Behind the scenes, we have been working on the launch of our new website. Our aim was to make the website more user-friendly, intuitive and informative. To find our services tailored to your needs, you can now simply click on your (academic) role to be taken to our support pages specifically for researchers, for teachers or for students of the UU Faculty of Humanities. Check it out for yourself at cdh.uu.nl! |
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| Hugo Quené appointed on CLARIAH-NL Supervisory Board |
| | NVivo video tutorial published on CDH website (UU-login) |
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| Since September 2024, CLARIAH-NL is leading the ongoing development and the sustainability of the Dutch national infrastructure for digital humanities research. We are proud to announce that Prof. dr. Hugo Quené (director of the Centre for Digital Humanities) is one of the three CLARIAH-NL Supervisory Board members, appointed by the Council of Deans in Arts and Humanities. |
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| NVivo is a popular software program designed to help analyse qualitative data. Julia Straatman (Data School researcher) teaches the CDH workshop: Introduction to NVivo for UU Faculty of Humanities staff & students. This workshop often has a waitlist. Now, UU staff & students from all faculties can watch a beginner-friendly NVivo video tutorial on the CDH website, provided by Julia Straatman. |
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| | Austrian delegation visit |
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| Data School heeft in 2025 nieuwe stageplekken beschikbaar. Als stagiair bij Data School loop je mee met bestaande projecten en heb je de kans om een eigen onderzoeksproject in te brengen en uit te werken. De onderzoekslijnen zijn 'Verantwoorde datapraktijken en AI' en/of 'Publieke debatten online'. |
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In recent years, Data School has supported Austrian civil servants with training on responsible AI governance. The Austrian School of Government & Data School organised a study visit for top civil servants to experience firsthand the Dutch ecosystem of higher education, research, and public management.
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| In honour of Human Rights Day on 10 December, Iris Muis (Data School Lead Operations) spoke to AT5 about digital rights. AT5 is a news provider for the region of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Iris Muis explained the importance of human rights in the context of a world that is becoming increasingly digital. |
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UDCC Call for Proposals:
Data Visualisation Projects |
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| Are you a researcher at Utrecht University looking to create insightful data visualisations to increase the depth and impact of your research? Do you need support with developing interactive visual tools or integrating diverse data sources?
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For this first Utrecht Digital Competence Center (UDCC) call, developers from the CDH Research Software Lab and the Research Engineering team (Information & Technology Services) will combine their expertise to support researchers across Utrecht University.
We invite staff from all disciplines with a data visualisation challenge to apply for free development support (max. 0,5 fte for a duration of one year) to realise your ideas. The deadline for application is 2 February 2025. |
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| The ATRIUM (Advancing fronTier Research In the arts and hUManities) project is conducting a survey to assess the skills needed for the use of research services and tools. |
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On 16 January 2025, the Faculty of Science will host the period-2 meeting of the Utrecht NLP Hub (NLP@U). The event is open to all researchers at UU or UMCU who are interested in NLP.
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The AI Helpdesk, an initiative supported by the Utrecht Young Academy and hosted by Utrecht University, is now live and available in Dutch at ikhebeenvraagoverai.nl.
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| CDH Training Programme - Spring 2025 |
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| 22 January 2025 | In-person | Open to all |
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| 5 February 2025 | In-person | Open to all |
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| 7 February 2025 | In-person & online | Open to all |
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| 7 February 2025 | In-person & online | Open to all |
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| 12 February 2025 | In-person | For humanities staff & students |
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| 21 February 2025 | In-person | For humanities staff & students |
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| 6 March 2025 | In-person | For humanities staff & students |
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| 18 March 2025 | Online | For humanities staff & students |
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| 28 March 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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Data School Impact Conference
Making a Difference: Societal Impact through Collaborative Research |
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| The transdisciplinary conference Making a Difference. Societal Impact through Collaborative Research (7 & 8 April 2025, organised by Data School) aims to connect practitioners from the public sector and media industries with researchers working on societal challenges linked to digital technologies. The conference consists of a series of keynote talks, panels, and engaging workshops. |
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| The final Digital Humanities walk-in hour of 2024 has taken place. After a break for the holidays, we will resume our weekly DH walk-in hours on Thursday, 16 January 2025. Join us on Thursdays from 14:00 to 15:00 hrs in the Digital Humanities Workspace at the Utrecht University Library or virtually via Teams. |
| Did you know that we maintain an up-to-date overview of interesting Digital Humanities (DH) events on our website? You can check our curated calendar for upcoming events and attend DH sessions relevant to your expertise. There is a mix of online, hybrid and in-person events available.
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The CDH team wishes you happy holidays & we hope to meet you (again) in 2025! |
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