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Karin van Es interim CDH director (start: July 2025)

Dr. Karin van Es will temporarily fulfill the role of Centre for Digital Humanities director whilst prof. dr. Hugo Quené is on sabbatical. He will be on research leave in the USA and Canada for approximately six months, starting in July 2025. Research leave During his sabbatical, Hugo Quené will conduct research with his colleagues […] Read more

Do you have a collaborative research project idea? Apply now for Impact Project vouchers!

Data School has published a call to action for Impact Projects: support for impact-focused research projects in the humanities with societal partners. Impact Project vouchers are available with a fixed individual value of €8,000. For the past 10 years, Data School has been at the forefront of researching the impact of AI in society. Working across […] Read more

New CDH affiliated member: Fabian Ferrari

The Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) team is proud to welcome dr. Fabian Ferrari as an affiliated member. He is an Assistant Professor in Cultural AI at the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University (UU), and a member of the UU focus area Governing the Digital Society. His postdoctoral research on AI governance (2022-2024) was […] Read more

Iris Muis (Data School) in the Top 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics 2025

The Centre for Digital Humanities is proud to announce that Iris Muis, Team Lead at Data School, has been named in the list of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics 2025. This list has been released by the Women in AI Ethics Group based in New York. The Women in AI Ethics is a volunteer-led, […] Read more

French newspaper ‘Le Figaro’ added to I-Analyzer

The scientific developers of the CDH Research Software Lab have added the French newspaper Le Figaro to the online text and data mining tool I-Analyzer. This is the first corpus added to I-Analyzer in a different language than English or Dutch. We recommend historians and other researchers to use this new interesting source in I-Analyzer […] Read more

DH team & teacher nominated for UU Awards for Education 2025

To stimulate and reward cooperation in the field of education at UU, the UU Team Award for Education has been awarded for several years to a team that has made an exceptional contribution to education at UU. This year, a team with a focus on digital humanities has been nominated: Team Summer School Digital Art […] Read more

Two new DUB articles on AI

DUB, the independent news site of Utrecht University, has recently published two interesting articles on Artificial Intelligence (AI) related to academia. The first article is a blog about AI from the perspective of a non-STEM student. The second article is a news item on the new guidelines of research funder NWO. The guidelines state that […] Read more

Vacature Institute for Language Sciences (ILS) Labs: Technisch student-assistent

In het lab van het Institute for Language Sciences (ILS Labs) wordt experimenteel onderzoek gedaan naar hoe mensen gesproken en geschreven taal begrijpen en produceren. Voor dit lab zijn we op zoek naar een: Technisch student-assistent (12 uur per week, vanaf 3 maart) Wat ga je doen? Wat moet je kunnen? Wat levert het op? […] Read more

Sanne Frequin (UU) launches ‘MedievalMe’: Digital escape room game about Middle Ages

How do you spark excitement for medieval history in secondary school students? Sanne Frequin, art historian and Assistant Professor at Utrecht University, has the answer: MedievalMe. This innovative Dutch serious game immerses students in the medieval worldview. “We wanted to create a game that teachers could use straight away,” Frequin says, “and that’s what we did.” […] Read more

UDCC Forum II review

On 10 December 2024, the UDCC (Utrecht Digital Competence Center) gathered together for its second Forum. With both returning and new participants, this meeting served as an opportunity to build upon the momentum of the UDCC’s initial outreach activities toward democratic and inclusive community building. Having been in official operation for only two months, the […] 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

New Open Access Toolkit supports UU/UMC staff with publication

The Utrecht University (UU) Publishing Support department presents the Open Access Toolkit. This is a tool for UU/UMCU staff to get better acquainted with the possibilities of publishing a research article or book(chapters) open access. Each open access route has advantages and disadvantages, which are discussed in detail in the Toolkit. In addition, each route […] Read more

Call for Applications for 11 Doctoral Positions at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität

The research training group “Literature and the Public Sphere in Differentiated Contemporary Cultures” at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, funded by the German Research Foundation, is offering 11 Doctoral Positions (m/f/d) (65%, E-13 TV-L) for a duration of three years respectively, starting 1 October 2025. Extensions for the doctoral positions (6 months) are possible. The interdisciplinary Research Training […] Read more

New CDH Training Programme Spring 2025 (in-person & online): register now for workshops, lectures & more!

We are pleased to present the Training Programme of the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) for the first half of 2025. Take your first steps into the world of digital humanities or refine your existing skills. Make sure to reserve your spot, registration is now open for all CDH events! Every six months, we launch a new […] Read more

Survey on reference tools by Utrecht University Library

Do you use a reference manager, such as Zotero or Endnote? The University Library would like to help you better use and manage references. That is why we would like to know which tools you use. Please complete the short survey, so we can learn how to better help you use these tools effectively. Go […] Read more

First UDCC Forum review

On 12 November 2024, the UDCC (Utrecht Digital Competence Center) convened for its inaugural Forum event. The UDCC Forum brings together people from across Utrecht University (UU) working to support university processes in digital research, including, but not limited to, areas such as research data management, software, and infrastructure. By getting together once a month, […] Read more

Utrecht Young Academy launches AI Helpdesk

Members of the Utrecht Young Academy have launched an AI Helpdesk. The AI helpdesk is now live and available at ikhebeenvraagoverai.nl. Users can access the website to learn more about AI use and its impact. Young researchers from Utrecht University will provide the answers. The AI Helpdesk, an initiative supported by the Utrecht Young Academy and hosted by Utrecht […] Read more

Austrian Delegation visits Data School on Responsible AI Practices

Last week, a delegation of high-ranking Austrian civil servants visited Utrecht University and various public management organizations across the Netherlands. The visit aimed to gain insights into the Dutch approach to responsible AI governance, as highlighted by the Netherlands’ top ranking in the 2024 Responsible AI Index. In recent years, Data School has supported Austrian civil […] Read more

Vacature stageplekken Data School 2025

Data School heeft in 2025 weer nieuwe stageplaatsen beschikbaar. Deadline 15 december 2024 Stageperiode Blok 3 en/of blok 4 (3 februari 2025 t/m 27 juni 2025) Omvang Eén blok fulltime of twee blokken parttime (20 uur p/w) Stagevergoeding €400,- / maand bij fulltime€200,- / maand bij parttime Locatie Data School, Drift 13, Utrecht. Thuiswerken is […] Read more

Interview: OpenAlex, a big step towards Open Science?

Utrecht University has published an interview with Open Science specialist drs. Jeroen Bosman (Utrecht University Library) about OpenAlex, the new database for scientific output offering more than 250 million works. Its focus on full openness and availability is why OpenAlex fits in well with the principle of Open Science: the striving for an academic world […] Read more