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34e Anéla-/VIOT Juniorendag▲

Date: Friday 23 May 2025
Location: Utrecht University, Janskerkhof 15A & Janskerkhof 2-3

Keynote speakers:
– Yvette Linders From reliable sources: what misinformation research brings to practice
– Claartje ter Hoeven The human labor behind AI

 

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The annual Anéla/VIOT Juniorendag (junior research day) will take place at Utrecht University on Friday 23 May 2025. BA and MA students, recent graduates, and PhD candidates will have the opportunity to present their research in the field of applied linguistics (language use, language acquisition, language education, language proficiency, or communication) during the Juniorendag. Both lectures and poster presentations are welcome. Lectures will last 15 minutes. Additionally, the annual Anéla-VIOT Thesis Award for the best MA-thesis in the field will be awarded during this day.

 

Registration
Registrationform for the Juniorendag.
For questions, please email: anelaviotjuniorendag@gmail.com.

Abstract Keynote Yvette Linders From reliable sources: what misinformation research brings to practice
The consequences of incorrect or misleading information can be significant. The most extreme consequences often receive the most attention, such as the example of the armed man who invaded an American pizzeria because he believed a conspiracy theory that claimed that an international child trafficking network was located there. But negative consequences of misinformation can also be seen close to home and sometimes less prominently in the news. During the Corona surge, for instance, hospitals were faced with angry people who did not believe that hospitals were at maximum capacity because videos of an empty (because freshly cleaned) bed appeared online. A construction company involved in strengthening the coastline faced threats last year after conspiracy theorists made their activities seem suspicious. And a growing number of teenagers are choosing behavior that puts their health or finances at risk, based on posts by TikTok influencers.
Due to such negative consequences, there are many questions about misinformation: what makes misinformation sometimes so attractive and credible? How can people be made more resilient to different types of misinformation? And how can governments or organizations identify, evaluate, and effectively counter misinformation? Misinformation research answers these questions and in doing so provides tools for practice.

Abstract Keynote Claartje ter Hoeven The human labor behind AI
In the EU, millions of workers perform tasks such as data entry and categorizing text, mostly to make raw data readable for AI systems. This work is often done through digital labor platforms, such as Amazon Mechanical Turk. During her talk, Claartje ter Hoeven will discuss research on the working conditions and well-being of AI data workers in the EU. She will also show the documentary Ghost Workers by Lisette Olsthoorn, featuring six data workers from different EU countries.
Claartje ter Hoeven is professor Communication and Information Studies at Utrecht University and principal investigator of the ERC GHOSTWORK project. Her research focuses on the human labor required to make artificial intelligence function.

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How to get there?
Address (starting location)
Janskerkhof 15A (Utrecht University)
3512 BL Utrecht
Maps

Public transport/on foot
The location is easy to reach from Utrecht Central Station. It is about a 15-minute walk from the station to Janskerkhof.
It can also be reached by bus (approx. 5 minutes). Buses to Janskerkhof leave the station every few minutes (e.g., bus 50, 8, 28, 18). Check your travel app for the best connection. Get off at the stop Janskerkhof and walk to Janskerkhof 15A in 2 minutes.

Car
The venue can be reached by car, but parking in the city centre of Utrecht is very expensive. It might be cheaper to park outside the city centre and take the tram/bus to Janskerkhof.

Parking spaces near Janskerkhof
• It is possible to park at Janskerkhof (€7,84 per hour, day pass: €54,92).
• Parking garage Q-park La Vie (maximum daily rate: €41).
Click here for more information and for parking options outside the city centre.

Organization committee
Wieke Harmsen (RU) (chair)
Tessa van Charldorp (UU) (senior member Anéla, coordinator location)
Charlotte van der Voort (LEI) (treasurer)
Stef Spronck (UU) (senior member Anéla, treasurer)
Roos Zwiers (RU) (coordinator PR)
Ronja van Zijverden (UU) (coordinator communication)
Mylene van der Scheer (UU) (coordinator program)
Maarten van Leeuwen (LEI) (senior member VIOT, PR)

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