Report: Prototyping semantic search for case law
PhD student Caitlin Wilson showcases the latest results from her research project into an accessible search function for The National Archives’ Find Case Law service. See full post.
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CFP: International Spatial Humanities 26
We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers (abstracts) for the International Spatial Humanities 26 (SH26) Conference, which will be hosted at the University of Minho in Braga, Portugal, 23-25th September 2026. SH26 international conference is guided by the theme “Artificial Intelligence and Geotechnologies for Human Experiences”. We welcome submissions on all aspects of […]
DHNow Newsletter, January 13, 2026
This issue was curated by Colleen Nugent McLean, DHNow Project Manager and Zhihui Zou, DHNow Guest Editor. Our first Editors’ Choice highlights how data visualization can be used to change perceptions, using a case study of the planet Mars. The author demonstrates how the presentation of data directly shapes how that data is understood. The […]
CFP: CSDH/SCHN Congress 2026
The Canadian Society for Digital Humanities (CSDH/SCHN) invites proposals for papers, panels, and digital demonstrations for its annual meeting, which will be held at Université de Montréal between June 3rd and 5th, that coincides with the INKE Partnership annual meeting and the Digital Humanities Summer Institute (DHSI). The Society encourages submissions on all topics relating […]
Event Announcement: Webinar on the state of 3D Digitisation in Cultural Heritage
Organized by Heritage Malta and the UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage at the Cyprus University of Technology, the Digitisation of Cultural Heritage: Methodologies, Technologies & Best Practices webinar is dedicated to presenting the results of a groundbreaking global survey carried out in the context of Heritalise project to exame the current state of the […]
CFP: 23rd European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC)
The European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC) is a major venue for academic research and developments in the area of the Semantic Web and Knowledge Graphs. The 23rd edition will take place from May 10 to 14, 2026, in Dubrovnik, Croatia. ESWC welcomes original research and application submissions covering all aspects of Semantic Web technologies and […]
Event Announcement: Teaching and Learning Critically in an Age of Generative AI | Data School Virtual Information Session
Join Dr Eleanor Dare, Convenor of the Cambridge Data Schools, at this virtual information session for Teaching and Learning Critically in an Age of Generative AI, a brand new course offering in our Cambridge Data School suite. The newly developed School will take place over five days in July 2026 at the University of Cambridge. […]
Announcement: TEI-C Survey on Membership and Activities
The Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) Consortium is conducting a survey concerning membership and activities of the consortium. You do not need to be a member to answer it. The TEI Consortium is a non-profit membership organization. All income it receives goes back into the activities of the Consortium. This includes expenses such as a subvention […]
Announcement: Douglass Day 2026
Join us for Douglass Day 2026! Every Valentine’s Day, we invite you to a birthday party for Frederick Douglass. Although Douglass never knew his birthdate, he chose to celebrate every year on February 14th. We celebrate this date as a moment for creating Black history together. How can I get involved? See full post.
DHNow Newsletter, January 7, 2026
This issue was curated by Colleen Nugent McLean, DHNow Project Manager. Our first Editors’ Choice critiques DH for its entanglement with environmentally damaging digital infrastructures and asserts that DH is not neutral in the climate crisis. The authors propose a new framework that would reframe DH as a field in relation to the environment. The […]