Nieuws /en en Sun, 04 May 2025 08:31:44 +0200 Fri, 02 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200 UDCC Forum Dialogue VI: Rethinking the DMP /en/news/udcc-forum-dialogue-vi-rethinking-the-dmp The UDCC Forum is open to all Utrecht University colleagues interested in ‘digital competences’. 149183 Fri, 02 May 2025 10:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Most leading chatbots routinely exaggerate science findings /en/news/most-leading-chatbots-routinely-exaggerate-science-findings It seems so convenient: asking ChatGPT or another chatbot to summarise a text to quickly get a gist of it. But how accurate are they really? 149230 Thu, 01 May 2025 12:54:00 +0200 Nieuws Learning Analytics Webinar Series 4 - Reflections from LAK25 /en/news/learning-analytics-webinar-series-4-reflections-from-lak25 The fourth webinar in the Learning Analytics series took place on April 7th. In this session, Dutch researchers shared key insights from the LAK25 conference and discussed the implications for educational research and practice. 148792 Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:37:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for participants: Public Engagement Academy 2025 /en/news/call-for-participants-public-engagement-academy-2025 Apply now for the Public Engagement Academy: a training programme specifically targeted at postdocs and other early-career researchers at the Faculty of Science. 148686 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:16:00 +0200 Nieuws Privacy-Aware Monitoring for Assisted Living /en/news/privacy-aware-monitoring-for-assisted-living An interdisciplinary collection of perspectives on the design of privacy-aware audio and video-based monitoring solutions for Active and Assisted Living (AAL). 148431 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:23:00 +0200 Nieuws Join the 2025 Methods and Statistics Summer School Courses /en/news/join-the-2025-methods-and-statistics-summer-school-courses The Department of Methodology and Statistics (M&S) offers over 20 courses regarding different data science topics. 127440 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:49:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for Papers – Greening the Digital Society: Platforms, Sustainability & the Climate Crisis /en/news/call-for-papers-greening-the-digital-society-platforms-sustainability-the-climate-crisis For a special issue of Platforms & Society on platforms, sustainability and the climate crisis the editors are looking for a variety of contributions. 148415 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:34:00 +0200 Nieuws ‘We were seen as programmers rather than proper researchers’ /en/background/we-were-seen-as-programmers-rather-than-proper-researchers Twenty years of AI research at the Faculty of Science, seen through Professor Mehdi Dastani's eyes. 148421 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:32:00 +0200 Nieuws Subsidy of millions granted to ELSA Lab AI for Health Equity /en/news/subsidy-of-millions-granted-to-elsa-lab-ai-for-health-equity The ELSA Lab AI for Health Equity, is a national consortium which researches how AI can be developed fairly and inclusively, with special attention for underrepresented groups in healthcare. 148485 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:37:00 +0200 Nieuws Vacancy Student Assistant Contesting Governance Platform /en/news/vacancy-student-assistant-contesting-governance-platform The Contesting Governance Platform seeks a new student assistant to support its interdisciplinary team. 148246 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:18:00 +0100 Nieuws Vacancy Core Team Member Contesting Governance Platform /en/news/vacancy-core-team-member-contesting-governance-platform The Contesting Governance Platform seeks new core members to strengthen its interdisciplinary team. 148245 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:51:00 +0100 Nieuws Open letter to the Executive University Board: Calling for a transformation to digital autonomy /en/opinion/open-letter-to-the-executive-university-board-calling-for-a-transformation-to-digital-autonomy In this open letter José van Dijck en Albert Meijer express their concern about Utrecht University’s increasing reliance on services from Big Tech companies. 148133 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 18:44:00 +0100 Nieuws © iStockphoto.com/metamorworks Leadership Transition in Applied Data Science Steering Committee /en/news/leadership-transition-in-applied-data-science-steering-committee We would like to wish a heartfelt farewell to Rick Grobbee, who is stepping down from his role as chair of the steering committee of the focus area Applied Data Science. 148072 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:08:00 +0100 Nieuws Ethics Committee for the Smart City /en/news/ethics-committee-for-the-smart-city Researchers of USG and Fontys University of Applied Science Eindhoven analysed the diversity in municipal ethical committees in the field of technological developments. 148061 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 11:31:00 +0100 Nieuws A robot as a buddy in healthcare? “Children really see it as a friend” /en/background/a-robot-as-a-buddy-in-healthcare-children-really-see-it-as-a-friend In her PhD research, Anouk Neerincx investigated how robots can help reduce stress, how they can get children to talk about their health and how they can teach children emotional skills. 148045 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:31:00 +0100 Nieuws Save the date: High Performance Computing Spring School from 12 to 22 May 2025 /en/news/save-the-date-high-performance-computing-spring-school-from-12-to-22-may-2025 Boost your computing skills at the High Performance Computing Spring School from 12 to 22 May 2025 146649 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:35:00 +0100 Nieuws High Performance Computing Save the date: High Performance Computing Spring School from 12 to 22 May 2025 /en/news/save-the-date-high-performance-computing-spring-school-from-12-to-22-may-2025-0 Boost your computing skills at the High Performance Computing Spring School from 12 to 22 May 2025 147914 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:35:00 +0100 Nieuws High Performance Computing Reshaping the Green-Digital Nexus /en/news/reshaping-the-green-digital-nexus This new community will focus on the nexus between the sustainability and the digital transitions. 147683 Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:39:00 +0100 Nieuws PhD Position to Trace and Investigate the Realities of Algorithmic Warfare /en/news/phd-position-to-trace-and-investigate-the-realities-of-algorithmic-warfare IRW researchers Lauren Gould and Marijn Hoijtink offer a 4-year PhD position in International Relations and Conflict Studies as part of their FWO-funded project. 147610 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:23:00 +0100 Nieuws 'Police and the judiciary should themselves take responsibility on the subject of AI' /en/news/police-and-the-judiciary-should-themselves-take-responsibility-on-the-subject-of-ai Floris Bex has been appointed professor of Innovation in AI & Law at Utrecht University on March 1. 147490 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws