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On February 9, 2025, during his appearance on the Dutch television program Buitenhof, Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins spoke about the research conducted by our lab into the pro-Palestinian protests at Utrecht ľ�ϸ���Ӱ�� in the fall of 2024, conducted by Giancarlo Fiorella, Juliette Krijger and Felix Lommerse. He emphasized the significance of the investigation, highlighting it as an example of how open-source research can contribute meaningfully to public understanding of social movements. For those interested, (timestamp: 36:51).

In July 2025, the Financial Times published an investigation on gang violence in and arms flows to Haiti, in which the Lab and its students are mentioned for their contributions. Several of our students participated in this investigation, using methods like geolocation, satellite imagery analysis, and social media analysis, and made valuable contributions to the project. You can read the article . 

In a September 2025 article for the Global Investigative Journalism Network, Nkem Agunwa and Georgia Edwards from our societal partner WITNESS discuss the changing “rules” in digital verification. They mention the contribution of several of the Labs students to their “End Bad Governance” project, their innovative ways of working, and the challenges they faced during their research. Access the article .

Our very own Prof. Brianne McGonigle Leyh and Felix Lommerse were invited to talk about the Lab for the latest Stage-Talk of Bellingcat. Listen in to hear all about the value of open-source labs within academic institutions, the challenges we face, and how we work with societal partners on projects addressing global justice issues. You can find the episode .