The U-Blad corpus now available in I-Analyzer The CDH Research Software Lab has added all print editions of the U-Blad to the online text and data mining tool I-Analyzer. The U-Blad served as Utrecht University’s (UU) independent magazine from 1969 to 2010. Launched on 5 September 1969, under the title U utrechtse universitaire reflexen, it was later renamed the U-Blad in 1974. […] Read more
Data School Call for Workshop Ideas: Making a Difference. Societal Impact through Collaborative Research The transdisciplinary conference Making a Difference. Societal Impact through Collaborative Research (7-8 April 2025, organised by Data School) aims to connect practitioners from the public sector and media industries with researchers working on societal challenges linked to digital technologies. By facilitating dialogue and exchange, the conference provides a forum for exploring new ways of gaining insights into […] Read more
Self-Reflection Guide for Human-Related Big Data Research (MBDO) The Faculty of Humanities (Utrecht University) and the FEtC-H (Faculty Ethics Assessment Committee – Humanities) have introduced the mandatory Self-Reflection Guide for all researchers conducting MBDO. The Self-Reflection Guide has become a standard tool to help humanities researchers make informed decisions, ensuring their research is responsible and efficient. If you are researching big data from […] Read more
CFP: Human-centered Artificial Intelligence grants Are you conducting collaborative interdisciplinary research in the field of human-centered artificial intelligence, or are you planning to? Then be sure to apply for one of the small grants of the Utrecht University focus area Human-centered Artificial Intelligene (HAI) by 28 October 2024. Application form Download the complete call (Intranet login required) for more information, […] Read more
New study on the effect of GenAI in teacher-student relationships Jiahui Luo (Jess) of the University of Hong Kong has published a research article titled: How does GenAI affect trust in teacher-student relationships? Insights from students’ assessment experiences. Abstract Many observed that the rise of GenAI is causing an ‘erosion of trust’ between students and teachers in higher education. Such distrust mainly stems from concerns […] Read more
Vacature: Student-assistent digitale ethiek bij Data School Uren per week: 8-12 (0.2 – 0.3 fte) Universiteit Utrecht, Faculteit Geestestwetenschappen, Data School (Centre for Digital Humanities) Uiterlijk reageren op: 3 november 2024 Functie Het Data School team van de Universiteit Utrecht zoekt een student-assistent digitale ethiek. Data School hoort bij het Centre for Digital Humanities en werkt samen met overheidsorganisaties om data ethiek […] Read more
Wanted: Examples of data and AI literacy support in education The NPuls pilot hub Data and AI is looking for practical examples that support teachers and students in developing data and AI literacy. This could be training courses, teaching materials or projects that you have experienced or developed. Your input can help the Data and AI pilot hub explore the possibilities for a toolkit to […] Read more
ERC Starting Grant awarded for UU research into data diversity in Natural Language Processing In September, Dong Nguyen received an ERC Starting Grant of €1.5 million for her research on the impact of data diversity on the quality of language models. In her DataDivers project, she aims to develop methods to accurately measure the diversity of a dataset and investigate how this diversity influences the behavior of a language model. The […] Read more
Vacancy: Postdoctoral position in NLP for Historical Research (Copenhagen) The Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), has announced an opening for a Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) with a focus on multilingual historical texts from 1600 to 1900. The position is full-time and fixed-term for 2 years starting from 1 February 2025, or as soon as […] Read more
CFP: Applied Data Science research grants The focus area Applied Data Science (ADS) at Utrecht University (UU) again provides funding to finance research projects within the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of Applied Data Science. The aim is to foster the application of data science techniques in research areas where they are not yet applied and to accelerate the development of data science techniques […] Read more
Appointment AI Governance Officer Education at UU From 1 August 2024, Yvette Roman has been appointed AI Governance Officer Education at the Student & Academic Affairs Office (SO&O). Previously, she was AI policy officer at faculty REBO. There, she created a Code of Conduct on Artificial Intelligence (SolisID login required) for faculty REBO. In her new role, there is an opportunity to draft it […] Read more
UU knowledge base ‘Responsible use of AI in teaching’ updated Utrecht University (UU) has updated the knowledge base on ‘Responsible use of AI in your teaching’ for humanities teachers. You can find the information on Intranet (UU staff login required). The material consists of three informative documents: two presentations (or slide decks) and a white paper. You will also find the template for the allowed […] Read more
CDH Newsletter September 2024 The Centre for Digital Humanities’ newsletter for September 2024 has been published. You can read the newsletter in your browser by clicking the button below. Read the CDH Newsletter September 2024 Would you like to receive the monthly CDH newsletter directly in your inbox? Sign up for the newsletter by clicking the button below and […] Read more
Interview with CDH director Hugo Quené: past, present and future of the CDH In 2020, the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) at Utrecht University was officially launched. In this interview, prof. dr. Hugo Quené, Professor of Quantitative Methods of Empirical Research in the Humanities and CDH founding director, reflects on the past four years since its inception, and shares his thoughts on the future. How should digital humanities evolve […] Read more
Report publication: FRAIA in action The report ‘FRAIA in action‘ summarises the results of the pilot in which Data School (Centre for Digital Humanities, Utrecht University) collaborated with the Rijks ICT Gilde (RIG) for the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. Over the Fall of 2023 and Spring of 2024, a range of government bodies applied the FRAIA to […] Read more
Book publication: Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society In Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society: Methods and Practices for Investigation and Intervention, Mirko Schäfer and Karin van Es (both Data School, Centre for Digital Humanities, Utrecht University), together with Tracey P. Lauriault (Carleton University), provide concrete tools for conducting collaborative academic research. The volume is available in open access. Societal engagement of universities “Today’s universities seek to appear, or actually be, […] Read more
Humanities researchers: SSHOC-NL Task 3.1 survey The Social Science and Humanities Open Cloud for the Netherlands project (SSHOC-NL) invites humanities researchers to fill out a survey (5 mins) on which types of data enrichment tools are being used. Within the SSHOC-NL project, such information will enable them to provide tailored support and information to users as part of Task 3.1 on methodologically sound data […] Read more
Call for Abstracts: AlgoSoc International Conference 2025: The Future of Public Values in the Algorithmic Society A call for abstracts has been published for ‘The Future of Public Values in the Algorithmic Society’, a two-day international conference hosted by AlgoSoc, taking place at Felix Meritis in Amsterdam on 10 & 11 April 2025. The submission deadline is 30 September 2024. Public Values in the Algorithmic Society (AlgoSoc) is an interdisciplinary research programme which […] Read more
CFP: BNAIC/BeNeLearn 2024 A call for papers has been announced for the upcoming BNAIC/BeNeLearn 2024 conference, the reference conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) for the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. This year’s combined 36th BNAIC and 33rd BeNeLearn conference will be held from 18-20 November 2024 in Utrecht (Jaarbeurs). The organizers invite researchers to submit their […] Read more
CFP: Open Science Infrastructure The Dutch national programme for Open Sciene (Open Science NL) has opened a call for funding of Open Science Infrastructure. This call focuses on the development of digital infrastructures that support open science practices. It covers the entire spectrum of open science and is deliberately broad in scope to be inclusive of the community’s diverse […] Read more
