Events

Music and Digital Humanities [Mondays @ 16:00 CEST]

🎼 💡 Music and Digital Humanities

The Distinguished Lecture Series ‘Music and Digital Humanities’ at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna invites leading international experts in diverse aspects of DH to share their perspectives with the interested audience.

📅 Monday, weekly from 5 p.m.
📍 onsite at the mdw Campus and online via Zoom
🌐 https://iwk.mdw.ac.at/music-dh/

The series is aimed at a broad, non-technical audience. It provides a varied overview of the history and current state of DH as it applies to music, its philosophical underpinnings and societal implications, and is expected to yield insights into relevant methodologies, technologies, infrastructures, and applications working with humanities datasets.

More information, the Zoom link and the (tentative) programme is available at:
👉 https://iwk.mdw.ac.at/music-dh/

Program preview

The lectures take place from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM (Vienna).

March 2, 2026 — Anna E. Kijas , Lilly Music Library, Tufts University

March 9, 2026 — Chanda VanderHart and David M. Weigl , mdw

March 16, 2026 — Frauke Jürgensen , mdw

March 23, 2026 — Andrew Hankinson , RISM Digital

April 13, 2026 — Mark Gotham , King’s College London

April 27, 2026 — Alíz Horváth , Central European University 

May 4, 2026 — Frans Wiering , Utrecht University

11 May 2026 — Terhi Nurmikko-Fuller , Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Venue: K0101, mdw-Campus)

May 18, 2026     — David De Roure , University of Oxford

June 1, 2026 — Christof Weiß , JMU Würzburg

June 8, 2026 — Announcement to follow

June 22, 2026 — Panel: Digital Editions

June 29, 2026 — Announcement to follow

Web Archiving with DRI [April 15 @ 11am, online]

Web Archiving with DRI

15 April 2026, 11:00 UTC+1

The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is pleased to present a new series of talks designed to de-mystify the day-to-day work of a digital repository. Our ‘Meet the Experts’ series will be designed around short talks and provide extended opportunity for discussion with staff and invited experts on various topics related to DRI’s work.

In this session, DRI Senior Software Engineer Dr Kathryn Cassidy will demonstrate DRI’s web archiving tool. Participants will leave with practical tips for preparing websites of all shapes and sizes for long-term preservation.

Audience

We invite anyone involved in the creation and/or management of a website in which they share research and engage audiences with digital social and cultural heritage resources. We further encourage anyone who would like to learn more about our work at DRI to attend.

Register here

An Interactive Tool for Interpretable Semantic Change Analysis via Definition-Aligned Embedding Spaces [April 13 @17:00 BST, online]

An Interactive Tool for Interpretable Semantic Change Analysis via Definition-Aligned Embedding Spaces

The sixth talk of the Data in Historical Linguistics Seminar Series will take place remotely on Monday 13th April 2026 at 5pm BST. Roksana Goworek (Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom) will be presenting on “An Interactive Tool for Interpretable Semantic Change Analysis via Definition-Aligned Embedding Spaces” in an interactive session.

Registration for this talk will close at midnight on Friday 10th April and the link for this can be accessed here: https://forms.gle/mBmDUufrgskRtHPB6 

Participants will receive a Microsoft Teams link via email on the morning of the talk. 

The abstract for this talk can be found at this page.

The programme and registration links for all talks in the series can be found on our website: 

https://datainhistoricallinguistics.wordpress.com/2026-programme/

This seminar series is run by Andrea Farina (King’s College London) and Dr Mathilde Bru and is aimed at PhD students and early career researchers. The purpose of this seminar series is to bring together researchers working on historical linguistics with a quantitative approach, and to discuss current avenues of research in this topic. We hope that these seminars will nurture international collaboration and establish academic ties among researchers working on similar topics in this field.

3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland [April 22, in person, UCC] Registration Open

Registration is now open for the 3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland

April 22nd, 2026 in University College Cork

The symposium is a collaboration between Sample-Studios and University College Cork’s Department of Digital Humanities and Future Humanities Institute. The Symposium is generously supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.

Registration is now open for the 3rd Symposium on Digital Art in Ireland. The symposium is a collaboration between Sample-Studios and University College Cork’s Department of Digital Humanities and Future Humanities Institute. The Symposium is generously supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.

The Symposium will take place at University College Cork & the Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, Fitzgerald’s Park 22nd April, 2026. It is chaired by Stephen Roddy, James O’Sullivan, Aoibhie McCarthy & Emer Yip.

Book tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/3rd-symposium-on-digital-art-in-ireland-tickets-1985523941558

Participants and attendees may also be interested in submitting to Digital Art in Ireland: Theory, Practice, Futures, a new book that will be published in late 2026/early 2027:
https://www.blackwaterpublishing.com/digital-art-ireland

Symposium Programme

DATE 22nd April 2026

Symposium: 10am-5:15pm | Exhibition Opening Reception: 5:30-7pm 
Venue: Dora Allman, University College Cork
10am Opening Remarks
10.15am – 11.30am Session 1
  • FAILING SMALL: TRAINING A GENERATIVE AI MODEL WITH IMPERFECT DARKROOM IMAGES. Alaz Okudan with James McDermott , Centre for Creative Technologies, University of Galway
  • ARTISTIC ACCESS TO COMPLEX DIGITAL SYSTEMS THROUGH PARTICIPATORY DESIGN. Dr Paul Green and Juan Francisco Martinez, MTU Crawford College of Art & Design &  Nimbus Research Centre
  • A PRACTICE-LED APPROACH TO MUSIC VISUALISATION IN THE IRISH DIGITAL ARTS CURRICULUM. Guang Yang, University College Cork
Break 11.30-11.45am
11.45am – 1.00pm Session 2
  • FULLY SUBMERGED: COLLABORATIVE WORK AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES. Barbara Denier, University College Cork and Dr. Paul Green, MTU Crawford College of Art & Design
  • A MULTI-MODAL ADAPTIVE MICROTUNING ARCHITECTURE: BRIDGING MTS, MPE, AND MIDI 2.0 FOR REAL-TIME JUST INTONATION. Rui Su, Joseph Timoney, Damián Keller, Maynooth University
  • A LEGION OF DEVILS- THE ROLE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN THE SCULPTURE OF JAMES L HAYES. James L. Hayes, MTU Crawford College of Art & Design

Lunch 1-2pm
2.00pm – 3.15pm Session 3
  • CHROMAESTHESIA IN CURGENVEN’S AGENESIS. Robin Parmar, University of Limerick
  • CREATIVE TRANSPARENCY: REFLECTIONS ON A DEVELOPING HYBRID DIGITAL PRACTICE. Chris Falconer
  • ACCESSIBILITY AND MULTI-SENSORY INSTALLATION. Jane Cassidy, University of Galway’s Centre for Creative Technologies
Break 3.15-3.30pm
3:30pm – 4:15pm Panel
  • THE BODY AS HARDWARE: ENTANGLEMENT OF FLESH AND MACHINE THROUGH DIGITAL PERFORMANCE. EL Putnam (Maynooth University), Katherine Nolan (Technological University Dublin), Phaedra Shanbaum (Maynooth University)
4:15pm – 5:15pm Final Session
  • METAGARDENER: CULTIVATING LIFE IN INTERACTION DESIGN. Caileann Finn, University of Limerick
  • LUDDITE ACADEMY; TOWARDS A POLITICISED DIGITAL CREATIVE PRACTICE. David Benqué, Institute of Diagram Studies, Sample-Studios Member
  • COUNTER-ARCHIVAL METHODOLOGIES AND THE ARCHITECTURE OF MEMORY: THE IRAQ PHOTO ARCHIVE AND HOUSE OF MEMORY. Basil Al-Rawi 

Exhibition Opening

House of Memory,  Basil Al-Rawi

The Lord Mayor’s Pavilion, 5.30-7pm

CLICK HERE

Additional details: https://sample-studios.com/events/3rd-symposium-on-digital-art-in-ireland/

Europeana Café – AI at the intersection of research and cultural heritage [Mar 25 @ 13:00 CET, online]

Europeana Research Community Café!

Ines Vodopivec, Secretary General of AI4LAM (Artificial Intelligence for Libraries, Archives & Museums)

The Artificial Intelligence for Libraries, Archives, and Museums (AI4LAM) community is an international, participatory organisation committed to advancing the use of artificial intelligence within the cultural heritage sector. It maintains strong collaborative ties with academic institutions – with Stanford and Harvard among its founding members – as well as with cultural heritage organisations such as national libraries and museums.

What’s more, AI4LAM has built a strong collaboration with the Europeana Initiative for the development of AI in the common European data space for cultural heritage, supporting and fostering Europeana Network Association cross‑community work through the Alignment Assembly on ‘Culture for AI’.

AI4LAM stands at the forefront of developing and maintaining cutting‑edge AI tools and services tailored to heritage institutions, enhancing access, management and reuse of digitised and born‑digital content. The community fosters collaboration, innovation and knowledge exchange in the application of AI across institutions worldwide.

In the ENA Research Community Café, we will explore several inspiring use cases of AI in the cultural heritage sector and discover the possibilities that new technologies offer us.

The speaker
Dr Ines Vodopivec, Associate Professor, is deeply committed to advancing digitisation theory and practice within heritage institutions on an international scale. Her notable roles include serving as Deputy Director of the National and University Library of Slovenia, and Vice Dean at Nova University in Ljubljana, being a dedicated member of the UNESCO Memory of the World National Committee, and participating as a member of the IFLA Digital Humanities – Digital Scholarship Committee.
More recently, she assumed the role of Secretary General of AI4LAM, working with the National Library of Norway and Stanford University Library, USA, further solidifying her leadership and influence in the fields of digital heritage and innovative methodologies.
She is also a Management Board Member of the Europeana Network Association and a Steering Group member of the Europeana Research Community.

Introduction to the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition Toolkit [Mar 18 @ 13:00 EDT, online]

An Introduction to the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition Toolkit

March 18, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm Eastern Daylight Time

On March 18 at 1:00 PM EDT, eLabs will host a webinar that invites researchers to explore questions around the environmental impact of digital humanities work. The session draws on the approaches and resources developed by the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition (DHCC), a collaborative and cross-institutional initiative focused on understanding and minimizing the environmental impact of digital humanities research. Among their resources is a toolkit designed to help individuals and organizations make informed digital choices and support the development of more sustainable research projects.

Led by Christopher Ohge, eLabs advisory board member and a member of the DHCC, this webinar will provide guidance on how to implement the toolkit in research projects. The session will open with an introduction of the DHCC, providing background and context on the activities the coalition has supported in universities, libraries, and archives. It will then touch upon several areas in the toolkit, including:

  • Minimal Computing: explores how we can reduce the carbon footprint of our digital practices. 
  • Maximal Computing: examines computationally intensive digital tools such as Machine Learning, and offers perspectives on when these might be justifiable. 
  • Grant Writing: includes recommendations on designing (or redesigning) research projects, including Data Management Plans.
  • Working Practices: offers guidance on reducing energy consumption in your day-to-day working life, including communication and shared working, travel, and publishing and preserving data. 
  • Advocating within your Institution: offers tips on how to go beyond individual or project-level sustainability. 

The toolkit is designed to encourage researchers to adopt climate-responsible research practices. It aims to empower them to make climate-friendly technological decisions, and to support researchers who lack the practical knowledge about how to devise greener initiatives. As such, the toolkit (and this webinar) aims to raise awareness and provide practical tips on planning and management of one’s research infrastructure and data. Staff members, students and fellows will learn how to approach and improve their research design and implementation, as well as digital work more broadly.

Registration link: https://events.zoom.us/ev/ArTdA4F9q7dzkVL5cym9BdEnTAcleGdA2VPyYAry20QD7pZ9VsOY~AkYoZA_cW5R4AlLqYu717Z3ONrTU2TUEEPY0gKbTNUsBXzFzyUxocVkMbQ

Videogame Preservation [March 12, online seminar, 10-17 GMT]

Videogame Preservation: Practices and Approaches, an Online Symposium

12 March 10:00 to 17:00 via Zoom

Join Digital Scholarship at Oxford online for this online symposium that will examine different practices and approaches to video game preservation. We’ll have panellists from libraries, archives and the games industry, a lightning talk session, and the opportunity to network with fellow attendees. 

Register to attend

If you would like to submit a proposal for the lightning talks session please complete the form here: https://forms.office.com/e/s1wW03vMhM

Considering a Digital Humanities PhD in the UK ? Seminar [Mar 9 @ 16:30 online]

Are you considering a Digital Humanities PhD?

You may be unsure about whether to apply to a dedicated DH programme or a discipline-specific one. You may be concerned that your technical skills won’t be adequate, or that you might need to learn quickly during your studies but without support. How do you choose a supervisor in such a broad field as DH, and does their technical experience outweigh their domain knowledge?

This online seminar, co-convened by the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh, London and Manchester, aims to discuss these questions.

🔎 What is a Digital Humanities PhD?
🗓️ Monday 9 March
🕟 16:30-18:00
📍 Zoom
💻 Register online: https://www.sas.ac.uk/digital-humanities-research-hub/events/what-digital-humanities-phd

Speakers:
Jonathan Blaney (University of Cambridge)
Gabriel Bodard (University of London)
Ryan Heuser (University of Cambridge)
Lucia Michielin (The University of Edinburgh)
Luca Scholz (The University of Manchester)

This event is organised by the Digital Humanities Research Hub at the School of Advanced Study, University of London.

Demystifying Data Journals [Mar 10 @ 13:00, online]

Demystifying Data Journals: Experiences of data journal editors

Data journals are a format of publication that publish datasets or ‘data papers’ rather than conventional research articles. They offer a route to increase the visibility of research data outputs whilst also rewarding creators with a peer-reviewed publication, credit, and increased opportunity for citation (Walters, 2020). This event will feature presentations from researchers from a range of disciplines, in both STEM and the humanities, involved in editing data journals, who will share their experiences and advice with attendees. The event will introduce the concept of data journals and how they operate and explore best practices when submitting papers to these journals or developing data journal publications. There will be opportunities for questions and discussions throughout the event. This event is delivered by the N8 Centre of Excellence in Computationally Intensive Research (N8 CIR) and attendance is open to anyone with an interest in learning more about data journals.

Walters, W.H. (2020) ‘Data journals: incentivizing data access and documentation within the scholarly communication system’, Insights: the UKSG journal, 33(1), p. 18.

Agenda

13:00 – 13:05: Introduction and welcome

13:05 – 14:25: Talks and Q&A session

  • Prof. Vanessa Higgins, University of Manchester. Editorial Board Member for the Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
  • Judith Winters, University of York. Editor of Internet Archaeology.
  • Dr Derek Gatherer, Lancaster University. Editorial Board, Scientific Data.
  • Dr Laura Sbaffi, University of Sheffield. Section Editor for PLOS Digital Health and Associate Editor for JASIST

14:25 – 14:30: Final comments

Beyond The Frame: Network, Infrastructure and Vernacular in the Making of Environmental Visuals [Mar 16 @ 17:00 CET online]

Beyond The Frame: Network, Infrastructure and Vernacular in the Making of Environmental Visuals

Mar 16 @ 17:00 CET online

The Digital Humanities Network at the University of Potsdam cordially invites you to the next lecture in the ‘Code & Culture’ talk series. This semester we have a special focus on digital environmental humanities, preparing the ground for our “Environments in and as Networks” hackathon (Potsdam, 15-17.04.2026; more details and last-minute registration: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/digital-humanities/events/environmental-digital-humanities-hackathon). 

Our guest this time is Warren Pearce (University of Sheffield), with a talk titled “Beyond The Frame: Network, Infrastructure and Vernacular in the Making of Environmental Visuals“(full abstract here). 

The lecture will take place on Monday 16 March 2026, 17:00 (CET), online via Zoom. Please register here to get the Zoom link: https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/digital-humanities/activities/code-culture-lecture-series/registration.