News & Media
News from the ESDIT programme + media appearances by our researchers
— VACANCY CLOSED — Postdoc position “The potential of living labs for the ethics of technology: developing new empirical and philosophical methods”
Postdoc position “The potential of living labs for the ethics of technology: developing new empirical and philosophical methods” available at TU Delft, Faculty of Technology, Policy & Management. Application deadline: 15 May 2023.
— VACANCY CLOSED — PhD position in philosophy and ethics of technology
PhD position Philosophy and Ethics of Technology available at Technical University of Eindhoven (TU/e), Department Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences. Application deadline: 17 May 2023.
Behnam Taebi appointed as member of Dutch Scientific Climate Council
On the recommendation of Minister Jetten for Climate and Energy, the Dutch government has approved the appointment of nine new members of the Scientific Climate Council (WKR). Among them are TU Delft researchers Kornelis Blok and Behnam Taebi. The council advises the government on climate policy, based on independent scientific expertise.
— VACANCY CLOSED — PhD position “Improving ethical analysis”
PhD position available at the department of philosophy – University of Twente on “Improving ethical analysis through better theories of the moral role of technological products and systems”. Application deadline: 3 May 2023.
ESDiT Research line leader Wijnand IJsselsteijn has been awarded the Distinguished NIAS-Lorentz Fellowship 2024/25
Wijnand IJsselsteijn has been awarded the Distinguished NIAS-Lorentz Fellowship 2024/25 for his research on progressively lifelike virtual embodiments in the metaverse. During his fellowship, from September 2024 onwards, he will unpack and analyze the psychological effects and ethical values at stake in relation to the introduction of virtual and augmented reality – together referred to as eXtended Reality, or XR – at a large scale and with unprecedented quality.
Just Perceive: How Phenomenology and the Arts Can Guide Us in the Tech Era – seminar recording now available
Towards an Ethics of Attention – seminar recording now available
ESDIT program leader Philip Brey wins Weizenbaum Award for his contribution to computer ethics
Philip Brey, professor of philosophy at the University of Twente and ESDIT program leader, has won the 2022 Weizenbaum Award. The award is awarded every two years to an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of information and computer ethics...
Closure ESDiT support office for the holidays
The ESDiT support office will be closed from 21 December to 5 January. Happy holidays!
Impressions of a successful ESDIT2022 conference
On 6 & 7 October the ESDIT2022 conference took place. We had 189 participants from 24 countries, who discussed the ethics of socially disruptive technologies in 14 program tracks. In this post a photo impression. We would like to thank all speakers and participants for their contribution to this successful conference!