/en en Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:49:40 +0200 Fri, 17 Oct 25 12:20:00 +0200 /en/news/han-wosten-wins-huibregtsen-prize-2025 Microbiologist Han Wösten has been awarded the prestigious Huibregtsen Prize 2025. The prize recognises Wösten's innovative and fundamental research into new sustainable materials from fungi-based compounds. 153011 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:20:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/from-full-family-member-to-handy-tool Social robots, smart speakers, Google Home, or Amazon Alexa: they are making their way into our homes. What role do these forms of artificial intelligence play within the family? Ruud Hortensius and his team of researchers are seeking answers to this question. 152432 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:37:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/open-call-for-proposals-ai-in-cultural-inquiry-and-art For this academic year, funding is available for projects that relate to the themes and topics of the AI in Cultural Inquiry and Art Special Interest Group. 152422 Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:46:00 +0200 Nieuws wall with TV screens /en/news/utrecht-university-awarded-eu1-million-to-advance-citizen-centred-ai The EWUU alliance has secured €2.8 million through the national DECIDE project, which seeks to democratise artificial intelligence and promote transparent decision-making. 152267 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:33:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/new-grants-for-research-projects-in-the-sigs-of-ads-1 The focus area Applied Data Science again provides funding to finance research projects within the SIGs of Applied Data Science. 152259 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:32:00 +0200 Nieuws focusgebied Applied Data Science /en/news/smart-assistant-to-be-developed-to-help-people-with-dementia Shihan Wang aims to develop an AI system to help people with early-stage dementia remember when it's time to eat or take their medication. 150829 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 15:53:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/wearing-two-hats-made-it-easier-for-me-to-connect-within-government Alexander Melchior investigated why civil servants make little use of an excellent tool for developing sound policy on complex issues. 150666 Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:26:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/software-helps-shape-society-and-that-brings-responsibilities Fabiano Dalpiaz hield op 20 mei zijn inaugurele rede als hoogleraar Software Production. 149954 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:17:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/opinion/european-plans-offer-too-little-resistance-to-big-tech While Europe is investing billions in digital infrastructure, we must not forget that technology also requires people who can work with it. 149122 Tue, 20 May 2025 14:52:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/how-the-dutch-police-aim-to-use-algorithms-responsibly Isabelle Donatz-Fest spent 350 hours with the police to see how algorithms are given a role in daily operations. 149590 Mon, 19 May 2025 09:46:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/most-leading-chatbots-routinely-exaggerate-science-findings It seems so convenient: asking ChatGPT or another chatbot to summarise a text to quickly get a gist of it. But how accurate are they really? 149230 Thu, 01 May 2025 12:54:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/call-for-participants-public-engagement-academy-2025 Apply now for the Public Engagement Academy: a training programme specifically targeted at postdocs and other early-career researchers at the Faculty of Science. 148686 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:16:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/privacy-aware-monitoring-for-assisted-living An interdisciplinary collection of perspectives on the design of privacy-aware audio and video-based monitoring solutions for Active and Assisted Living (AAL). 148431 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:23:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/background/we-were-seen-as-programmers-rather-than-proper-researchers Twenty years of AI research at the Faculty of Science, seen through Professor Mehdi Dastani's eyes. 148421 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 10:32:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/subsidy-of-millions-granted-to-elsa-lab-ai-for-health-equity The ELSA Lab AI for Health Equity, is a national consortium which researches how AI can be developed fairly and inclusively, with special attention for underrepresented groups in healthcare. 148485 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:37:00 +0200 Nieuws /en/news/vacancy-student-assistant-contesting-governance-platform The Contesting Governance Platform seeks a new student assistant to support its interdisciplinary team. 148246 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:18:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/vacancy-core-team-member-contesting-governance-platform The Contesting Governance Platform seeks new core members to strengthen its interdisciplinary team. 148245 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:51:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/background/a-robot-as-a-buddy-in-healthcare-children-really-see-it-as-a-friend In her PhD research, Anouk Neerincx investigated how robots can help reduce stress, how they can get children to talk about their health and how they can teach children emotional skills. 148045 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:31:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/phd-position-to-trace-and-investigate-the-realities-of-algorithmic-warfare IRW researchers Lauren Gould and Marijn Hoijtink offer a 4-year PhD position in International Relations and Conflict Studies as part of their FWO-funded project. 147610 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:23:00 +0100 Nieuws /en/news/police-and-the-judiciary-should-themselves-take-responsibility-on-the-subject-of-ai Floris Bex has been appointed professor of Innovation in AI & Law at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� on March 1. 147490 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0100 Nieuws