News and Events: Miscellaneous
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Headlines Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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(New) Doing science in times of COVID-19
Deadline: Tuesday 1 September 2020We, Giovanni Colavizza and Karlijn Roex (ILLC), are conducting a new study to understand how science is communicated during the coronavirus pandemic. All academic researchers, whether they are studying COVID-19 or not, are invited to undertake our 10-minute survey.
You can proceed to the survey through this link https://uvacommscience.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8owzLD0av9LUbNb
For more information, see https://covid19.humanities.uva.nl/ or contact Karlijn Roex at k.l.a.roex at uva.nl, or Giovanni Colavizza at g.colavizza at uva.nl. -
GPU facilities for research at University of Amsterdam
The High Performance Computing portfolio consists of several research services for researchers to make use of. One of the facilities are GPU facilities on the LISA Cluster.
For more information, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_Qay6hRQvw or contact Peter van Ormondt at P.vanOrmondt at uva.nl. -
New ILLC blogpost 'Music in our Genes', interview with Henkjan Honing
Newborns perceive rhythm, chimpanzees dance to music and pigeons can distinguish Bach from Stravinsky. The root of human musicality lies in our genes. An interview with music scientist Henkjan Honing.
For more information, see https://resources.illc.uva.nl/illc-blog/music-in-our-genes/ or contact Henkjan Honing at h.j.honing at uva.nl. -
14 April - 8 December 2020, Training SURF-systems for research
Date & Time: 14 April - 8 December 2020, 09:00-12:00
Location: OnlineDo you want to work with our systems, but do you lack the required knowledge? We regularly organize hands-on system trainings at our SURF office in Amsterdam.
Trainings will take place online until further notice due to the COVID-19 regulations.
For more information, see https://www.surf.nl/en/agenda/training-surf-systems-for-research or contact training at surfsara.nl.