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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 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

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

ALGOPOL Knowledge Conference ‘Algorithms and Public Values: Towards a Better Understanding of Organizational Practices’

12/03/2025 @ 12:30 – 17:30 – On Wednesday 12 March, the NWO project ALGOPOL will organize its final in-person knowledge conference ‘Algorithms and Public Values: Towards a Better Understanding of Organizational Practices’. The conference will take …

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

CDH workshop: Working with social media data – introduction to 4CAT

04/06/2025 @ 13:00 – 16:00 – In this interactive workshop, Sander Prins and a 4CAT developer (to be announced) will introduce you to social media data collection and analysis. After this hands-on session, you will be …

CDH workshop: Introduction to NVivo

12/05/2025 @ 13:00 – 16:00 – Explore the fundamentals of qualitative data analysis with NVivo in this entry-level workshop led by Julia Straatman, researcher at Data School. This session is designed to familiarize you with the basic …

Data School Impact Conference: Making a Difference – Societal Impact through Collaborative Research

07/04/2025 – 08/04/2025 @ 09:00 – 17:00 – On 7 and 8 April 2025, Data School is organizing the transdisciplinary conference Making a Difference. Societal Impact through Collaborative Research at De Zalen van Zeven (Boothstraat 7, Utrecht) for …

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

Fundamental Rights and Algorithms Impact Assessment (FRAIA)

The Fundamental Rights and Algorithm Impact Assessment (FRAIA) helps to map the risks to human rights in the use of algorithms and to take measures to address these risks. […] Read more

DEDA: Data Ethics Decision Aid

The Data Ethics Decision Aid (DEDA) helps data analysts, project managers and policy makers to recognize ethical issues in data projects, data management and data policies. Developed in close cooperation with data analysts from the City of Utrecht, DEDA is a tool-kit facilitating initial brainstorming sessions to map ethical issues in data projects, documenting the […] Read more

Upcoming Data School workshops for humanities staff & students

Are you a staff member or student at the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University (UU)? Then this is your chance to join a free workshop hosted by digital humanities (DH) experts from the Data School team! As part of the CDH Education Programme, we are organising introductory workshops on data ethics, network visualisation and […] 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

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

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

New CDH Education Program open to staff & students: register now!

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 […] Read more