Research on ethics and technology often addresses questions that are relevant beyond academia. Members of the 4TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology therefore regularly contribute to public discussions through interviews, opinion pieces, podcasts, radio programmes, public lectures, and online platforms. These activities provide opportunities to share research insights with wider audiences and contribute to societal conversations about the development and use of technology.
4TU.Ethics Blog
Beyond engagement with external media, 4TU.Ethics operates its own media platform through the 4TU.Ethics blog. This blog publishes contributions from members of the community and features thematic series on topics such as the biennial 4TU.Ethics conferences, responsible innovation, philosophy of technology, well-being, efforts to connect academic research with societal practice, etc. By providing a space for accessible and timely reflection on ethical issues in science and technology, the blog enables 4TU.Ethics researchers to reach audiences both within and beyond academia.
Member's activities
Our members engage with a variety of media outlets, ranging from national newspapers and magazines to public broadcasters, specialist publications, and online knowledge platforms. Their contributions cover topics such as artificial intelligence, risk and uncertainty, animal ethics, healthcare technologies, sustainability, and responsible innovation. Recent examples include:
Newspaper articles
Bernice Bovenkerk was interviewed for an article in the Dutch newspaper Trouw about a genetically modified dog designed to prevent allergic reactions in humans. Published August 16, 2026
Magazines
Bernice Bovenkerk was interviewed for the Dutch magazine Tijdschrift voor Diergeneeskunde about the importance of recognizing Agency in animals. Published July 2026
Bernice Bovenkerk was interviewed by Bionieuws for the article Via dashboards raken we het directe contact met dieren kwijt (in Dutch) Published March 21, 2026.
Bernice Bovenkerk was interviewed by VMT on how technology changes the way we understand animals (in Dutch). Published October 31, 2025.
Social media
Engin Bozdag participated on a panel on Automating Privacy Reviews with LLMs. Published on YouTube on February 13, 2025.
Engin Bozdag participated on a panel on Privacy Design Patterns for AI Systems. Published on YouTube on July 18, 2024.
Engin Bozdag gave a presentation on Automating Technical Privacy Reviews Using LLMs. Published on YouTube on June 4, 2024.Â
Engin Bozdag joined a webinar on Adapting Privacy & Security for GenAI. Published on YouTube on May 10, 2024.
Podcast
Maaike van der Horst was a guest at NOS Met het Oog op Morgen at August 8, 2026, starting at 46:00 in the broadcast.
Sabine Roeser was interviewed by VPRO Argos about an article she wrote on breastfeeding. Listen to the episode Evangelie van de fles starting from 32:00 (in Dutch). Published November 29, 2025
Engin Bozdag participated in a podcast on Anonymization & Deletion at Scale that was published April 8, 2024.
Sabine Roeser was also interviewed on her research on risk, emotions and art for the ESDiT consortium. Published July 2022.
Blogs
Sabine Roeser has also written various massages and blogs for the website Beste-ID, a website that brings together scholars from all kinds of fields.
Contact
For more information about collaboration with 4TU.Ethics, please contact our members individually or one of our coordinators at info@ethicsandtechnology.eu