Symposium media/environment: Screens and Streams in the Age of Climate Crisis
July 1st, 2026 - What are the planetary burdens of media technology? What cultural and aesthetic frameworks shape... Read more
The institute is giving a full summer school in Leiden on the use of GenAI in Academia
June 9th, 2026 - The Network Institute organized a summer school fully dedicated to the usage of Generative AI in aca... Read more
Research Spotlight: User Study of Tool-assisted CVSS Scoring: An Outcome of 2025 Network Institute Visit Published at CHI 2026
June 7th, 2026 - We congratulate Dr. Mengyuan Zhang and Dr. Lianying Zhao on their recent publication. One of VU\'s... Read more
Hack4Her 2026 Edition
June 7th, 2026 - The wait is over. You can now register for Hack4Her VU! We are kicking things off with a day of h... Read more
Call for 2026-2027 Network Institute Academy Assistant Projects
May 11th, 2026 - Apply for an interdisciplinary research project and work with 2 student assistants! Deadline Ju... Read more
Research Spotlight: Network Institute Academy Assistants PoliBias Project leads to new insights into Political Bias in AI
May 11th, 2026 - Last summer, Dr. Jieying Chen from the Department of Computer Science and Dr. Chendi Wang from the D... Read more