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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · 2d

UCLDH at 15: Highlights, Milestones & What’s Next
Thoughts from our new Co-Directors, Adam Crymble and Jin Gao.
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UCLDH at 15: Highlights, Milestones & What’s Next

We are delighted to write to you as the new co-directors of the UCL Centre for Digital Humanities. As we step into this role together, we want to take a moment to reflect on the past year, celebrate o...

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · 22d

We’re thrilled to welcome our new Co-Directors:
@jin-gao.bsky.social & @adamcrymble.bsky.social

Together, they’ll be leading the Centre into its next chapter of innovation, collaboration, and digital scholarship. The future is #DigitalHumanities

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · Jun 2

May be of interest? @uclarchaeology.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social @ucllccos.bsky.social @artshumsucl.bsky.social @thebartlettucl.bsky.social

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · Jun 2

Digital Object Based Learning for Well-being and Inclusion
4 June 2:15–4:15 pm
This workshop, led by Prof Antonella Poce, will present hands-on practices based on Object Based Learning and its digital development, focusing on 3D digital images and AI technologies.
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Digital Object Based Learning for Well-being and Inclusion

This workshop, led by Prof Antonella Poce, will present hands-on practices based on Object Based Learning and its digital development, focusing on 3D digital images and AI technologies.

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · May 23

Thank you to Prof Julianne Nyhan for giving a wonderful talk last night at the Susan Hockey Lecture 2025. Everyone enjoyed the event and it was lovely to celebrate our 15th anniversary with many familiar faces 🎉🥳

Prof Julianne Nyhan giving the Susan Hockey Lecture 2025, with audience in the foreground

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · May 21

Happening tomorrow! Still time to register! 🎂🍰
The 2025 Susan Hockey Lecture with Prof Julianne Nyhan

Oral History as Data? Critically approaching the digital turn in method, meaning and recollection
📅 22 May 6pm
www.ucl.ac.uk/.../oral-his....

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Bethany Johnstone @bljohnstone.bsky.social · May 20

Join @ucldh.bsky.social Information Studies Book Forum Event exploring their unique coalition of scholars' recent achievements, projects & potential collaborations in common areas of interest.

🗓 5 June 2025 | 🕙 09:30–16:00
📍 UCL IOE – Jeffery Hall
🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/informatio...

Information Studies Book Forum

Eventbrite - UCL Department of Information Studies presents Information Studies Book Forum - Thursday, June 5, 2025 at Jeffery Hall in UCL Institute of Education (IOE), London, England. Find event and...

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · May 12

We're delighted to welcome former UCLDH Director Prof Julianne Nyhan to give the 2025 Susan Hockey Lecture, as we celebrate our 15th anniversary!

Oral History as Data? Critically approaching the digital turn in method, meaning and recollection
22 May 6pm UCL
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Oral History as Data? Critically approaching the digital turn in method, meaning and recollection

UCLDH is delighted to welcome Julianne Nyhan, Professor Emeritus of Digital Humanities at UCL, to give the 2025 Susan Hockey Lecture, as the centre celebrates its 15th anniversary.

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · May 2

Oral History as Data? Critically approaching the digital turn in method, meaning and recollection
22 May 2025, 6pm-8pm

We're delighted to welcome Julianne Nyhan, Professor Emeritus of Digital Humanities at UCL, to give this, the 2025 Susan Hockey Lecture, as we celebrate our 15th anniversary! 🥳🎉

UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · May 2

Can oral history can be understood as “data”?

What happens when we try to organize or represent the rich & complex experiences shared in an oral history interview using a structured format, like a knowledge graph?

And do such changes matter?

Oral History as Data? Critically approaching the digital turn in method, meaning and recollection

UCLDH is delighted to welcome Julianne Nyhan, Professor Emeritus of Digital Humanities at UCL, to give the 2025 Susan Hockey Lecture, as the centre celebrates its 15th anniversary.

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UCL Institute of Advanced Studies @ucl-ias.bsky.social · May 2

ARt-Z: Unlock the Unseen
1–23 May UCL East
Zeyu Zhao's exhibition, supported by IAS Octagon fund, presents 10 digitised paintings from the V&A’s Chinese Export Watercolours Collection. By integrating augmented reality it offers new ways to experience historical artworks
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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · Apr 28

Project Launch: New World Royalists
9 May 2025, 6–7:30 pm
The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery is delighted to announce the launch of NEW WORLD ROYALISTS, an innovative new digital humanities project that focuses on Port Royal Parish, Jamaica.
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Project Launch: New World Royalists

The Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery is delighted to announce the launch of NEW WORLD ROYALISTS, an innovative new digital humanities project that focuses on Port Royal Parish, ...

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · Apr 4

Oral History as Data? Critically approaching the digital turn in method, meaning and recollection
Julianne Nyhan, Professor Emeritus of Digital Humanities at UCL, will give the 2025 Susan Hockey Lecture, as UCLDH celebrates its 15th anniversary 🎉🥳
22 May 2025, 6pm-8pm
www.ucl.ac.uk/digital-huma...

Oral History as Data? Critically approaching the digital turn in method, meaning and recollection

UCLDH is delighted to welcome Julianne Nyhan, Professor Emeritus of Digital Humanities at UCL, to give the 2025 Susan Hockey Lecture, as the centre celebrates its 15th anniversary.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Advanced Research Computing Centre (ARC) @ucl-arc.bsky.social · Mar 20

📢 Join us on July 15, 2025! 🎉
UCL’s Festival of Digital Research, Innovation & Scholarship is back!
📢 Submit your presentations, posters & demos now!
🔗 ucl.ac.uk/advanced-research-computing/events/2025/jul/festival-digital-research-innovation-scholarship
#DigitalResearch #ResearchComputing #UCL #ARC

Festival of Digital Research, Innovation & Scholarship

Join us on Tuesday 15th July for UCL's Festival of Digital Research, Innovation & Scholarship

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UCL Advanced Research Computing Centre (ARC) @ucl-arc.bsky.social · Mar 21

Reminder: need help with HPC, data science, or research computing? Join the UCL ARC Online Drop-In Session for expert advice from research computing specialists—all from home!
📅 March 24, 2025
🌍 Online
🔗 ucl.ac.uk/advanced-research-computing/events/2025/mar/online-drop-session-monday-24-march

Online Drop-in Session - Monday 24 March

ARC is starting a new series of regular online drop-in sessions for all research staff and research students, providing digital research support, troubleshooting and advice.

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · Mar 21

Text Mining with tf-idf
4 April 2025, 2pm-4pm
Tf-idf is an information retrieval method to extract distinctive keywords from documents. In this interactive workshop we will explore the possibilities and limitations of the technique.
www.ucl.ac.uk/digital-huma...

Text Mining with tf-idf

Tf-idf is an information retrieval method to extract distinctive keywords from documents. In this interactive workshop we will explore the possibilities and limitations of the technique.

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · Mar 7

Text Mining with tf-idf
4 April 2025, 2pm-4pm
Tf-idf is an information retrieval method to extract distinctive keywords from documents. In this interactive workshop we will explore the possibilities and limitations of the technique.
www.ucl.ac.uk/digital-huma...

Text Mining with tf-idf

Tf-idf is an information retrieval method to extract distinctive keywords from documents. In this interactive workshop we will explore the possibilities and limitations of the technique.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Advanced Research Computing Centre (ARC) @ucl-arc.bsky.social · Feb 28

UCL Grand Challenge of Data Empowered Society - Small Grants 💰
Up to £10K for interdisciplinary projects tackling data-driven challenges & opportunities. Foster collaboration & drive impact!
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#ARC <span class="text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400">#UCL

Data Empowered Societies Small Grants Call 2024-2025

Awards of up to £10,000 are available from GC DES for novel interdisciplinary projects that explore the opportunities presented by a data empowered society and address the challenges in achieving it.

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UCL Institute of Advanced Studies @ucl-ias.bsky.social · Feb 28

📢 Calling all UCL SHAPE ECRs (arts, humanities or social sciences)
Want some advice on Getting Published? 📑📚
Join our interactive workshop on 5th March, 2-4pm at the IAS, UCL
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IAS Early Career Network Workshop: Getting Published

This interactive workshop will cover all aspects of building a strong publication record as an ECR.

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · Feb 13

Oral History as Data? Critically approaching the digital turn in method, meaning and recollection
22 May 6-8pm
We welcome Julianne Nyhan, Professor Emeritus of Digital Humanities at UCL, to give the 2025 Susan Hockey Lecture, as we celebrate our 15th anniversary! 🥳🎉
www.ucl.ac.uk/digital-huma...

Oral History as Data? Critically approaching the digital turn in method, meaning and recollection

UCLDH is delighted to welcome Julianne Nyhan, Professor Emeritus of Digital Humanities at UCL, to give the 2025 Susan Hockey Lecture, as the centre celebrates its 15th anniversary.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · Feb 10

Text Mining with tf-idf
4 April 2025, 2pm-4pm
In-person only at UCL East
Tf-idf is an information retrieval method to extract distinctive keywords from documents. In this interactive workshop we will explore the possibilities and limitations of the technique.
www.ucl.ac.uk/digital-huma...

Text Mining with tf-idf

Tf-idf is an information retrieval method to extract distinctive keywords from documents. In this interactive workshop we will explore the possibilities and limitations of the technique.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Institute of Advanced Studies @ucl-ias.bsky.social · Jan 31

📢Calling all UCL ECRs & PhDs in A&H and SHS 📢
(if you are not in A&H or SHS you just need to find a suitable collaborator who is!)
The IAS Octagon Grant is open for applications 🎉🙌🏽
Apply by 24 Feb - get writing!
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IAS Octagon Fund open for applications

The Octagon Small Grants Fund supports UCL-based early-career researchers, including research students, from Arts & Humanities and Social & Historical Sciences. Apply by 24th February.

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · Jan 24

Oral History and the digital transformation
3 February 2025, 1:25pm-2:45pm
We are pleased to welcome Dr Linde Apel (Research Center for Contemporary History) for this 'Voices Unbound?' seminar.
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

Oral History and the digital transformation

We are pleased to welcome Dr Linde Apel (Research Center for Contemporary History) for this 'Voices Unbound?' seminar.

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UCL Institute of Advanced Studies @ucl-ias.bsky.social · Jan 17

UCL 2025 Creative Fellowships open - Encounters: Knowledge Futures in the Age of AI
Closing 16 February
Broadly focused on the fields of performance, creative writing, visual arts or media. Four Fellowships are available for 2025, with grants of £5K each.
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

UCL 2025 Creative Fellowships open - Encounters: Knowledge Futures in the Age of AI

The Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) at UCL’s Bloomsbury campus, together with the School for the Creative and Cultural Industries (SCCI) at UCL East, is seeking to appoint four Quirk Creative Fell...

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UCL Digital Humanities @ucldh.bsky.social · Jan 16

Context Added and Subtracted: Ethical Considerations for the Digital Reuse of Oral Histories
27 January 2025, 1:25pm-2:45pm
We are pleased to welcome Mary Larson (Oklahoma State University Libraries) for this 'Voices Unbound?' seminar.
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

Context Added and Subtracted: Ethical Considerations for the Digital Reuse of Oral Histories

We are pleased to welcome Mary Larson (Oklahoma State University Libraries) for this 'Voices Unbound?' seminar.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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