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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Interfaculty projects at Utrecht University (UU) that innovate and improve education are made possible annually by the Utrecht Education Incentive Fund (USO, ‘Utrechts Stimuleringsfonds Onderwijsvernieuwing’ in Dutch).  USO Innovation projects: Themes This year, three themes have been defined in which projects up to €250,000 can be applied for: Terms and conditions These cross-faculty USO projects…

We are pleased to present the Fall Education Program 2024 of the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH). Take your first steps into the world of digital humanities or refine your existing skills. Registration is now open! Every six months, we launch a new series of workshops and lectures within the field of Digital Humanities (DH). The sessions in…