National Geographic reporter Myrthe Prins plays guinea pig at ILS Labs ‘Soe-gi-ta-geu-bu-ti-to-ba-meu…, for ten minutes now I have been listening to a robotic voice, droning on meaningless syllables without intonation or emotion.’ National Geographic reporter Myrthe Prins visited the Institute for Language Sciences (ILS) Labs, part of the Centre for Digital Humanities. Guided by PhD candidate and psycholinguistics researcher Iris van der Wulp, Prins participated in a series of […] Read more
CDH Research Software Lab highlighted in LCRDM report ‘Professionalizing the role of Research Software Engineers in the Netherlands’ The Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) Research Software Lab was highlighted in the recently published LCRDM report ‘Professionalizing the role of Research Software Engineers in the Netherlands’. The report maps the landscape of Research Software Engineering in the Netherlands, highlighting both successful models and persistent barriers. The National Coordination Point Research Data Management (LCRDM) is a […] Read more
DPG Media and Utrecht University’s Data School develop tool to support ethical use of data and AI in the media sector DPG Media and the Utrecht University Data School are jointly developing a ‘Data Ethics Decision Aid for Media (DEDA for Media)’. Starting in 2026, this analogue model will help media companies in recognizing and addressing ethical issues concerning digitalisation, data and AI projects. Development will be completed by the end of this year, after which […] Read more
Open letter & petition: Call for digital autonomy UU In an open letter to the Executive University Board of Utrecht University, Prof. dr. Albert Meijer (Professor of Public Innovation, UU) & Prof. dr. José van Dijck (Professor of Media and Digital Society, UU) are calling for a transformation to digital autonomy. They express their “concern about Utrecht University’s increasing reliance on services from Big Tech companies (particularly Microsoft, […] Read more
Book ‘Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society’ recommended by DUB The book Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society: Methods and Practices for Investigation and Intervention (2024, Amsterdam University Press) has been recommended by DUB (the independent news site of Utrecht University) in their December 2024 book review. This book was edited by Mirko Tobias Schäfer (Science Lead at Data School), Karin van Es (Humanities Lead at […] Read more
