-we-need-to-look-at-the-global-south Newly appointed Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures Payal Arora explains why it is inevitable to look at the Global South when looking at AI and digital cultures. 138285 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Methods and Genealogies of New Materialisms /en/publicatie/methods-and-genealogies-of-new-materialisms Methods and Genealogies of New Materialisms, co-edited by Iris van der Tuin, discusses over a decade of work in new materialist theorising and knowledge-making practice. 138120 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:58:00 +0100 Nieuws Ecogames: Playful Perspectives on the Climate Crisis /en/publicatie/ecogames-playful-perspectives-on-the-climate-crisis In Ecogames: Playful Perspectives on the Climate Crisis, a diverse group of authors explores different aspects of ecocritical engagement in and through games. 137091 Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:22:00 +0100 Nieuws Disinformation in Africa: “Where do you go if you need the truth?” /en/in-de-media/disinformation-in-africa-where-do-you-go-if-you-need-the-truth Prof. dr. Bruce Mutsvairo talks about disinformation and propaganda on the African continent, and also about the role of Russia in the situation. 136623 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:49:00 +0100 Nieuws Identity, Community, and Sexuality in Slash Fan Fiction /en/publicatie/identity-community-and-sexuality-in-slash-fan-fiction Anne Kustritz explores slash fan fiction communities during the late 1990s and early 2000s as the practice transitioned from print to digital circulation. 136347 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:22:00 +0100 Nieuws More than 7 million euros for Els Stronks and Maaike Bleeker from Dutch Research Agenda /en/news/more-than-7-million-euros-for-els-stronks-and-maaike-bleeker-from-dutch-research-agenda Professor of Early Modern Dutch Literature Els Stronks and Professor of Theatre Studies Maaike Bleeker receive funding to work on scientific and societal breakthroughs. 132041 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Special section the minnesota review: Mobilizing Creativity /en/publicatie/special-section-the-minnesota-review-mobilizing-creativity Kiene Brillenburg Wurth, Iris van der Tuin, and Nanna Verhoeff have edited a special section in the minnesota review on Mobilizing Creativity: A Humanities Perspective (part 1 of 2). 131426 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:25:00 +0200 Nieuws