Are you interested in how European law and politics shape the twin objectives of digitalization and sustainability? Do you want to research the European legal framework governing the sustainability of digital infrastructures? Are you willing to critically engage with the multi-disciplinary field of digital sustainability? Then the PhD project ‘Sustainable digital infrastructure’ may be right for you.
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Introducing our new visiting researcher: Laura Di Nicola
IViR is pleased to introduce our new visiting researcher Laura Di Nicola.
Laura is a PhD candidate in Comparative and European Legal Studies at the University of Trento (Italy).
Vacancy: Postdoc – Generative AI content moderation
Help shape the future of AI governance in Europe. Join an ambitious research project on how platforms and providers moderate generative AI online content and how EU law can better protect fundamental rights in the digital age.
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.
Vacancy at IViR: Coördinator bedrijfsvoering
Vind je het leuk te werken in een dynamische en internationale onderzoeks- en onderwijsomgeving? Ben je ondernemend met oog voor detail en beschik je over uitstekende organisatie- en communicatievaardigheden? Houd je van afwisseling en een breed pakket van taken en verantwoordelijkheden? Dan ben jij mogelijk de perfecte kandidaat om de nieuwe Coördinator Bedrijfsvoering te worden bij het IViR.
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.
Video about Artificial Secrecy project
The research project Artificial secrecy: Taking Transparency in EU Digital and Data Regulation Seriously began in January 2026. Funded by NWO, the project explores the fundamental tension between secrecy claims and transparency needs in the context of EU digital and data legislation. This short video explains what the project entails.
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.