Digital Humanities Research Hub

Recently published 🎉 'New Directions in Digital Textual Studies' is co-edited by Dr Christopher Ohge (School of Advanced Study, University of London) and Dr Kristen Schuster (University of Southampton) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/new-direc...

Help us test the “Whose Bias? Ways of Seeing” pilot, a new community-led approach to handling outdated and biased language in collections:

17 March, 13.30 – 14.30: https://bit.ly/3OD48bi
24 March, 13.30 – 14.30: https://bit.ly/4r58mFX

@dh-researchhub.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social

We’re developing Mapping the Humanities and AI with the @dh-researchhub.bsky.social's @amsichani.bsky.social and Shani Evenstein Sigalov to visualise networks, gaps, and collaboration.

Learn more here: blog.humanities.org.uk/2026/02/25/i...

#MappingtheArtsandHumanities

What is a Digital Humanities PhD?

What is a Digital Humanities PhD?

Monday 9th March 2026, 16:30–18:00 GMT. Online only. Discussion with Jonathan Blaney & Ryan Heuser (Cambridge), Lucia Michielin (Edinburgh), Luca Scholtz (Manchester) & myself (@dh-researchhub.bsky.social).

www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

The next session in our seminar series, ‘The Fragile Record’, explores gaps and silences in cultural heritage collections.

Join us online at 4pm on 17 February as we examine uncertainty, privilege and power in digital archives.

www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

Prompt Engineering for Open-Source LLMs

Large Language Models are emerging as popular tools for humanities research. Join us on 9 February to explore:
➡️How to instruct/"prompt" these models effectively
➡️Where to find free and open-source models
➡️Opportunities afforded by these open models
www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

The call for proposals for our 2026 Annual Event closes tomorrow, 30 January, at 23:59 UTC!

Do you have ideas to share about #DigitalHumanities and #Sustainability?

Read the full call and submit your proposal: digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-...

#CallForPapers

⏰30 January⏰ is the deadline for the #CallForPapers for the UK-Ireland DH Association's 2026 Annual Event (15-16 June, University of Southampton & online). Theme: #Sustainability

We look forward to receiving your proposals! digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-... #DigitalHumanities

Events The Digital Humanities Research Hub runs or hosts a range of online and in-person activities, including training workshops, research seminars, summer schools and other events

Each term, the DHRH offers a range of training events in the Senate House MakerSpace. Our 'taster' sessions are free and open to all, and we warmly invite you to join us 😊
Next event: Photogrammetry & 3D Imaging for GLAM Professionals, 26/1
View all events and register: www.sas.ac.uk/about-us/ins...

University of Brighton, The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Futures Institute, University of Exeter, King's College London, University of Leeds, School of Advanced Study University of London UK DARIAH DAY 2025 IMAGINING FUTURE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES blog.humanities.org.uk

Wonderful to look back on #UKDARIAHDay! 🔮

Colleagues from SAS, King's & Edinburgh reflect on the future of digital infrastructure.
Huge thanks to Lisa Otty & Edinburgh Futures Institute for leading such an inspiring event! ✨

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#DigitalHumanities

UK-Ireland DH Association 2026 Annual Event - CFP Information Session

There are just 3 weeks left to submit your proposal for the 2026 Annual Event, to be held at the University of Southampton, 15-16 June. Theme: Sustainability. digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-...

Questions about the CFP? Join our drop-in session on Wednesday www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

Congratulations to Dr Kaspar Beelen (@dh-researchhub.bsky.social) and colleagues Dr Ruth Ahnert (@qmul.bsky.social), Dr Mariona Coll Ardanuy (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) and Dr Daniel Wilson (@ucl.ac.uk) who've received a grant from Schmidt Sciences to bring AI to humanities research.

Annual Digital Lecture explores archival memory in the digital age The Annual Digital Lecture was held in partnership between The National Archives, UK and the Digital Humanities Research Hub at the School of Advanced Study.

We recently hosted the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the @dh-researchhub.bsky.social exploring the challenges of preserving digital records and the impact of data loss on research, cultural memory and everyday life. Watch here 👉 https://bit.ly/4aQfZvu

Call for Proposals!🔔 We're pleased to announce the CFP for the 2026 Annual Event (15-16 June, University of Southampton). Theme: Sustainability digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org/2026-annual-...
Info session 16 Dec
Abstract submission by 30 Jan
EOI for peer review by 2 Feb
Notification of acceptance 16 Mar

Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) Forum at Senate House explores AI, heritage and training In November the Digital Humanities Research Hub (DHRH) hosted the “BRAID Responsible AI & Cultural Heritage Forum” which was convened in collaboration with The National Archives UK

The BRAID Responsible AI & Cultural Heritage Forum recently took place at Senate House, led by Dr Anna-Maria Sichani, BRAID UK Fellow and Research Associate in Digital Humanities within the @dh-researchhub.bsky.social. bit.ly/4iB9crr

We live in an age of abundant data — yet it remains strikingly fragile and incomplete.

Old, New, Precarious Data is the first event of the 2025-6 DHRH flagship seminar series on incompleteness and loss in digital cultural heritage collections.

Join us tomorrow at 4pm www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

Join us online tomorrow 2 December at 4pm @dh-researchhub.bsky.social

I'm looking forward to discussing loss and precariousness in social media and other digital cultural heritage collections.

This is an free event, but you need to register at the link below. ✨

It's here! The National Archives’ #AnnualDigiLecture, in partnership with the School of Advanced Study, is fully booked and takes place tonight at Senate House. We're delighted to welcome Nanna Bonde Thylstrup, speaking on ‘When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age’.

Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship - University of London Press Failure is ordinary. From technological failures and computational obsolescence to rejected applications and challenging collaborations, failure is an unavoidable part of any scholarly endeavour. This...

📣 Really proud to announce the publication of Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, an #OpenAccess collection of essays co-edited with @amsichani.bsky.social and published by @uolpress.bsky.social that examines the role of failure in #DH and research more broadly

@sas-news.bsky.social

School of Advanced Study Uniting research institutes and centres at the University of London to form the UK's national centre for the support and promotion of academic research in the humanities.

👋 Hi Bluesky!

The School of Advanced Study, University of London champions the arts and humanities. Working through our renowned specialist institutes and centres of excellence, we offer a rich interdisciplinary environment for researchers to collaborate.

Let's connect: 🔗 sas.ac.uk/

This session provides a foundational understanding of AI - its history, definitions, main types, and underlying technologies. Focusing on RAI in research contexts and professional practice, it offers practical strategies and frameworks for evaluating, developing and using AI responsibly.

Taster Session: Introduction to Responsible AI

Join us in person on 18 November for an Introduction to Responsible AI (RAI): www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

BRAID Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage forum This forum brings together the cultural heritage and research community to discuss current and future challenges of embracing AI in cultural heritage responsibly and ethically.

We are delighted to welcome participants to our BRAID Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum this morning. The coffee and breakfast is ready for those joining us at Senate House, and we look forward to hearing from all our speakers! www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...

Save the date! The 2026 Annual Event will take place at the University of Southampton on 15-16 June 2026. This year's theme is ‘Sustainability’.

We are excited to share more information about the event, including the call for papers, in the coming weeks.

UK Government Web Archive We capture, preserve, and make accessible UK central government information published on the web from 1996 to present.

The UK Government Web Archive is one of the world’s largest openly accessible internet archives, with 25+ years of digital material published by the government. We were glad to join The National Archives in hosting a user workshop. Thanks to all participants! www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/webarchive/

Our thanks go to @amsichani.bsky.social, co-editor of forthcoming #OpenAccess book, Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, who says:

‘The UoLP team is setting the standard for me for present and future academic publishing: quality-focused, human-driven, and open.’

uolpress.co.uk/publish-with...

We are excited to be hiring for a Community and Advocacy Manager! The role, based in the Digital Humanities Research Hub at the School of Advanced Study, will lead on developing and delivering a programme of community engagement and advocacy for the Association. www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship - University of London Press Failure is ordinary. From technological failures and computational obsolescence to rejected applications and challenging collaborations, failure is an unavoidable part of any scholarly endeavour. This...

Publishing next month!

Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship tackles what failure – in all its messy but immensely valuable complexity – means for the DH community.

Edited by @mjdonnay.bsky.social and @amsichani.bsky.social
Published by @uolpress.bsky.social

uolpress.co.uk/book/reframi...

BRAID Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage forum This forum brings together the cultural heritage and research community to discuss current and future challenges of embracing AI in cultural heritage responsibly and ethically.

New forum ‘Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum’ on Thu 6 Nov 2025, Senate House (hybrid) from BRAID Fellow @amsichani.bsky.social with @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy

Find out more/register here:
bit.ly/4mUdESC

Responsible data, models & workflows: Responsible AI digital skills provision for the cultural heritage community

The forum is part of Dr Anna-Maria Sichani’s 12-month BRAID Fellowship on “Responsible data, models & workflows: Responsible AI digital skills provision for the cultural heritage community” in partnership with The National Archives. braiduk.org/responsible-...