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-title: Barbora Wenzlova Wins KNVI 2025 Award for Thesis on Transparency in the Dutch Algorithm Register
+title: Barbora Wenzlova Wins Award for Thesis on Dutch Algorithm Register
 description: Barbora Wenzlova wins the KNVI 2025 Award for her OpenGov Lab thesis on transparency in the Dutch Algorithm Register, written under the supervision of Jaap Kamps.
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-# Barbora Wenzlova Wins KNVI 2025 Award for OpenGov Lab Thesis on Transparency in the Dutch Algorithm Register
+# Barbora Wenzlova Wins Award for Thesis on Dutch Algorithm Register
 
+We’re proud to share that **Barbora Wenzlova** has won the **Victorine van Schaick Prize 2025**, awarded by the Victorine van Schaick Fund, for her [Cultural Data & AI](https://www.uva.nl/shared-content/programmas/en/masters/cultural-data-ai/cultural-data-and-artificial-intelligence.html) master thesis, written under supervision of **Jaap Kamps** at the **ICAI OpenGov Lab**.
 
-We’re proud to share that **Barbora Wenzlova** has won the **Victorine van Schaick Prize 2025**, awarded by the Victorine van Schaick Fund, for her [Cultural Data & AI](https://www.uva.nl/shared-content/programmas/en/masters/cultural-data-ai/cultural-data-and-artificial-intelligence.html) master thesis, written under  supervision of Jaap Kamps at the ICAI OpenGov Lab.
+Barbora received the award at the annual conference of the [KNVI](https://www.knvi.nl/) (Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging van Informatieprofessionals) in Ermelo on November 6, where she presented her research to an audience of information professionals focused on responsible and transparent digital transformation.
 
-Barbora received the award at the annual conference of the [KNVI](https://www.knvi.nl/) (Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging van Informatieprofessionals) in Ermelo on November 6, where she also presented her research to an audience of information professionals working on responsible and transparent digital transformation.
+![Barbora receiving the KNVI 2025 Award](barbora-knvi-2025.jpg){ loading=lazy }
 
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-Her thesis, **“[Beyond Disclosure: Evaluating Algorithmic Transparency in the Dutch Algorithm Register](https://scripties.uba.uva.nl/search?id=c13578141),”** examines the Dutch Algorithm Register as a case study to evaluate the extent to which algorithm disclosures support democratic oversight, and to analyze institutional dynamics that shape these transparency practices. 
+Her thesis, **“[Beyond Disclosure: Evaluating Algorithmic Transparency in the Dutch Algorithm Register](https://scripties.uba.uva.nl/search?id=c13578141),”** examines the Dutch Algorithm Register as a case study to evaluate whether algorithm disclosures support democratic oversight, and analyses the institutional dynamics shaping these transparency practices.
 
-The jury called the work *“an important study that deserves a wider audience - the kind of independent and critical research we need in times when both democracy and the social value of the humanities are under pressure.”*
+The jury described the work as *“an important study that deserves a wider audience – the kind of independent and critical research we need in times when both democracy and the social value of the humanities are under pressure.”*
 
-Congratulations to Barbora on a well-deserved award! 
+Congratulations to Barbora on a well-deserved award!