Op 26 mei 2026 zijn de winnaars van de UvA-scriptieprijs 2026 bekend gemaakt. De jury, die bestond uit decanen van alle faculteiten, heeft besloten welke talentvolle studenten dit jaar de beste scriptie van hun faculteit hebben geschreven. Uit deze scripties wordt op donderdag 29 oktober 2026 tijdens de UvA Onderwijsdag de hoofdprijswinnaar bekend gemaakt.
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Winner Announcement for the IViR “Science Fiction & Information Law” Writing Competition
The Award Ceremony for the 4th edition of the IViR “Science Fiction & Information Law” Writing Competition was held on Thursday, 21 May, at CPDP in Brussels. A wonderful occasion to explore this edition’s theme, “The Technologised Future of Truth”, and honour the most valuable contributions.
Special issue Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice about music metadata
In the next upcoming special issue of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice six articles about music metadata written by IViR researchers will be published. These articles analyse music metadata issues through various, primarily legal lenses.
IViR at CPDP 2026
Tomorrow the 19th international conference CPDP kicks off in Brussels. Researchers from IViR are well represented in different panels.
Seventh shortlisted story of the Science Fiction and Information Law Writing Competition
As part of the fourth IViR Science Fiction and Information Law competition, DigiCon will publish the stories of the finalists every week. The winning stories will be revealed during the CPDP 2026 conference in Brussels on 19-22 May.
Sixth shortlisted story of the Science Fiction and Information Law Writing Competition
As part of the fourth IViR Science Fiction and Information Law competition, DigiCon will publish the stories of the finalists every week. The winning stories will be revealed during the CPDP 2026 conference in Brussels on 19-22 May.
Fifth shortlisted story of the Science Fiction and Information Law Writing Competition
As part of the fourth IViR Science Fiction and Information Law competition, DigiCon will publish the stories of the finalists every week. The winning stories will be revealed during the CPDP 2026 conference in Brussels on 19-22 May.
IViR in de Media: “Datakluis toeslagenaffaire kan ook met heel veel goeie wil niet per ongeluk zijn kwijtgeraakt”
Donderdag werd bekend dat de Belastingdienst vorig jaar een verloren gewaande datakluis met daarin 64 miljoen documenten weer heeft terugvonden. Die miljoenen documenten waren zeer van pas gekomen in het onderzoek van de parlementaire enquêtecommissie over de toeslagenaffaire. Het is het zoveelste hoofdstuk in een boek vol zwarte bladzijden en de vraag dringt zich op: hoe raak je een datakluis kwijt? Heleen Janssen is wetenschappelijk onderzoeker bij het Instituut voor Informatierecht en geeft commentaar.
Fourth shortlisted story of the Science Fiction and Information Law Writing Competition
As part of the fourth IViR Science Fiction and Information Law competition, DigiCon will publish the stories of the finalists every week. The winning stories will be revealed during the CPDP 2026 conference in Brussels on 19-22 May.
IViR in the Media: Kristina Irion cited in The Guardian
US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret. Kristina Irion comments on the news.