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Securing the future: how archives and cultural institutions can survive funding cuts
News
25 February 2025
Budget cuts make archives and museums increasingly vulnerable. Professors Helleke van den Braber and Giovanna Fossati on financial resilience in the cultural sector.

The philosophy and politics behind blockchain and Bitcoin: from technology to ideology
Background
6 February 2025
Blockchain is said to be a revolutionary technology: transparent, objective, and free of human error. But is it really? Inte Gloerich conducted PhD research.

Dramaturgy for Devices: Examining the interaction between humans and robots
News
14 October 2024
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.

Event Recap: Inclusive AI Group & Book Launch
News
8 October 2024
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

From Pessimism to Promise
Publication
9 September 2024
In her book From Pessimism to Promise, Payal Arora argues that it is not naïve to be optimistic about our digital future.

José van Dijck receives honorary doctoral degree from the University of Oslo
News
5 September 2024
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.

Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society
Publication
28 August 2024
Collaborative Research in the Datafied Society: Methods and Practices for Investigation and Intervention is the new publication by Mirko Schäfer and Karin van Es.

Open Cities Monthly Research-in-Progress seminars
News
23 August 2024
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.

Call for Papers: Languages in the City
News
30 July 2024
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.

“I'm looking at how people experience and live with digital technologies”
News
4 July 2024
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.

Payal Arora to serve on UN Advisory Committee
News
21 May 2024
Payal Arora has been invited be a member of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV).

NWO Impact Explorer grant for research on teaching in the digitising classroom
News
8 March 2024
Niels Kerssens has been awarded an NWO Impact Explorer grant for his research project on teaching in the digitising classroom and critical digital literacy.

Recommendations on the Use of Synthetic Data to Train AI Models
Publication
7 March 2024
Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures Payal Arora co-wrote a United Nations University report with guidelines for training AI models through artificially generated data.

“When it comes to digital culture, we need to look at the Global South”
News
6 March 2024
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.

Methods and Genealogies of New Materialisms
Publication
26 February 2024
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.
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Languages in the City Symposium
7 April 2025 09:30 to 8 April 2025 18:00
This two-day symposium, hosted by the Open Cities Platform, explores the multitude of linguistic practices that serve to open up or close down participation in urban spaces for various groups of people.

Data CARE workshop I: Gender-Responsive Strategies for Equitable AI Futures
9 April 2025 from 09:00 to 17:30
On April 9th, the Inclusive AI Lab is hosting the first Data CARE Workshop, aimed at inspiring actionable insights and innovative strategies to build responsible, sustainable, and inclusive AI systems.

Data Walk Workshop: Sensing Digital Materiality in Urban Public Spaces
12 May 2025 00:00 to 13 May 2025 00:00
This Data Walk Workshop, in part organized by the Open Cities Platform, brings together scholars and artists who have each engaged in developing data walks to reflect on the phenomena of data walks as a methodological approach.
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