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Jane Winters

@jfwinters.bsky.social

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Professor of Digital Humanities, School of Advanced Study, University of London. From medieval history to web archives, with some stops on the way. Own views.

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 52m

BRAID Responsible AI and Cultural Heritage Forum (hybrid), 6 November 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.

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 12h

What a beautiful cat. I’m so sorry.

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 6d

How wonderful to be remembered like Jane Goodall.

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 6d

Wonderful - thank you so much!

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 6d

Yes please!!

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 6d

We in @dh-researchhub.bsky.social have been talking about the importance of reading rather than writing code for a while now. Looking forward to hearing what comes out of your discussions 😀

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 6d

So sorry this is happening. It’s just awful. Sending solidarity.

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 6d

Hi Sara. Yes it will!

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 6d

Yes, but there will be a recording available later.

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 6d

It would be wonderful to see you there! But as a back stop, there will be a recording available later.

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Nanna B Thylstrup @nannathylstrup.bsky.social · 7d

✨Deeply honoured to deliver this year's Annual Digital Lecture at The National Archives! Drawing on our @erc.europa.eu Data Loss project, I'll explore how preservation creates loss in the digital age and what that means for the politics of archives. Nov 20 6pm at Senate House, London. Do join us!

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 7d

Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!

When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age

Explore archival memory, data loss, and attempts to preserve the past in the digital age at this year’s Annual Digital Lecture.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 7d

Yes it is, but there’ll be a recording made available afterwards.

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 7d

Join us on 20 November for the Annual Digital Lecture, a partnership between The National Archives, UK and the School of Advanced Study. The wonderful @nannathylstrup.bsky.social will be speaking about ‘When saving becomes loss: archival memory in the digital age’. Free to register!

When saving becomes loss: Archival memory in the digital age

Explore archival memory, data loss, and attempts to preserve the past in the digital age at this year’s Annual Digital Lecture.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 7d

Gus and I are kindred spirits 😂

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 8d

Not so great for you!

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 8d

Love that for her and Snoopy!

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 8d

Robyn has had *enough*

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 8d

Bon courage, Cath 💪🏻

Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 11d

Being able to access everything online is great for me but it’s utterly baffling for elderly parent. I have no idea how older people without family manage.

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Gabriele Passabì @gabpassabi.bsky.social · 13d

Marc Bloch will be admitted to the Pantheon in Paris! The date for the "Panthéonisation" is set for 16 June 2026. Meanwhile, @sorbonneparis1.bsky.social has launched a website to keep track of the many conferences to celebrate the event. Some of them start this month.

marcbloch.pantheonsorbonne.fr

Marc Bloch | Marc Bloch

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 13d

There’s so much bad news at the moment, but this is amazing www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

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James Baker @jwbaker.bsky.social · 16d

📢 The 2025 Richard Deswarte Prize in Digital History is awarded to Scheltinga, Budts, and Puttevils for ‘(Fe)male Voices on Stage: Finding Patterns in Lottery Rhymes of the Late Medieval and Early Modern Low Countries with and without AI’

ihrdighist.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2025/09/2025...

2025 Richard Deswarte Prize in Digital History - Digital History Seminar

We are delighted to announce that the 2025 Richard Deswarte Prize in Digital History is awarded to Marly Terwisscha van Scheltinga, Sara Budts, and Jeroen Puttevils (University of Antwerp) for their a...

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 18d

A painting that hangs in our departmental office has been collected to be part of Tate Modern’s exhibition on Nigerian Modernism www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...

Nigerian Modernism | Tate Modern

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 20d

As someone who was born and grew up in London, yes to all of this! London is an amazing city.

Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social · 20d

I have dealt with my BIG FEELINGS about people saying mean things about London by writing this about 57 things I love in London. There were 100 things I loved, but it got too long for one email. London is inexhaustible.

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57 things I love in London

because London is so good. it's just so so good.

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Jane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 22d

This is the 2025 experience

Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 22d

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

p.s. this week I am on a USA/Canada tour with my new book. Details and preorder links at tomgauld.com

Panel 1. image of a huge nuclear plant.
“Reactor Overheating”

2. A worker in a hazmat suit works at a computer. The screen reads:
“Press cancel to avoid critical overload”

3 - 9. The worker continues to type at the computer. The screen changes in each panel and reads:
“Enter password to confirm”
“Incorrect password”
“Incorrect password”
“Do you want to reset your password?”
“Reset link has been sent to your email”
“Please choose a new password”
“New password can't be the same as old password”
The colour gets hotter in each panel. Starting blue in 1 and ending in red in 9.

Panel 10. Wide view. The entire earth is blown up.