Pure is Utrecht University’s research information system in which all research output of Utrecht University is registered. In line with the Open Science goals, Utrecht University wants to present its research information to a wide audience. That is why the UU Research Portal is expanded in functionality. As a result, UU research will be more […] Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Centre for Digital Humanities’ newsletter for January 2025 has been published. You can read the newsletter in your browser by clicking the button below. Would you like to receive the monthly CDH newsletter directly in your inbox? Sign up for the newsletter by clicking the button below and register with your (professional) email address. […] Read more
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
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