This could certainly be seen as old news, but I only recently discovered that there are videos of the whole event. In 2017, Wiebe Bijker retired from Maastricht University, after a long and distinguished career. This could not go unmarked. Wiebe gave a farewell lecture, called “Constructing Worlds: Reflections on Science, Technology and Democracy (and […]
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On 2 March 2021, Kathleen Gregory will defend her PhD at Maastricht University. The title of her PhD is Findable and reusable? Data discovery practices in research. The defence will be online, and I will add the link here once it is known. Similarly, I will add the link to the digital version of the […]
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The annual Dutch celebration of research focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data. It will be held in a corona-safe location in Amsterdam on 26 November, and live-streamed. I am honoured to have been invited to be one of the speakers, alongside colleagues Rianne Letschert and Katleen Gabriels from Maastricht University, plus many more. More […]
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Anna Bon will defend her PhD called Intervention or Collaboration? Redesigning Information and Communication Technologies for Development. It is a hybrid event, both online and live in the aula at Maastricht University. Together with Hans Akkermans (VU), I had the pleasure of supervising Anna’s work. You can follow the defense via this link. A full […]
Strategies for a Humanistic Digital Future Third Workshop on Digital Humanism 19-20 November 2020 at 4:00 p.m. CET. (online only) The Digital Humanism initiative was launched during a workshop on Digital Humanism in Vienna in April 2019. The first workshop brought together academics from different disciplines, such as political science, law, sociology, history, anthropology, philosophy, […]
During the height of the lockdown in early 2020, students and colleagues at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences produced a booklet of poetry and images. This beautifully captures a particular moment, as we all came to terms with the new situation. It was also a way of keeping in contact with one another […]
While some colleagues were doing fieldwork for the Making Clinical Sense project, we wrote postcards to each other. They documented observations, ideas, dilemmas, puzzles, and everyday happenings. Of course they are short, capturing moments of observation or questions or a short greeting. But as we have learned in our project, from studying how doctors learn […]
Over the past few years, together with many colleagues, I have been setting up a BA Digital Society at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University. It is an interdisciplinary programme. Our graduates will work at the interface of society and digitalisation. I wrote a short article about our aims for the […]
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Earlier this year, the corona virus started to take its toll around the world. It affects people’s health and daily lives, and healthcare systems. The economic well-being of individuals, companies, sectors and countries are threatened. This short article draws on input provided by early career researchers involved in the Digital Society Programme (that involves all […]
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Together with Andrew Webster (University of York, England), I have edited a book. It is both a celebration of the Health, Technology and Society series (published by Palgrave Macmillan) that we have jointly edited since 2006. In this compilation, we aim to capture examples of the excellent scholarship that the series produced and to reflect […]
Finding your way in STS
/in Presentations, Publications /by Sally WyattThis could certainly be seen as old news, but I only recently discovered that there are videos of the whole event. In 2017, Wiebe Bijker retired from Maastricht University, after a long and distinguished career. This could not go unmarked. Wiebe gave a farewell lecture, called “Constructing Worlds: Reflections on Science, Technology and Democracy (and […]
Kathleen Gregory to defend her PhD
/in News, Research Projects /by Sally WyattOn 2 March 2021, Kathleen Gregory will defend her PhD at Maastricht University. The title of her PhD is Findable and reusable? Data discovery practices in research. The defence will be online, and I will add the link here once it is known. Similarly, I will add the link to the digital version of the […]
Gala van de Wetenschap
/in News, Presentations /by Sally WyattThe annual Dutch celebration of research focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Big Data. It will be held in a corona-safe location in Amsterdam on 26 November, and live-streamed. I am honoured to have been invited to be one of the speakers, alongside colleagues Rianne Letschert and Katleen Gabriels from Maastricht University, plus many more. More […]
Anna Bon – PhD defense
/in News /by Sally WyattAnna Bon will defend her PhD called Intervention or Collaboration? Redesigning Information and Communication Technologies for Development. It is a hybrid event, both online and live in the aula at Maastricht University. Together with Hans Akkermans (VU), I had the pleasure of supervising Anna’s work. You can follow the defense via this link. A full […]
Digital Humanism Workshop
/in News, Presentations /by Sally WyattStrategies for a Humanistic Digital Future Third Workshop on Digital Humanism 19-20 November 2020 at 4:00 p.m. CET. (online only) The Digital Humanism initiative was launched during a workshop on Digital Humanism in Vienna in April 2019. The first workshop brought together academics from different disciplines, such as political science, law, sociology, history, anthropology, philosophy, […]
Poetry during lockdown
/in News, Publications /by Sally WyattDuring the height of the lockdown in early 2020, students and colleagues at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences produced a booklet of poetry and images. This beautifully captures a particular moment, as we all came to terms with the new situation. It was also a way of keeping in contact with one another […]
Sending postcards
/in News, Publications /by Sally WyattWhile some colleagues were doing fieldwork for the Making Clinical Sense project, we wrote postcards to each other. They documented observations, ideas, dilemmas, puzzles, and everyday happenings. Of course they are short, capturing moments of observation or questions or a short greeting. But as we have learned in our project, from studying how doctors learn […]
BA Digital Society
/in News /by Sally WyattOver the past few years, together with many colleagues, I have been setting up a BA Digital Society at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Maastricht University. It is an interdisciplinary programme. Our graduates will work at the interface of society and digitalisation. I wrote a short article about our aims for the […]
Digital hopes and fears in times of pandemic
/in News, Publications /by Sally WyattEarlier this year, the corona virus started to take its toll around the world. It affects people’s health and daily lives, and healthcare systems. The economic well-being of individuals, companies, sectors and countries are threatened. This short article draws on input provided by early career researchers involved in the Digital Society Programme (that involves all […]
Health, Technology & Society: “Greatest Hits”
/in News, Publications /by Sally WyattTogether with Andrew Webster (University of York, England), I have edited a book. It is both a celebration of the Health, Technology and Society series (published by Palgrave Macmillan) that we have jointly edited since 2006. In this compilation, we aim to capture examples of the excellent scholarship that the series produced and to reflect […]