Contesting content moderation on social media: who should govern our public debates?

Contesting content moderation on social media: who should govern our public debates? Fact-checking or community notes? Government intervention, external advisory boards, or internal platform moderation? Approaches to content moderation on social media platforms are at the very center of public … Continue reading

Exploring the Future of Fairness and Privacy with Synthetic Data: Insights from Our Workshop

Exploring the Future of Fairness and Privacy with Synthetic Data: Insights from Our Workshop Last Tuesday the Network Institute had the pleasure of hosting a Network Institute-awarded workshop in collaboration with Inclusive AI lab which brought together academics, industry professionals … Continue reading

Research symposium “Public Responses to the language of science communication: uptake, acceptance, resistance”

The Network Institute is glad to invite all of you to the research symposium “Public Responses to the language of science communication: uptake, acceptance, resistance”. This event is part of Anaïs Augé’s (UCLouvain, Belgium) NI sponsored research visit, in collaboration … Continue reading

Mechanisms of a Virtual Reality Respiratory Biofeedback Intervention

Mechanisms of a Virtual Reality Respiratory Biofeedback Intervention: a Proof-of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial Researchers: Elke Vlemincx & Gabriela Cortez Vazquez, Health Science VUApplication development and support: Marco Otte, Network Institute VU Mental health problems, such as anxiety, depression, and stress, … Continue reading

Open Hardware Event

Discover the transformative power of open hardware in academia at this university-wide gathering. When: 18th June 2024, 2:30-5pm (followed by drinks) Where: Aurora room (Main building VU) Register here Open hardware, or open-source hardware, is hardware whose design is made … Continue reading

Digitalization of scientific research and supporting high-quality science – the experience of the Digital Science Center at the University of Innsbruck

In the week of November 20 the Network Institute is hosting Carina König. She is the coordinator of the Digital Science Center of the University of Innsbruck. The initiative will provide an opportunity to explore in depth what interdisciplinary research units … Continue reading