NIAA 2024 Kick-Off Event - When: 1st October 3:30-5:30pm The NIAA funds 10-15 research positions which undertake projects leading to a proposal or published paper in one year. These projects aim to give valuable and paid research experience for master students. They are always multidisciplinary, often … Continue reading 
New Initiative – Code for Humanity - Code for humanity is a humanitarian initiative, powered by the Network Institute, led by Lara Baseggio and Radu Nicolae, with the assistance of Ivano Malavolta and Marco Otte. Our primary mission is to support humanitarian software projects in their development … Continue reading 
New Academy Assistant Projects 2024 - The Network Institute is proud to announce six new Academy Assistant Projects for the 2024-2025 academic year. Each project is led by two researchers from different disciplines who can hire two Student Assistants (usually master’s students) to work on the … Continue reading 
New technology developers join the team - Greetings everyone! This is Lara Baseggio and Radu Nicolae joining the Networking Institute as technology developers for the following year. We are excited to embark in this journey and be part of the multidisciplinary research hub, hosted here, at the … 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
NIAA 2023 Wrap-Up - On July 3rd, Network Institute Academy Assistants (NIAA) presented the work they have been doing (one day per week) this year. They have shared with us their posters. See the academy projects in detail here, but these can be summarized … Continue reading 
Vacancy: Two community and strategy coordinators - The VU and University of Twente have created an impact coalition called Creating Secure Societies The coalition is now looking for two new community and strategy coordinators. Coordinators set the direction of the coalition, through long-term objectives and general directions. … Continue reading 
NIAA: End-of-year Celebration - We will celebrate a year of insightful Academy Assistant Projects on Wednesday, July 3rd at NU-04A06. Come and join us to see what this year’s projects were about and take part in a special edition Network Institute Research Bingo! Our … Continue reading 
Hack4Her 2024: A Celebration of Women in Tech and Innovation - Amsterdam, June 10, 2024 — The third annual Hack4Her event successfully concluded on June 9, 2024, at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam- sponsored by the Network Institute amongst others. Over three transformative days, Hack4Her 2024 brought together more than 100 participants from … Continue reading