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Stevin Prize for philosopher Ingrid Robeyns

Stevin Prize for philosopher Ingrid Robeyns

Foto: Studio Oostrum We are overjoyed that Ingrid Robeyns, ESDiT fellow and former member of the Management Board, has been awarded the Steven Prize - one of the most prestigious Dutch research awards. Please join us in congratulating her on such an achievement!...

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Women’s health and commercial health technologies – ESDIT researcher Naomi Jacobs in the Washington Post

Women’s health and commercial health technologies – ESDIT researcher Naomi Jacobs in the Washington Post

‘Femtech’ is a term for technologies that address female health needs, for example technologies that enable women to digitally track their period, manage their fertility, or support their pregnancy. Although femtech has the potential to benefit women, ESDIT researcher Naomi Jacobs has argued, there are various ethical concerns to be raised with current femtech apps. An article in today’s Washington Post addresses these issues as well, and quotes Jacobs.

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Postdoctoral Researcher Buddhist Ethics for a Systemic Answer to the Attention Economy Vacancy – Closed –

Postdoctoral Researcher Buddhist Ethics for a Systemic Answer to the Attention Economy Vacancy – Closed –

Are you interested in exploring systemic solutions to the challenges posed by the attention economy? Do you have a scholarly interest in Buddhist ethics? Are you enthusiastic about engaging in collaborative research within a large network of philosophers of technology as part of the ESDiT project? Then this vacancy at Eindhoven University of Technology may be of interest to you. The application deadline is 22 June 2025.

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PhD Position in Ethics and/or Political Philosophy Vacancy – CLOSED –

PhD Position in Ethics and/or Political Philosophy Vacancy – CLOSED –

Join the Ethics Institute of Utrecht University for four years as a PhD candidate! You will carry out research within the project “Assessing the Legitimacy of Global Governance in a Polycentric World of Socially Disruptive Technologies”, as part of the inter-university Gravitation consortium Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technology (ESDiT). The application deadline is 3 June 2025.

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