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On December 2nd, the ELSA lab at Wageningen University & Research hosts the annual ELSA event where various parties (such as software developers, hardware suppliers, researchers, policy makers, and supply chain partners) will present, learn, and discuss AI in agri-food. The focus of this event is on potential trade-offs within responsible entrepreneurship, for example "How can we use AI innovations for sustainability while also attaining business goals?"

The programme is open to everyone who is interested in AI in the sustainable food chain. The chairman of this event is sustainable entrepreneur Leen Zevenbergen. Click here to sign up for this event or to get more information.

The Newsflash provides quick and bite-sized updates on what's happening at the Faculty of Science of Utrecht University. In the latest edition, you can learn more about research showing that the Greenland ice sheet temporarily stores large volumes of meltwater during the summer, contributing to sea level rise. Furthermore, the CloudRoots project, a collaboration between Utrecht University and Wageningen University, is set to investigate the interactions between the atmosphere and Amazon ecosystems.

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Understanding society, that is what drives Tilburg University.

The university stands out for its knowledge in the disciplines economics, business studies, and entrepreneurship, the social and behavioral sciences, law and public governance, the humanities and digital sciences, and theology.

Curious to know what it is like to work at Tilburg University? Watch these testimonials from researchers.

On Friday 31 January, the focus areas Applied Data Science, Governing the Digital Society and Human-centered Artificial Intelligence from Utrecht University are organizing an interdisciplinary conference focused on the theme of “AI Transformations: Language, Technology, and Society” at the Railway Museum in Utrecht. The event aims to foster engaging and informed discussions on the pressing topics within the realm of AI Transformations regarding language, technology, and society.

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Andreas Bayerl, Assistant Professor in Marketing at Erasmus School of Economics, introduced in a new study the gender rating gap: women’s average online review ratings are higher than those of men. This is due to a difference in men’s and women’s likelihood of sharing online satisfaction or dissatisfaction. Bayerl’s finding that women are more hesitant than men to express their views online, mainly when dissatisfied, is concerning. It suggests that the conditions in the socio-cultural environment may not be sufficiently safe for women to speak up freely, which affects us all as a society.

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Innovative, intercultural and international. That’s what Leiden University stands for. Leiden University has been making a prominent contribution to prosperity, well-being and culture since 1575, in a climate where every individual can develop his or her talents free from any ideological, cultural, religious or other limitations. Leiden is both small scale and personal. Discover our freedom of spirit, embodied daily by critical students, researchers and staff members.

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Are you interested in starting a career in the Netherlands after graduation? Then don’t miss this event! Erasmus University’s career and entrepreneurship experts are ready to prepare you for a smooth start on the Dutch labour market or entrepreneurial scene. International alumni will share their first-hand experiences with you. And the keynote speaker will provide some inspiration and motivation to get you started.

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The mental health of young people, especially since the pandemic, is under scrutiny. PhD student Kayla Green (Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences) prefers to look at the well-being of young people. Together with young people, she developed an approach to better measure well-being. Young people experience a lot of school-related stress, and financial stress has also been found to be a predictor of reduced well-being.

Read Kayla’s full story

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Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a young university, which combines scientific curiosity with a hands-on mentality. Societal challenges on Health, Energy and Smart Mobility are the driving force for its research. TU/e offers an international job environment with employees from more than 100 countries.

“We are a university where special things happen.” Curious about working at TU/e? https://www.academictransfer.com/en/employer/eindhoven-university-of-technology/

Would you like to stay up to date with what is happening at the Faculty of Science of Utrecht University? The latest Newsflash highlights mathematician Jan-Willem van Ittersum, who received the prestigious Christiaan Huygens prize for his groundbreaking PhD research. Additionally, Jasper Kars conducted PhD research on the interplay between AI and democracy and the high-tech plant lab NPEC was visited by Dutch TV producers.

Discover more news from the Faculty of Science here.

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