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News from the ESDIT programme + media appearances by our researchers
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!...
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.
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.
Postdoc Position in Ethics, Technology, and Epistemic Agency Vacancy – CLOSED –
Join the Ethics Institute of Utrecht University for three years as a postdoctoral researcher! You will carry out research within the project “The Impact of Socially Disruptive Technologies on Epistemic Agency”, as part of the inter-university Gravitation consortium Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technology (ESDiT). The application deadline is 3 June 2025.
PhD Position Conceptual Engineering as Political Struggle (Vacancy)
In this project at the philosophy section of Delft University of Technology you will investigate the politics of conceptual engineering from a pluralist perspective, taking socially disruptive technologies (SDTs) as a case in point. The application deadline is 29 June 2025.
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.
Dr. Bernice Bovenkerk (WUR) awarded a vici grant for the project The promise and perils of digital technology for human–animal relationships
Dr. Bernice Bovenkerk awarded a vici grant for the project “The promise and perils of digital technology for human–animal relationships”
Aligning traffic with public values is complex—could navigation apps ‘nudge’ drivers to do better?
We all want livable cities and clean air. But how can we ensure driver autonomy while promoting public values in mobility? The Driving for Values project [a collaboration between AMS Institute, the City of Amsterdam and ESDIT researchers] offers solutions for integrating smart navigation into cities—while covering critical ethical bases.
The Ethics of Artificial Wombs: an interview with Julia Hermann
ESDiT researcher Julia Hermann is interviewed by Ricardo Lopes of podcast The Dissenter about her research on ectogestative technology, or in simpler terms: artificial wombs.
The programme of the 4TU.Ethics/ESDiT Conference is live
The programme of the 4TU.Ethics/ESDiT Conference Rethinking Ethics – Reimagining Technology University of TWente, 2-4 October 2024) is now available!