News & Media
News from the ESDIT programme + media appearances by our researchers
Prof. Ibo van de Poel awarded as TU Delft Professor of Excellence Award 2024
We are delighted that Prof. Ibo van de Poel, Professor of Ethics and Technology at TU Delft and member of ESDiT Management Board, has been awarded the TU Delft’s “Professor of Excellence Award 2024”!
– CLOSED – Vacancy: PhD on project “Towards an intercultural ethics of existential risks”
Our TU Delft partners are looking for a PhD candidate to work on the project “Towards an intercultural ethics of existential risks” embedded in our programme. Application deadline: 30 August 2024.
– CLOSED – Vacancy: PhD on The Role of Moral Creativity in Responsible Technology Development
Our TU Delft partners are looking for a PhD candidate to work on the project “The Role of Moral Creativity in Responsible Technology Development” embedded in our programme. Applications deadline: 30 August 2024
Caroline Bollen interviewed about her PhD project on Dutch National Radio
Caroline Bollen was interviewed on her work on Empathy by the Dutch NPO Radio 1, a public-service radio channel in the Netherlands, during a "De Nacht van..." session dedicated to science. During the interview, Caroline talked about the urgency for a new definition of...
“Governing Prometheus”: Benjamin Hofbauer’s PhD Defense
Benjamin Hofbauer defended his PhD dissertation “Governing Prometheus: Ethical Reflections on Risk & Uncertainty In Solar Climate Engineering Research” on 19 June at TU Delft.
Prof. Detlef van Vuuren awarded with Spinoza Award 2024
We are overjoyed that Detlef Van Vuuren has been awarded the Spinoza Prize – the highest distinction in Dutch science – for his scientific work this year!
– CLOSED – PhD candidate, Compliance by Design: Technical Challenges of EU AI Act Requirements and Their Ethical Implications
The University of Leiden is looking for a PhD candidate to work on the project: “Compliance by Design: Technical Challenges of EU AI Act Requirements and Their Ethical Implications.” Deadline for applications: 15 July 2024
– CLOSED – Vacancy: PhD on how AI technologies could be used to improve ethics methodology
The Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is looking a PhD student for a four-year project on whether (and if so, how) philosophers can use AI technologies to improve ethics methodology. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the final deadline for application is 31 August.
Prof. Vincent Blok appointed as professor of Philosophy of Data Science and AI at the Erasmus School of Philosophy
Prof. Vincent Blok, Professor in Philosophy of Technology and Responsible Innovation at Wageningen University and Research (WUR) and member of the ESDiT Management Board, has been appointed Professor of Philosophy of Data Science and AI at the Erasmus School of Philosophy (part-time) .
Caroline Bollen first ESDiT PhD graduate with her work on Empathy 2.0
On 28 May, at TU Delft, Caroline Bollen became the first ESDiT PhD graduating, as she successfully defended her PhD thesis: Empathy 2.0: What it means to be empathetic in a diverse and digital world.