Data School research shows interaction between debates in the Dutch House of Representatives and social media What is the dynamic between political debate in the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) and reactions, commentary and framing on social media? Researchers from Data School and the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University analyzed large amounts of data of publicly accessible groups and accounts on X and Telegram and identified words that may […] Read more
Vacature: Managementassistent voor Centre for Digital Humanities en Onderwijsondersteuning en Studentzaken (0,7 fte) Functie De faculteit Geesteswetenschappen zoekt een managementassistent voor de ondersteuning van de ketens Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) en Onderwijsondersteuning en Studentzaken (OSZ). In deze functie zul je beide organisatieonderdelen ondersteunen. Wat ga je doen: Naast de bovenstaande taken is er ook ruimte om andere werkzaamheden naar je toe te trekken. Profiel Onze ideale kandidaat […] Read more
Iris Muis nominated for Women in AI Award Iris Muis, Team Leader at Data School, has been nominated by Women in AI (WAI) Netherlands for a Responsible AI Leader award. The upcoming summit on October 10 will showcase 35 female nominees, across 6 categories, who are making an impact in the field of AI in the Netherlands. The winner of the award will be […] Read more
DBNL Corpus Now Available in I-Analyzer The CDH Research Software Lab has now added the Digital Library for Dutch Literature (Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren, DBNL, in Dutch) to the online text and data mining tool I-Analyzer. DBNL is a digital collection of texts from Dutch literature, linguistics, and cultural history, from the year 1200 to 1890. Millions of visitors […] Read more
Call for Papers: Engaging with Big and Small Historical Data Interested scholars are invited to submit proposals for one or more chapters in the edited Volume titled ‘Engaging with Big and Small Historical Data’, as part of the Routledges ‘Engaging with…’ series. The deadline for proposals is October 15, 2023. The material that historical research – and humanities scholarship in general – is based on […] Read more
Large Language Models: Do it yourself – Lecture by Antal van den Bosch On Thursday, September 28th, Professor Antal van den Bosch invites you to explore the latest open-source Large Language Models (LLMs) in this upcoming lecture, organized by the Centre for Digital Humanities. LLMs are the driving force behind chatbots like ChatGPT. Thanks to platforms like Huggingface, both closed and open-source LLMs have become increasingly accessible for […] Read more
Lezingenreeks Studium Generale: Wie is er bang voor AI? Komend najaar organiseert Studium Generale de lezingenreeks Wie is er bang voor AI? waarin ze ingaan op de vraag of de angst voor Artificial Intelligence terecht is. Gedurende drie avonden vertellen zeven wetenschappers over AI met betrekking tot werk, kunst en democratie. De voertaal is Nederlands. […] Read more
Weekly CDH Walk-in Hours resuming on September 7th Starting Thursday, September 7th, from 14:00 to 15:00 hrs, we’re resuming our CDH Walk-in Hours. During these weekly consultation sessions, all humanities staff and students are welcome to ask their Digital Humanities (DH) questions, ranging from beginner to advanced levels. Our advisory team comprises a scientific developer from the Research Software Lab, a member from Research Data Management […] Read more
Vacancy: postdoc in Wording Repair: Digitally Unveiling the History of Reparative Justice in the Words of a Forgotten Diary Would you like to help connect the field of digital humanities to historical research on twentieth-century German history? The Department Of History and Art History at Utrecht University is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join the project of Dr. Lorena De Vita as a part-time Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of Digital Humanities for […] Read more
Heise.de features Data School’s Data Ethics Decision Aid (DEDA) In the recent article Künstliche Intelligenz: Drei Beispiele für das Scheitern von Algorithmen (Artificial Intelligence: Three Examples of Algorithm Failures) on Heise.de, a prominent German ICT news site, the importance of regulating Artificial Intelligence is discussed. Mirko Schäfer, the Faculty of Science Lead at Data School, shares insights into the Data Ethics Decision Aid (DEDA). […] Read more
Stories from the Lab: AI & Media Lab – Beyond the frenzy of the day The AI & Media Lab, a cooperation between Utrecht University, HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and Media Perspectives, works on exploring AI applications in the media and the gaming world. Operating under the umbrella of AI Labs, it actively collaborates with a varied network of partners from the IT sector and creative industry. In […] Read more
HAI Call: Small Grants Summer 2023 The focus area Human-centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) bundles the various AI-activities undertaken at Utrecht University. The HAI focus area started in January 2020, and currently comprises nine Special Interest Groups (SIGs). They now announce the eight call for projects to receive funding from HAI. The projects resulting from this call will be accommodated by the […] Read more
Interview with Jeroen Bakker and Sander Prins: A simple way of harvesting and analyzing social media data with 4CAT In this series of interviews the FAIR Research IT Innovation Fund shows what contribution projects can make to FAIR research IT. The research teams of the projects have received a grant from them. Good news for scientists whose technological skills are limited, but who want to work with social media data in their research: now […] Read more
CLARIN is looking for a student assistant Are you a student with an academic background and/or interest in digital humanities, language study corpus linguistics, and natural language processing? CLARIN ERIC is looking to hire a student assistant (on average 0.3 – 0.4 FTE depending on availability) during the period of August-November 2023, with a possible extension after this period. The tasks will […] Read more
Interview Jeroen Salman: “The network allows researchers to learn about each other’s expertise” Between 2016 and 2018, Jeroen Salman led the EDPOP project. What digital techniques has he used in the project? What role did Utrecht University Library and the Research Software Lab of the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) play in EDPOP? And are such roles ever played out? The EDPOP project (European Dimensions of popular print culture) is […] Read more
Invitation to participate in Summer School 2023 ‘Exploring Culture Through Data’ Are you a (humanities) student or (beginning) researcher seeking a hands-on introduction to digital methods? Join the Summer School week Exploring Culture Through Data, organized by Data School from August 14th to 18th, 2023. This engaging week-long summer school offers a comprehensive program with hands-on workshops and prominent guest lecturers. The team of hosts comprises […] Read more
CDH presents its Fall staff education program The Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) is pleased to announce its education program for the upcoming Fall 2023, catering all staff and students of the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University. Staff education program We offer a diverse range of workshops and lectures, covering digital humanities (DH) topics such as network visualization, Python for beginners, an introduction […] Read more
Data School participates in Responsible AI Panel at CPDP Conference in Brussels Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities (HSSH) visiting professor Mirko Schäfer, along with his colleague Iris Muis from Data School, took part in a panel discussion at the Conference for Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) in Brussels. The panel focused on the practicalities of responsible AI and data practices, informed by the latest […] Read more
Article by Data School and De Groene on the sources of ChatGPT Violations of copyright, private data and fake news: for Dutch texts, OpenAI’s filter is of rather poor quality, conclude Joris Veerbeek (Data School) and Eva Hofman (De Groene Amsterdammer). In this article they investigate which Dutch sources are used to train chatbots such as ChatGPT. Read article (in dutch) The Utrecht Data School (UDS) regularly collaborates with De […] Read more
Vacancy: PhD position in Digital Art History (1.0 FTE) The Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University is looking for a candidate in the field of digital art history for the PhD-project “The (R)evolution of Reconstruction: an analysis of digital facsimiles”. This project analyses the value of digital facsimiles for researchers, heritage institutions, and museum visitors, in the past, present and future. […] Read more
