| Digital literacy learning objectives |
| | CDH RSLab highlighted in national RSE report |
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| The Centre for Digital Humanities has published a matrix (English & Dutch) of 'digital literacy' learning objectives for Humanities Bachelor degrees. These learning objectives are currently in place for all bachelor degree programmes of the UU Faculty of Humanites at Utrecht University and can serve as inspiration for other educational institutions. |
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The CDH Research Software Lab (RSLab) was highlighted in the recently published LCRDM report 'Professionalizing the role of Research Software Engineers in the Netherlands'. The report maps the national landscape of Research Software Engineers, highlighting both successful models and barriers. You can find the CDH RSLab on page 10.
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| Iris Muis in Top 100 Women in AI Ethics |
| | Joris Veerbeek on using AI to analyze AI |
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The Centre for Digital Humanities is proud to announce that Iris Muis, Team Lead at Data School, has been named in the list of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics 2025. This list has been released by the Women in AI Ethics Group, a volunteer-led, global initiative to increase recognition, representation, and empowerment of women in AI Ethics.
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| PhD candidate Joris Veerbeek (Data School & De Groene Amsterdammer) has published the first research article of his dissertation in open access: ‘Fighting Fire with Fire: Journalistic Investigations of Artificial Intelligence Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques’. It is a must-read about using AI in journalism to critically interrogate AI. |
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| LIBER: DH Workspace case study |
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The Digital Humanities (DH) Workspace is an initiative by the Centre for Digital Humanities and Utrecht University Library. LIBER, the “voice of Europe’s research library community”, has published a report on ‘Living labs for co-creation and co-innovation’ that features a case study on the DH Workspace at Utrecht University. The report is part of the LibrarIN project funded by the European Union.
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| UU library digitizes earliest printed books |
| | Expansion of UU research portal 'Pure' |
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Utrecht University Library owns as many as about 900 books printed between 1450 and 1500, the first decades of printing in Europe. These so-called incunabula (books printed before 1501) will all be digitized in the coming years. Their catalogue descriptions will also be improved and enriched. The project started in early 2025 and the first scans are now online.
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| Pure is Utrecht University’s research information system in which all research output of Utrecht University is registered. In line with the Open Science goals, Utrecht University wants to present its research information to a wide audience. That is why the UU Research Portal is expanded in functionality. As a result, UU research will be more visible and better findable for the general public.
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| Survey: FAIR data principles |
| | Call for digital autonomy UU |
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The ‘Untangling FAIR Implementation in the Dutch Social Sciences and Humanities’ project (TDCC-SSH) has launched a survey to explore how FAIR data principles align with RDM policies and the coordination of FAIR-enabling services in Social Sciences & Humanites (SSH) research. The survey is open to data stewards, RDM coordinators, curators, managers, senior decision-makers, and policy professionals. Please fill in the 15-minute survey by clicking the button below and spread the word!
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| | In an open letter to the Executive University Board of Utrecht University, Prof. dr. Albert Meijer & Prof. dr. José van Dijck are calling for a transformation to digital autonomy. They express their “concern about Utrecht University’s increasing reliance on services from Big Tech companies (particularly Microsoft, Google, Amazon) for our research, teaching and administrative activities”. If you support this call, you can sign the petition (also anonymously), preferably before 16 April. |
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| 7 & 8 April 2025 | In-person | Open to all |
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| 8 May 2025 | Online | Open to all |
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| 12 May 2025 | In-person | For humanities staff & students |
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| 19 May 2025 | In-person | For humanities staff & students |
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| 4 June 2025 | In-person | For humanities staff & students |
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| Digital Humanities Walk-In Hours |
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Are you just getting started in the field of digital humanities and do you need some expert guidance to shape your research or education? Or do you have a more specific question about research software, digital sources, programming, or statistics? All UU humanities teachers, researchers and students are welcome to visit our weekly Digital Humanities walk-in hours. You do not need an appointment, feel free to join us on Thursdays from 14:00 to 15:00 hrs in the Digital Humanities Workspace or online!
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CDH affiliate dr. Fabian Ferrari will be one of the speakers at Studium Generale's event 'Can we stop the techbro's takeover?' on 17 April, along with social media researcher dr. Taylor Annabell. The event takes place at the Neude library in Utrecht, and there will be a live stream. No registration necessary.
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Do you want to speed up your analyses or simulations, or do you want to process large datasets? Are you ready to boost your skills in scientific computation, parallel programming, and deep learning? Then please take part in the UU High Performance Computing (HPC) Spring School from 12 to 22 May.
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