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PhD student @ University of Edinburgh & National Library of Scotland, funded by SGSAH | Cultural heritage professional DH research into race and slavery in the early Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Embroidery hoop with a partially completed nature-themed illustration.

Embroidery hoop with a partially completed nature-themed illustration.

Does embroidery count? If so, I’m working on some funky nature textures! (Great talk, by the way!)

05.09.2025 14:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A figure in a late medieval manuscript drawn on a margin. They are pulling a missing piece of text on a rope and pointing to a place where it should be inserted.

A figure in a late medieval manuscript drawn on a margin. They are pulling a missing piece of text on a rope and pointing to a place where it should be inserted.

Mistakes happen! If you forget to insert that one sentence in a paragraph the solution is easy. Just draw a dude in a hood and he will pull the missing text to the right place with a piece of rope!

Walters Ms. W.102 Book of Hours, late 13th/early 14th C.

www.thedigitalwalters.org/Data/Walters...

23.10.2024 06:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1705    πŸ” 570    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 39
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πŸ“’ Are you a student with an interest in the history of Scottish women's sport?Β 

Apply for a new PhD studentship exploring Women, Sport and the Visual in Scottish Sport History.Β 

More info in the thread below πŸ‘‡πŸ»πŸ§΅

19.05.2025 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸŽ“ Thinking of a PhD in the Arts & Humanities?
We’ve got five fully-funded PhD opportunities open now β€” but they’re closing fast! ⏳

πŸ”— Full details & how to apply: www.sgsah.ac.uk/prospective/...

πŸ“… Many deadlines in 1 week – don’t miss out!

#PhDOpportunity #SGSAH #FundedPhD #PhDAlert

19.05.2025 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ“£ Amazing PhD opportunity with Dr Hannah Young at the University of Greenwich:

β€˜De-colonising Maritime Greenwich: Confronting histories and legacies of empire, c. 1694-2025.’

Fully-funded!! Spread the word to prospective applicants!

#PhD #postgraduate

www.gre.ac.uk/__data/asset...

28.04.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 101    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
A hand soaked with sweat, in a plastic glove, caught in the act while doing a digital scan of a broadside for a Munich based library. Source: https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb10811151?page=6,7

A hand soaked with sweat, in a plastic glove, caught in the act while doing a digital scan of a broadside for a Munich based library. Source: https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb10811151?page=6,7

Say hi. This is an example of how human labor will be remembered when all books are digitized and we all work with digital copies only. And maybe, hand on heart, this hand was intentionally raised to greet us from the past. #skystorians #bookhistory #digitalhumanities

21.03.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 6
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Are you a CAHSS researcher with an excellent data-led project? Nominate your work (or someone else's!) for a CDCS Digital Research Prize - there's Β£250 towards research costs up for grabs!

Deadline for nominations NOW EXTENDED: 14th March 2025

10.03.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
The image features a large red ampersand symbol with an illustration of a woman holding a telescope inside it. The background consists of a grid with blue, green and yellow lines, representing a graph. In the top right corner, there is a dark blue circular logo with the letters "DCS" in pink. At the bottom right, there is a dark blue rectangle containing white text that reads "NULL HYPOTHESIS TESTING IN R".

The image features a large red ampersand symbol with an illustration of a woman holding a telescope inside it. The background consists of a grid with blue, green and yellow lines, representing a graph. In the top right corner, there is a dark blue circular logo with the letters "DCS" in pink. At the bottom right, there is a dark blue rectangle containing white text that reads "NULL HYPOTHESIS TESTING IN R".

Spaces still available for our upcoming course! Sign up now to learn theoretical and practical skills for null hypothesis testing in R. #NHT #R

πŸ“† Tues 11 &18 Mar, 14:00 – 16:00
edin.ac/40E0i3M

04.03.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The image features a historical photograph of a large room with people working at desks an old university classroom. Superimposed on the left side is a green-tinted illustration of Ada Lovelace, a 19th-century mathematician and writer, in the shape of an ampersand. On the right side, there are three dark blue rectangles with white text that read "UNDERSTANDING AND CREATING WORD EMBEDDINGS." In the top right corner, there is a circular dark blue logo with pink text that reads "DCS."

The image features a historical photograph of a large room with people working at desks an old university classroom. Superimposed on the left side is a green-tinted illustration of Ada Lovelace, a 19th-century mathematician and writer, in the shape of an ampersand. On the right side, there are three dark blue rectangles with white text that read "UNDERSTANDING AND CREATING WORD EMBEDDINGS." In the top right corner, there is a circular dark blue logo with pink text that reads "DCS."

Spaces still available for our upcoming Silent Disco workshop! Explore how word vectors work, how to interpret them, and how to answer humanities research questions using them.

πŸ“† Mon 17 Mar, 10:00 – 12:00
edin.ac/3EgAQKj

05.03.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Heritage, Community, and Care: Heritage engagement for wellbeing in Stirling and Clackmannanshire | Research | University of Stirling Explore a co-funded PhD opportunity in heritage, community, and care: Heritage engagement for wellbeing in Stirling and Clackmannanshire.

Funded PhD opportunity University of Stirling on heritage, community, care & wellbeing in collaboration with National Trust for Scotland: www.stir.ac.uk/research/res...

11.02.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for such a thought-provoking and engaging workshop considering our heritage futures.

08.05.2024 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Imagined futures for Digital Cultural Heritage infrastructure This survey seeks your responses to future scenarios created to explore imagined futures for digital cultural heritage.

What do we mean when we talk about infrastructure for Digital Cultural Heritage? Please take our survey imagining futures, or come along to our workshops (in Edinburgh & online) - more details here: de.ed.ac.uk/project/infr... And survey link below! Please share πŸ™πŸ›οΈπŸ“šπŸŽ¨πŸ’»

04.04.2024 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Centre for Data, Culture, and Society Summer School 2024 | Data Culture & Society

Edinburgh's Centre for Data, Culture & Society's Summer School is now open to applications! It's aimed at researchers at HEIs and professionals looking to learn/develop digital research methods - more info and applications process below πŸ‘‡
www.cdcs.ed.ac.uk/training/CDC...

01.04.2024 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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