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
Category Archives: Research visits
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
Metaphors as tools for understanding in science communication among experts and to the public
Marthe Smedinga, Alan Cienki, and Henk W. de Regt National University of Singapore | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | Radboud University. “Metaphors as tools for understanding in science communication among experts and to the public” explores the pivotal role of metaphors … Continue reading
New research visits confirmed
Following an open call to VU researchers, we’re thrilled to announce that the four winning research visits have been confirmed. Read more about research visits -including previous ones- at the NI here. Below we describe the exciting work which is … Continue reading
Call for NI Research Visits 2024
The new call for the Network Institute Research Visits program is just open! The program offers scholars the opportunity to spend up to one month at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam to conduct research on the themes of digital society in … Continue reading
Science at the Frontier: Regulating Digital Environments
The Amsterdam Law & Tech Institute (ALTI) along with the NI will soon host three visiting researchers from Mexico: Dr. Nora del Carmen Osuna Millan (Computer Science), Dr. Virginia Berenice Niebla Zatarain (Computer Science), and Dr. Jesus Manuel Niebla Zatarain … Continue reading
Flying start to Network Institute research visit: integrating quantum with language & communication
On September 4, Aletta Meinsma (PhD researcher Quantum & Society, Leiden University) started her Network Institute research visit. For the next 3 months, she will be visiting Gudrun Reijnierse (Assistant Professor Language & Communication, VU). To get the visit off … Continue reading
Two Hackathons: Live-mapping Religious Differences online
What is the feasibility of live-mapping the differential use of religious texts in social media to identify religious issues present across digitally mediated culture? How can we mine social media such as X in the age of restrictions? How can … Continue reading
Research Symposium: Language’s Role in Public Engagement with New (Quantum) Technology
As part of a Network Institute research visit, we are organizing a research symposium on November 6, 2023 entitled ‘The role of language in engaging audiences in new (quantum) technology’. We would like to invite you to join the day. Where: Restaurant De Bosbaan, Bosbaan … Continue reading
Network Institute Research Visits for 2023
This year’s visitors for the Network Institute Research Visits have been selected! The Research Visits are our initiative for enabling interdisciplinary research across Universities worldwide. In October/November 2022 we hosted 7 Research Visitors from all over the world to collaborate … Continue reading
The reports of the 2022 research visits are available now
The research visits are our initiative for enabling interdisciplinary research across Universities worldwide. In October/November 2022 we hosted 7 research visitors from all over the world to collaborate with VU researchers. For those who are interested in the types of … Continue reading