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ISS contributes to €6.8 million national project on democratizing AI
The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) is proud to be part of DECIDE – Democratizing AI
- Wednesday 9 Jul 2025
- General
Successful PhD defence by Dr Maria Fernanda Morales Camacho
Dr Camacho’s PhD thesis explores how artisanal fishers in Costa Rica adapt to climate change
- Tuesday 8 Jul 2025
- PhD defence
Is the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation complicit in civilian harm?
In a new op-ed, Professor Thea Hilhorst (ISS) and Kate Mackintosh (UCLA) raise urgent concerns about GHF and their responsibility to humanitarian principles
- Tuesday 8 Jul 2025
- Opinion

Humanitarian Studies: Adapting and reworking in new times and contexts
ISS is hosting this one-day conference which will look at how global political currents affect the work of humanitarian actors and researchers
- Friday 12 Sep 2025, 09:30 - 18:00
- Conference