Nieuws /en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:54:52 +0200 Fri, 06 Jun 25 16:10:00 +0200 Interview with Professor Helleke van den Braber /en/news/interview-with-professor-helleke-van-den-braber Prof. Helleke van den Braber on joining UU's Bottom-up Initiatives, cultural funding models, and fostering interdisciplinary, impact-driven collaboration. 150035 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 16:10:00 +0200 Nieuws Securing the future: how archives and cultural institutions can survive funding cuts /en/news/securing-the-future-how-archives-and-cultural-institutions-can-survive-funding-cuts Budget cuts make archives and museums increasingly vulnerable. Professors Helleke van den Braber and Giovanna Fossati on financial resilience in the cultural sector. 147265 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Two new Senior Fellows, Centre for Academic Teaching and Learning /en/news/two-new-senior-fellows-centre-for-academic-teaching-and-learning As of September 2025, two new Senior Fellows will be appointed by the executive Board: dr. Sigrid Merx (Humanities) and dr. Patrick Witte (Geosciences). 146972 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws The philosophy and politics behind blockchain and Bitcoin: from technology to ideology /en/background/the-philosophy-and-politics-behind-blockchain-and-bitcoin-from-technology-to-ideology Blockchain is said to be a revolutionary technology: transparent, objective, and free of human error. But is it really? Inte Gloerich conducted PhD research. 146677 Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Digital autonomy in education: a public responsibility /en/news/digital-autonomy-in-education-a-public-responsibility How do we ensure that the public education sector itself decides how education works, rather than tech companies? 144721 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 12:38:00 +0100 Nieuws Dramaturgy for Devices: Examining the interaction between humans and robots /en/news/dramaturgy-for-devices-examining-the-interaction-between-humans-and-robots This month, the research for Dramaturgy for Devices begins. In this project, researchers and artists are working on the behaviour and communicative skills of robots. 144305 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Event Recap: Inclusive AI Group & Book Launch /en/news/event-recap-inclusive-ai-group-book-launch On Tuesday, October 8th, UGlobe hosted the official launch of the Inclusive AI Group, which coincided with the release of Prof. Payal Arora’s latest book, From Pessimism to Promise: Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech 144004 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 16:54:00 +0200 Nieuws Breathing and ‘toys’: these two humanities research projects receive an ERC Grant /en/news/breathing-and-toys-these-two-humanities-research-projects-receive-an-erc-grant How can we expose both the environmental and the social impact of planetary crises? And what are the pros and cons of using AI to create new (scientific) knowledge? 143527 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for Papers: Migration and Societal Change Conference June 2025 /en/news/call-for-papers-migration-and-societal-change-conference-june-2025 The Utrecht ľϸӰ focus area Migration and Societal Change invites you to submit a proposal for a panel or an individual paper for our conference in June 2025. 143238 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 10:44:00 +0200 Nieuws From Pessimism to Promise /en/publication/from-pessimism-to-promise In her book From Pessimism to Promise, Payal Arora argues that it is not naïve to be optimistic about our digital future. 143190 Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0200 Nieuws José van Dijck receives honorary doctoral degree from the ľϸӰ of Oslo /en/news/jose-van-dijck-receives-honorary-doctoral-degree-from-the-university-of-oslo Van Dijck was awarded this honorary doctorate on the recommendation of the Faculty of Humanities for her work in the fields of media studies and digital society. 143162 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:02:00 +0200 Nieuws Faculty of Humanities welcomes four new Full Professors /en/news/faculty-of-humanities-welcomes-four-new-full-professors This summer, Kathrin Thiele, Danielle van den Heuvel, Birgit M. Kaiser, and Cadence Kinsey have been appointed as Professors at Utrecht’s Faculty of Humanities. 143040 Tue, 03 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society /en/publication/collaborative-research-in-the-datafied-society Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society: Methods and Practices for Investigation and Intervention is the new publication by Mirko Schäfer and Karin van Es. 142678 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Open Cities Monthly Research-in-Progress seminars /en/news/open-cities-monthly-research-in-progress-seminars The Open Cities Platform announces the launch of their Monthly Research Seminar, an engaging and collaborative space designed for UU researchers and students to present and feedback research. 142861 Fri, 23 Aug 2024 17:25:00 +0200 Nieuws Call for Papers: Languages in the City /en/news/call-for-papers-languages-in-the-city This two-day symposium, organized by the Open Cities Platform, explores the multitude of linguistic practices that serve to “open up” or “close down” participation in urban spaces. 142651 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 13:33:00 +0200 Nieuws “I'm looking at how people experience and live with digital technologies” /en/news/im-looking-at-how-people-experience-and-live-with-digital-technologies Annette Markham is Professor of Media Literacy and Public Engagement in the Department of Media and Cultural Studies. In this interview, she discusses her research. 141803 Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Sandra Ponzanesi Visiting Professor at Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome /en/news/sandra-ponzanesi-visiting-professor-at-royal-netherlands-institute-in-rome In May and June 2024, Sandra Ponzanesi is Dutch Scientific Institutes Abroad (NWIB) Visiting Professor at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR). 140690 Wed, 22 May 2024 15:53:00 +0200 Nieuws Payal Arora to serve on UN Advisory Committee /en/news/payal-arora-to-serve-on-un-advisory-committee Payal Arora has been invited be a member of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations ľϸӰ Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV). 140688 Tue, 21 May 2024 16:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Four Ways of Hearing Video Game Music /en/publicatie/four-ways-of-hearing-video-game-music In his new book Four Ways of Hearing Video Game Music, Michiel Kamp offers an account of the ways in which video games invite us to hear and listen to their music. 140587 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:57:00 +0200 Nieuws Exploring the potential of data donations /en/news/exploring-the-potential-of-data-donations Data donation presents a new and unique approach to collecting digital trace data. The team of Karin van Es and Dennis Nguyen are conducting two pilot studies involving Netflix and ChatGPT. 140040 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:34:00 +0200 Nieuws