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Ethics of e-Research

by Anne Beaulieu 29 June 2010

A new initiative has been launched by the Oxford e-Science Center and the VKS in collaboration with the UK Directorate for Digital Social Research. It will support discussion around questions like Does e-research raise specific ethical issues? Can researchers make their voices heard through a Manifesto for Ethics in e-Research? in order to  initiate a [...]

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Digitising social science and humanities: Global challenges and opportunities

by admin 10 May 2009

10-12 May 2009, Bergen, Norway The Maastricht Virtual Knowledge Studio and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada are organizing a session for the World Social Science Forum to be held in Bergen from 10-12 May 2009. The Forum is organized by the International Social Science Council in co-operation with the Stein Rokkan [...]

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Conference on e-research at Oxford Internet Institute

by admin 11 September 2008

11-13 September 2008, Oxford, UK Nick Jankowski and Andrea Scharnhorst are organizing a panel entitled ” e-Collaboration: Theoretical Issues, Empirical Studies, Practical Experiences of Distant Research Collaboratories” at the upcoming conference on e-research at Oxford Internet Institute, 11-13 September 2008. More information about and registration to the conference. More details about the panel

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HYDROUS’08

by admin 21 August 2008

21 August 2008, Rotterdam HYDROUS’08 is an EASST side event hosted from 18:00-23:00 at the V2 Institute for Unstable Media (Eendrachtstraat 10, Rotterdam). It is an occasion for sharing the ideas and techniques of scholars and artists working at the intersection of STS and water governance. Our aim is to gather together and contribute to [...]

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VKS celebrating the KNAW’s 200th Anniversary

by admin 8 May 2008

8 May 2008, Amsterdam We marked this anniversary with an installation presented by the VKS at the 8 May celebration at the Beurs van Berlage. The installation was developed around the work entitled Poser, by Constant Dullaart. More on the KNAW 200 celebration

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Workshop on Evolution and physics

by admin 10 January 2008
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January 2008, The Simulation collaboratory and the CREEN project announce a multidisciplinary workshop on evolutionary perspectives on complex phenomena in nature and society. The 401. Heraeus workshop brings together scholars from physics, information and communication sciences, economics and sociology. See more about Evolution and Physics: Concepts, Models and Applications.

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Web Archiving

by admin 26 September 2006

26 September 2006, Amsterdam Meeting on the use of Web Archiving for research – a discussion from the point of view of the social scientist and humanities scholar. 26 September 2006 – at 13.30 o’clock – at the Virtual Knowledge Studio, Cruquiusweg 31, Amsterdam. In the Nicolaevsky Room. Please click here for the full invitation [...]

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