IViR is pleased to introduce our new visiting researchers Isabella Panico, Anaïs Bayrou and Sara Gallone.
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Introducing new staff
Since the summer, a number of new members of staff have joined IViR. In this post we introduce Aimen Taimur, who started last summer and Sofia Zampedri who started in September.
Vacancies: 2 PhD positions
IViR is looking for candidates for 2 PhD positions: (1) Systematic Actors and the Enforcement of Digital Rules and (2) Access, Actors and Accountability: The Role of Researchers in AI Governance.
End of an era … start of a new beginning
Last week IViR said goodbye to Anja Dobbelsteen, while we welcomed Carla Lampers at IViR from the 1st of September.
Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the European Journal of Risk Regulation (EJRR)
The rapid expansion of generative AI, cloud computing and cryptocurrency is driving unprecedented demand for data centres. Governments increasingly treat these facilities as essential infrastructure and compete to attract them through accelerated permitting, public subsidies and preferential access to energy and land. At the same time, communities are beginning to contest their demands on electricity, water and territory, as well as the secrecy surrounding their environmental and fiscal consequences.
Inspiring conference at IViR about economic aspects of copyright
On 6 and 7 July, IViR hosted the 23rd Annual Conference of the Society for Economic Research on Copyright Issues (SERCI). Academics, practitioners, government representatives and others from all across the world, united by their interest in the various economic aspects of copyright, gathered at the Institute for Information Law for two content-packed days with a keynote address by Imke Reimers (Cornell University), more than twenty other high-quality paper presentations and numerous inspiring conversations.
Successful Summer Courses on International Copyright and Policy and European Platform Regulation
In the first week of July, PhD candidates, practicing lawyers and civil society participants set course for Amsterdam to attend IViR’s annual Summer Courses on International Copyright and Policy and European Platform Regulation.
New book: The Cambridge Handbook of Media Law and Policy in Europe
This handbook analyses pressing legal and policy issues that have arisen in the rapidly changing media ecosystem: from threats to media freedom and pluralism and the safety of journalists to challenges arising from the shift to platform-based communication, the spread of disinformation and the impact of AI on media and news production.
Paddy Leerssen appointed as Assistant Professor in Platform Regulation
IViR is pleased to announce that Paddy Leerssen will become an Assistant Professor in Platform Regulation from September 1st.
Could AI break our news bubbles?
The dangers of AI are often highlighted. But how can we make technology work for us when we follow the news?
In her PhD thesis, Sanne Vrijenhoek examined how technology can strengthen the position of newsrooms. ‘Personalised news recommendations could also help people break out of their bubble.’