Launch of UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association

On 29-30 July DCCH team attending the inaugural annual meeting of the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association at Senate House, University of London. The Association seeks to nurture the capacity for excellent research and teaching in Digital Humanities, to establish and sustain more effective connections with non-HE sectors (notably Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums as well as the creative industries), and to create new pathways for collaboration.

The two-day event brought together professionals from academia, GLAM, creative and tech sectors to mark the official launch of the Association, to share research, create pathways for collaboration and reflect on current opportunities and challenges in the field. The event included  the first meetings of the Association's community interest groups: Research Software Engineering in the Arts and Humanities; the Digital Humanities Climate Coalition; Digital Correspondence; Multilingual DH; and Protecting the Investigator in Traumatic Research Areas.