News and Events

Algowatch project was awarded the Best Media Literacy Initiative for Young People at the annual Media Literacy Ireland (MLI) Awards, held at Virgin Media Studios in Dublin, Ireland.… Read More

Algowatch project was awarded the Best Media Literacy Initiative for Young People at the annual Media Literacy Ireland (MLI) Awards, held at Virgin Media Studios in Dublin, Ireland.… Read More

Last week, Aphra Kerr and D. Rahiman delivered a workshop titled “The Role of Libraries in a World of AI and Misinformation” to 40 librarians at Waterford City Hall. The session used materials developed through the AlgoWatch project, adapted for the Irish context.… Read More

“Disinformation, Gender, and AI: The Power of Media and Information Literacy” was the title of the final conference for the European projects AlgoWatch and GenderED Coalition, which took place in Paris on 29 September 2025.… Read More

Students from the 11th grade at Lagoa Secondary School in the Azores, Portugal, organised an AlgoWatch exhibition on 30 September, marking the final day of the project.… Read More

AlgoWatch held an exhibition and four workshops at the Portlaoise Public Library in Co. Laois, Ireland, from 23 to 30 September 2025. The Irish project team, including researchers Aphra and Feby, worked closely with library staff and local secondary schools to make the events a success.… Read More

Media literacy in community projects against disinformation was the title of a presentation delivered by Vitor Tomé at the 22nd BAD Regional Meeting in the Azores, held at the Atlântida Cine Centro de Cultura, Museu de Santa Maria, on 25 and 26 September.… Read More

The Irish team of the Algowatch project was part of the #exploreAI pop-up exhibition at the Douglas Hyde Gallery in Dublin, held on 26 September as part of European Researchers’ Night.… Read More

Algowatch researchers Carlos Pinheiro and Vitor Tomé travelled to Bragança, Portugal, on 12 and 13 September to present the project’s toolkit and other resources to the Portuguese Public Libraries Network.… Read More

The AlgoWatch project was featured at UNESCO’s Digital Learning Week, held from 2 to 5 September at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.… Read More

AlgoWatch engaged curious minds at Dublin Maker 2025 on Saturday, 30 August, by showcasing its game, Eunopia: Mission AI.… Read More

“Artificial intelligence, communication in the public space and disruption,” was the title of a presentation delivered by Vitor Tomé at the 5th Education Meeting in Cantanhede on 15 July 2025.… Read More

The AlgoWatch project launched its AI and Algorithm Literacy exhibition at the News Museum in Sintra, Portugal, on 30 June, marking a milestone in its mission to promote media and information literacy, and the exhibition will remain open to the public until October.… Read More

The AlgoWatch project was presented to over 100 professionals at the 6th Meeting of Higher Education Libraries in Carcavelos, Portugal.… Read More

Approximately 50 social mediators from Portugal’s Programa Escolhas, a long-standing national governmental initiative dedicated to promoting social inclusion and equal opportunities, participated in two webinars organised by the Algowatch project on 8th May.… Read More

The Algowatch project, focusing on expertise and literacy in the age of Artificial Intelligence, was prominently featured at the annual Library Association of Ireland and CILIP Ireland Joint Annual Conference 2025.… Read More

The Voices Festival’s Exhibition Hall featured a dedicated Media Information Literacy (MIL) corner, where consortium members engaged with visitors and showcased their projects, including the Algowatch project, which presented a video teaser of Eunopia.… Read More

DKMK, the Croatian partner in the Algowatch project, conducted a dynamic 90-minute workshop at the Voices Festival, attracting approximately 30 participants with a focus on Algo-AI literacy.… Read More