How do big data and artificial intelligence influence social sciences and humanities research? What do robotisation and virtual reality mean for society? What is the added value for science of…
During the Digital Society Conference on 27 November, over 300 people from various sectors gathered together and took major strides within the seven research programme themes. What is more, many…
We are living in a digital society, in which every aspect of our lives is profoundly being affected by the digitalisation of data: how we communicate and socialise; how we…
Many years ago, Marcel Boersma analysed old, yellowed newsprint for his PhD research on the history of the Leeuwarder Courant newspaper. Since then, digitalization has caused his research to shift…
On 30 October, the Dutch universities welcomed 18 postdoc and PhD researchers from a wide range of disciplines who have joined – or will join shortly – the Digital Society…
Digital information technology is becoming ever more deeply and rapidly entrenched in our society. It won’t be long before everyone is permanently connected to each other via the Internet. It…
University of Amsterdam political communications chair Claes de Vreese talked to PBS on misinformation, democracy and digital media landscapes in Europe and the United States. De Vreese is a researcher…
iHUB LED conference the future of lifelong learning November 8th, 12.30-17.00 Microsoft Headquarters, Schiphol MEET THE INNOVATORS & GAME CHANGERS from different corners of science, education & business WHY?…
Ongoing advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly part of scientific efforts as well as the public debate and the media agenda, raising hopes and concerns about the impact of…
Most of the wide range of experts involved in the Digital Society research programme are active on Social Media, including Twitter. Many researchers have not stood still this summer and…
We are hiring. The Dutch universities currently have the following vacancies as part of the Digital Society programme. Applications are considered via the Academic Transfer website. Postdoctoral researcher Citizenship, Democracy…
“To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before…” Science fiction and information law have more in common than meets the eye. Both are fascinated by new and emerging technologies,…
Today, 600 leading experts in artificial intelligence released a letter calling on European and national leaders to drastically ramp up their support for research excellence and innovation in artificial intelligence…
#RESHAPINGWORK2018 The rise of the platform economy has introduced a convenient way to match those in need of services to those who can offer them, and all with a click…
The European Commission is today proposing to create the first ever Digital Europe programme and invest €9.2 billion to align the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027 with increasing digital challenges….
In late 2017, the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences (Vereniging Hogescholen, VH) and SURF presented the Acceleration Agenda for Innovation…
Researchers must work much more in teams that include data specialists and, not least, ethical experts, writes the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in its advisory report on…
Over two dozen professors from a wide range of disciplines (from data science to humanities) gathered in Utrecht to further the Digital Society research programme. The fourteen Dutch research universities…
During the Opening of the Academic Year in 2016, the Dutch universities launched ‘The Digital Society’, a joint project by the fourteen Dutch research universities. Currently, researchers are working on…
During the VSNU-Impactfestival on 23 November, the Dutch universities presented the Digital Society research programme. The first copy of the programme was handed to Minister Van Engelshoven by three of…
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