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Call for Network Institute Academy Assistant Projects

Posted on May 20th, 2025 by Radu Nicolae

Deadline June 13th, 2025 at 23.59 pm  The Network Institute’s (NI) Academy Assistants program (NIAA) is now entering its 15th year.  Initially funded through a KNAW grant and aimed at combining social sciences and computer  science research, it has since … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy Assistants, News, Support for Research, The Network Institute

SoftwareEU Spotlight: Friendly Automate

Posted on May 16th, 2025 by Lara Baseggio

Following last week’s post about Brevo software, we are back to share with you a second european alternative email marketing platform surpassing non-EU alternatives. What is Friendly Automate? Friendly Automate is a Swiss-based, open-source marketing automation platform designed to help … Continue reading →

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Bringing avatars to life

Posted on May 14th, 2025 by Marco Otte

For the conference on AI-Literacy for students and teachers, the Tech Labs of the Network Institute together with the VU Centre for Teaching & Learning developed an interactive avatar that came to life using a special “3D”-screen. The conference allowed … Continue reading →

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Network Institute: The hub for interdisciplinary research on the digital society