Several Utrecht psychologists packed their gear and set off for Lowlands. They stuck on electrodes, set up brain scan kits – and, above all, spent hours chatting with their diverse crowd of participants.
Twenty-nine promising young researchers from Utrecht are to receive a Veni grant from the NWO. This will enable them to further develop their own research ideas over the next three years.
From the manosphere to hate comments on TikTok: sensitive topics crop up in lessons, in the playground and in the corridors of secondary schools. But how do you, as a teacher, deal with them effectively?
At this event we question the epistemic power of Big Tech, influencing what we know about the environmental crises of our times, with the help of internationally recognized experts.
If universities and Defence would collaborate in AI research, what rules of engagement would need to be formulated? In this dialogue, we discuss concerns, dilemmas and suggestions.
The kick-off marks the launch of a new interdisciplinary community at UU dedicated to advancing research on digital labour, from platform-mediated gig work and AI data annotation to remote work and algorithmic management.