Nieuws https://www.uu.nl/en en Mon, 29 Apr 2024 02:53:48 +0200 Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:34:00 +0200 Exploring the potential of data donations https://www.uu.nl/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 “Freedom to refuse vaccination is not unlimited” https://www.uu.nl/en/news/freedom-to-refuse-vaccination-is-not-unlimited How can and should the government respond to the current low participation in the vaccination programme? Ethicists Marcel Verweij and Roland Pierik (Maastricht) offer advice in their new book. 139550 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Stefan Gaillard and Martijn van der Meer listed in the Forbes 30 under 30 list https://www.uu.nl/en/news/stefan-gaillard-and-martijn-van-der-meer-listed-in-the-forbes-30-under-30-list Stefan Gaillard and Martijn van der Meer have been listed in the Forbes 30 under 30 list for Science and Healthcare in Europe, in recognition of co-founding the Journal of Trial and Error. 139552 Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:42:00 +0200 Nieuws Sven Dupré new Vice-Dean at Faculty of Humanities https://www.uu.nl/en/news/sven-dupre-new-vice-dean-at-faculty-of-humanities Professor Sven Dupré will appointed Vice-Dean and portfolio holder for Research and Impact in the Humanities Faculty Board from 1 June 2024. 139488 Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Rumble in the joint: uproar in casa academica https://www.uu.nl/en/background/rumble-in-the-joint-uproar-in-casa-academica Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht University’s long history. This time: fights and feuds. 139451 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Israel is at war with Hamas: what happened and what will happen next? https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/israel-is-at-war-with-hamas-what-happened-and-what-will-happen-next Assistant Professor of History of International Relations Peter Malcontent explains the situation in Israel and the Palestinian Territories in various media. An overview of developments. 136386 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 23:00:00 +0200 Nieuws Postcolonial Theory and Crisis https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/postcolonial-theory-and-crisis Postcolonial Theory and Crisis, edited by Sandra Ponzanesi and others, aims to find out how to best make sense of postcolonial theory in Europe in the present. 139002 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Gravitation grant for multidisciplinary team to investigate adaptability of societies in crises https://www.uu.nl/en/news/gravitation-grant-for-multidisciplinary-team-to-investigate-adaptability-of-societies-in-crises Under the name Adapt!, an interuniversity team of researchers will research the cultural, social, and policy capacities needed to deal with crises. 138957 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Call for Papers: Innovative Methods for Video-on-Demand Research https://www.uu.nl/en/news/call-for-papers-innovative-methods-for-video-on-demand-research We invite papers that propose, modify, elaborate, demonstrate or reflect on innovative methods for studying video-on-demand services (VODs) 138788 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:28:00 +0100 Nieuws Ted Sanders new Vice Rector of Research https://www.uu.nl/en/news/ted-sanders-new-vice-rector-of-research As of June 1st, 2024, Professor Ted Sanders will be appointed to the position of Vice Rector of Research at Utrecht University. 138544 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0100 Nieuws OCW grant for research into more inclusive special needs writing education https://www.uu.nl/en/news/ocw-grant-for-research-into-more-inclusive-special-needs-writing-education Johan Sonnenschein and Els Stronks receive the grant to expand SchrijfLab.nl to include writing education for secondary special needs education, cluster 4. 138414 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws NWO Impact Explorer grant for research on teaching in the digitising classroom https://www.uu.nl/en/news/nwo-impact-explorer-grant-for-research-on-teaching-in-the-digitising-classroom Niels Kerssens has been awarded an NWO Impact Explorer grant for his research project on teaching in the digitising classroom and critical digital literacy. 138344 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Recommendations on the Use of Synthetic Data to Train AI Models https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/recommendations-on-the-use-of-synthetic-data-to-train-ai-models Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures Payal Arora co-wrote a United Nations University report with guidelines for training AI models through artificially generated data. 138388 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:04:00 +0100 Nieuws “When it comes to digital culture, we need to look at the Global South” https://www.uu.nl/en/news/when-it-comes-to-digital-culture-we-need-to-look-at-the-global-south Newly appointed Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures Payal Arora explains why it is inevitable to look at the Global South when looking at AI and digital cultures. 138285 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Can the thousands of war crimes of the Russian-Ukrainian war be tried? https://www.uu.nl/en/in-the-media/can-the-thousands-of-war-crimes-of-the-russian-ukrainian-war-be-tried Iva Vukušić speaks to Ukrainian news website Babel about options for prosecuting war crimes. What are the challenges? And will Putin be put on trial? 138127 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0100 Nieuws Money talks https://www.uu.nl/en/background/money-talks Every month, Emeritus Professor of University History Leen Dorsman describes something you must know about Utrecht University’s long history. This time: professors’ salaries. 138087 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:39:00 +0100 Nieuws Methods and Genealogies of New Materialisms https://www.uu.nl/en/publication/methods-and-genealogies-of-new-materialisms Methods and Genealogies of New Materialisms, co-edited by Iris van der Tuin, discusses over a decade of work in new materialist theorising and knowledge-making practice. 138120 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:58:00 +0100 Nieuws Trying to read some ‘forgotten’ diaries https://www.uu.nl/en/news/trying-to-read-some-forgotten-diaries An interview with dr. Lorena De Vita about deciphering the 'forgotten' diaries of the jurist Otto Küster with the help of the tool Transkribus. 138131 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:04:00 +0100 Nieuws Research into more challenging reading and writing education receives NRO grant https://www.uu.nl/en/news/research-into-more-challenging-reading-and-writing-education-receives-nro-grant The interdisciplinary consortium Deliberate Genre Literacy in Secondary Education will receive almost 1 million euros from the Netherlands Initiative for Education Research. 138082 Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:29:00 +0100 Nieuws Utrecht humanities scholars contributed to Flemish encyclopaedia https://www.uu.nl/en/news/utrecht-humanities-scholars-contributed-to-flemish-encyclopaedia Several humanities scholars and students have contributed to the latest (and digital) edition of the Encyclopaedia of the Flemish Movement. 137918 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:00:00 +0100 Nieuws