Release of ‘Situating Data – Inquiries in Algorithmic Culture’ 13/02/2023 The Department of Media and Culture Studies (MCW) at the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University just released the edited volume Situating Data – Inquiries in Algorithmic Culture (Amsterdam University Press). This collection was initiated because the MCW researchers wanted to bring together the work around data in the department. The collection brings together various […] Read more
TikTok’s recommendation algorithm is harmful to people prone to eating disorders – Research by Data School 09/02/2023 Together with news magazine De Groene Amsterdammer and television news service RTL Nieuws, Data School conducted research into TikTok’s recommendation algorithm. The researchers created 12 automated accounts that started with an initial interest in dieting, fitness, or slim women; within half an hour they spiraled into a constant stream of videos relating to eating disorders. “The happiest place on earth”, […] Read more
New: Introductory lecture Automatic Speech Recognition 07/02/2023 Wat are the (im)possibilities of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR)? How does ASR work, what are the current speech recognizers and what will (hopefully) change in the coming months? Sign up for the hybrid introductory lecture by researcher Language and Speech Technology Arjan van Hessen on Thursday 16 March from 10:00 to 12:00 hrs. Automatic Speech Recognition – […] Read more
Job alert: Specialist wetenschappelijke informatie Digital Humanities en Linked Open Data (0,8 – 1,0 fte) 06/02/2023 Heb je ervaring met Digital Humanities, programmeren en Linked Open Data? Ligt je passie bij het ondersteunen van kwalitatief onderzoek en onderwijs? De Universiteitsbibliotheek van de Universiteit Utrecht is op zoek naar een specialist Digital Humanities om het bestaande team te versterken. Deadline om te reageren is 26 februari 2023. Bekijk de vacature hier. […] Read more
Blog by Hugo Quené – Open art: Rudolf Stingel 02/02/2023 During the Christmas holidays, I was introduced to the work of Rudolf Stingel (1956). I saw fascinating similarities in his work to Open Science, and especially to two of its themes: FAIR Data and Software, and Public Engagement. FAIR Data and Software In 1988, Stingel started working on “silver paintings”, large canvases with monochrome backgrounds, […] Read more
Data School at #PrivacyCamp23 31/01/2023 On January 25, Data School attended a panel in the 11th edition of Privacy Camp in Brussels. Privacy Camp is an annual conference that brings together digital rights advocates, activists, academics and policy-makers from all around Europe and beyond to discuss the most pressing issues facing human rights online. The panel to which the Data […] Read more
Questions about data, Python, R or any other aspects of digital humanities? Visit the Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours 19/01/2023 Do you have a question about data, Python, or R? Or are you just finding your way in the field of digital humanities and need some guidance? All humanities staff and students are welcome to visit our weekly Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours on Thursdays from 14:00 to 15:00 hrs. Looking for a suitable digital tool to […] Read more
Internships at Data School 20/12/2022 Data School is looking for new interns in block 3 and/or block 4 (February 6 to June 30, 2023). As an intern at Data School, you will participate in existing projects and you will have the opportunity to contribute and develop your own research project (possibly combined with writing a thesis). As an intern you […] Read more
Open Science Recognition and Rewards video: Digital Humanities Lab fulfills unique role between academics and support staff 20/12/2022 Utrecht University presents its new vision on Recognition and Rewards in a series of videos. Our developers Luka van der Plas, Berit Janssen and head of DH-IT Andre van Kooij explain in this video how the Digital Humanities Lab (DHLab) fulfills a unique hybrid role between academics and support staff. The scientific developers of the DHLab develop […] Read more
CDH staff education program spring 2023 – New: workshops on demand 19/12/2022 We are proud to present the new Staff Education Program of the Centre for Digital Humanities for January to June 2023. We again offer a diverse program with lectures and hands-on workshops in the field of digital humanities. In addition to the regular program, we now also offer Extra Workshops and Tailor-made Workshops on request. This is to ensure that the […] Read more
Monthly quantitative research design meetings for humanities staff – Sign up as presenter or participant 12/12/2022 From February 2023, Statistical Advisor Kirsten Schutter will organize monthly ‘Quantitative research design meetings’ in the Living Lab Digital Humanities. These meetings are meant for humanities staff who are interested in or struggling with the quantitative component of their research designs. During this meetings researchers can present and discuss their ideas. According to textbooks on […] Read more
From 2023 the Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours move to Thursdays 29/11/2022 From January 2023, the Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours will shift from Wednesdays to Thursdays. The time from 14:00 to 15:00 hrs will remain the same. All humanities staff and students are welcome to visit the Digital Humanities Walk-in Hours for face-to-face advice about all kinds of questions related to research data, digital humanities software, Python, statistics and […] Read more
Data School as ethical guide for the digital government 25/11/2022 Iris Muis has just returned from a trip to the European Parliament, where she presented the Fundamental Rights & Algorithms Impact Assessment (FRAIA) together with Mirko Schäfer from Data School. Muis: ‘Organizations are increasingly using algorithms to make work more efficient and to hire fewer people. But if you use technology, you also have a […] Read more
Final SKILLNET Conference on November 17-18: Digital approaches to the Republic of Letters 04/11/2022 On November 17 and 18, scholars and developers from all over Europe will come to Utrecht to discuss Digital Humanities-analysis and infrastructure on the final conference of the ERD project SKILLNET ‘Digital approaches to the Republic of Letters: text-mining, network analysis and infrastructures’. The Utrecht Digital Humanities Lab collaborated on this project. This two-day conference […] Read more
Centre for Digital Humanities launches two Calls to Action for teachers 28/10/2022 The possibilities of digital humanities (DH) appeal most to students when they are introduced by their own teachers with applications in their own field. The Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) has launched two ongoing Small Grants programs: one to promote the integration of digital humanities methods into the courses of the Faculty of Humanities and […] Read more
Job alert: Lecturer in Digital Humanities at Leiden Centre for Digital Humanities 27/10/2022 The Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities (LUCDH) is looking for a lecturer in Digital Humanities (0.5 FTE) to teach Digital Humanities courses as well as support the advancement of digital research skills and tools at the Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University through workshops and other educational activities. In particular, they are looking for candidates that […] Read more
BOLD Profiler – an application to track bias in linked open data 25/10/2022 With a grant from the SIDN Fund, the Utrecht Data School built the BOLD Profiler. This application detects bias in commonly used knowledge bases such as Wikidata. Disinformation is not always spread with a deliberate plan, but can also (unintentionally) originate from incorrect information, missing data or misrepresentation. For example, Wikidata is considered very reliable, […] Read more
Pim Huijnen and Joris van Eijnatten win Deswarte Prize in Digital History 25/10/2022 With their paper ‘Something Happened to the Future: Reconstructing Temporalities in Dutch Parliamentary Debate, 1814–2018’ assistant professor Pim Huijnen and professor Joris van Eijnatten won the Richard Deswarte Prize, awarded each year to the best of digital history internationally. Pim Huijnen is affiliated member and Joris van Eijnatten is advisory board member within the Center […] Read more
Antal van den Bosch strategic advisor at the Centre for Digital Humanities 20/10/2022 As of October 1, 2022, Antal van den Bosch has been officially appointed as strategic advisor at the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH). Based on his extensive experience, Van den Bosch will advise the CDH in the field of future vision, interdisciplinary collaboration and focal points. He will focus in particular on the use of […] Read more
North-West University visits the Centre for Digital Humanities 18/10/2022 The Centre for Digital Humanities was pleased to receive a delegation of three professors from the humanities faculty of North-West University (NWU) in South Africa. The visitors wanted to explore the possibilities of integrating more digital humanities methods within several education tracks in their own faculty. To gain inspiration, they made a trip to various […] Read more
