Iris van der Tuin

Iris van der Tuin is a Professor of Theory of Cultural Inquiry at Utrecht University's Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and serves as Dean of Interdisciplinary Education. She previously held roles as Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education in the Faculty of Humanities, Associate Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Coordinator of the Liberal Arts and Sciences bachelor's program. Her research focuses on New Materialism, Interdisciplinarity, and Creative Humanities, with a particular interest in feminist epistemology and the philosophy of science.

She has led major initiatives such as the COST Action 'New Materialism: Networking European Scholarship' (2014–18) and co-founded the Susanne K. Langer Circle (2020). Awards include the H2020 Grant for 'Ethics of Coding' (2017) and an Innovation in Education award (2018). Her work bridges academia with art and culture, emphasizing practice-based research in interdisciplinary education.

Van der Tuin has published extensively, including monographs like Generational Feminism (2015) and co-edited volumes such as New Materialism: Interviews & Cartographies (2012). She coordinates the 'AI in Cultural Inquiry and Art' initiative and serves on editorial boards for journals like Somatechnics. Recent activities include keynote talks on AI and art, interdisciplinary education, and participatory research projects.