Cambridge Digital Humanities

Thanks to everyone who attended, taught and contributed to our recent Data School on teaching critically in an age of Gen AI 🌻

We’ll be posting more photos from across the three weeks in our stories shortly, but for now here are a few from the set up in our new office building - which, of course, would not have been possible without the Data School dream team!

We want to share special thank you to three of them in particular: our incredible convenor, Eleanor, and our 10/10 organising crew - Karen and Emma - for supporting and leading at every stage, from ideation to delivery to evaluation and back again.

Add to that a generous and insightful teaching team, as well as wonderful participants, and you’ve got yourself one excellent Cambridge Data School.

We will be delivering our next in-person Data School in September. Applications are now closed, but we will be shortly announcing dates for the return of the online Data School. This one will take place in January 2027 and will be themed on Python Worldbuilding 🐍

Watch this space 👀

📸 Karen Herbane

LAST CALL FOR SDS APPLICATIONS 🗓️

Want to expand your network, learn something new, and critically explore artificial intelligence systems at University of Cambridge? Apply to join our Cambridge Social Data School (SDS) Autumn 2026 cohort! 
 
The SDS is a five-day learning experience designed to equip individuals from all sectors and disciplines with the tools to critically approach digital technologies. Together, we’ll be exploring the social and material impacts of AI infrastructures. Though welcome, no prior coding or technical skills are necessary. 
 
Applications are closing on Tuesday 30 June — just one week away! All bursary places have been filled, but we still have standard and concession places available.

Find out more and apply at the link in our bio ⬆️

We are delighted to invite proposals for The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships in the following areas of Digital Humanities: 

🟣 Memory Studies
🟢 Semiotics, Semantics and AI
🟡 Emergent Literary Forms

The British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships is a three year award made to an annual cohort of outstanding early-career researchers in the humanities or social sciences.

Applications to CDH close at 17:00 BST on 2 August 2026. This is the internal deadline for applications to be assessed by CDH and selected for support. The deadline for submission to the British Academy is 17:00 BST on 30 September 2026.

Applicants should ensure that they meet all the eligibility requirements before applying. Please find full instructions on our website at the link in our bio ⬆️

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Our annual call for CDH Methods Fellows is LIVE⚡️

Are you a researcher, staff member or postgraduate student at in the 2026/27 academic year, who is keen to develop innovative teaching in digital methods? If yes, we want to hear from you!

Methods Fellows use their expertise in methods or practices relevant to Digital Humanities research to design and deliver a half day workshop in Michaelmas term. They are expected to attend the year-long programme and receive mentorship, support and networking opportunities along with remuneration for their teaching and participation. Individuals from all disciplines and areas of expertise are welcome to apply!

Successful applicants will join the 2026-27 cohort, contributing to a series that attracts over 200 participants each year.

Follow the link in our bio to find out more and apply by the deadline of 17 July 2026 ⬆️

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🚨 CLOSING FRIDAY 🚨

Calling all UK & Ireland undergrads in their final or penultimate year of study (excluding Oxbridge): we have an opportunity for you!

Have you ever thought about postgraduate studies in the Digital Humanities (DH) or a related subject? Perhaps you don’t really know what DH is and want to find out more?

Come and explore Digital Humanities at our outreach programme this summer, designed for arts, social sciences and humanities undergraduates who are interested in learning about postgraduate options in DH and related fields!

Run with and funded by the Isaac Newton Trust, the programme offers a unique opportunity to discover postgraduate life at CDH and more broadly.

Things to note:

🟢 Applications close on Friday 5 June (apply via the link in our bio ⬆️)

🟠 Food, accommodation and travel with the UK is generously funded by the Isaac Newton Trust Widening Participation and Induction Fund

🔵 You must be available for the online sessions on 1, 3 July and 5 August as well as the in-person residential from 3-6 September 2026

🟣 The theme for the programme is Digital Archives and Decolonisation

🟡 No prior experience in DH is necessary, just an enthusiasm for learning!

Find out more about eligibility and apply at the link in our bio ⬆️

📸 University of Cambridge

Could you be Cambridge Digital Humanities’ next Teaching Associate?  👀
 
We’re looking for someone with a passion for teaching to develop, administrate and teach on our Digital Humanities courses for the next 3 years (taking up post in September 2026).

You can be at any stage of your academic career with a primary research and teaching interest in any area of DH. We are particularly interested in applicants with specialisms in: 
 
🔵 Archival and Memory Studies
🟠 Gender and Technology
🟢 Cultural Analytics (with a focus on AI methods, GIS, or visual analysis) 
 
We’re also looking for applicants who can offer skills to strengthen our practice-based teaching.
 
Does this sound like you?

Apply by 2 June (link in bio) ⬆️

📷 University of Cambridge

Do you want to learn how to conduct data-driven investigations in the public interest? 📊

Are you interested in critically investigating the social and material impacts of AI infrastructures? 🔍

Would you like to meet new people from a wide range of disciplines and industries? 🤝

If you’ve said YES to any of these questions, the Cambridge Social Data School (SDS) might just be for you.

Applications are now open for the next SDS, taking place at from 7-11 September. The theme of the school is AI Infrastructure.

Join us on 26 May at 2pm for our Virtual Information Session, where you can hear from our Convenor, learn more about the School and ask any questions you might have.

Applications must be received by the final deadline of 23:59 (UK time) on 30 June. However, if you get your application in by 2 June you will be eligible for the early bird rate (£695).

Limited concessions and bursaries are available. Tap the link in our bio to find out more ⬆️

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Call for Papers: Submit by 30 May  ⏲️

Hypermedia Warfare and Techno-Legal Entanglements: Media, Technology, and Legal Perspectives on Contemporary Conflict Zones (Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan)

🗓️ Friday 10 July, 09:30–18:00
📌Audit Room, .college Cambridge

Convenors: Dr Ryan Heuser, Dr Wesam Amer, Professor Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan
 
Please submit your abstract of 300-500 words, outlining the paper’s key argument, methodology, and relevance to the symposium themes, by 30 May.
 
Visit bit.ly/hypermediawarfare at the link in our bio ⬆️

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The CDH Open is back with a bang 💥

Join us on Thursdays at 5pm on the Sidgwick Site to explore the latest in DH research at Cambridge and beyond ⬇️

30 April: Dr Anouk Lang
14 May: Dr Audrey Borowski
21 May: Dr Syed Mustafa Ali
28 May: Professor Ranjodh Singh Dhaliwal

Check out the term card and book your tickets at the link in our bio ⬆️

Everyone is welcome and registration is free 🎟️

Guess what?! 😱

The application deadline for our next Data School, Teaching and Learning Critically in an Age of Generative AI, has been extended to Friday 1 May 2026  🎉
 
Successful applicants will join a cohort of teachers, researchers, policymakers, students, informal learners and others to investigate how teaching and learning remain grounded in reality and alert to the ecological, social and educational implication of artificial intelligence systems.

We welcome applications from *anyone* interested in using critical and creative approaches to explore the impact of generative AI on teaching and learning.

Teaching Dates: 

🟣 Tuesday 14 July, 09:00 – 17:00, in-person
🟣 Wednesday 15 July, 09:00 – 17:00, in-person
🟢 Tuesday 21 July, 09:00 – 17:00, online
🟣 Tuesday 28 July, 09:00 – 17:00, in-person
🟣 Wednesday 29 July, 09:00 – 17:00, in-person

Standard application fee: £750

All applications must be received via the online application portal by 23:59 (UK time) on 1 May 2026.

The application form consists of questions with free-text answer boxes so make sure you answer in full sentences with as much detail as you can within the word limits provided  📝

You will be asked to share:

🟢 Any experience you have in using digital research methods

🔵 What you want to learn to develop your skills in this area

🔴 How participation in the data school will benefit you and/or your organisation

Should you have any questions not already answered on our FAQ page, please get in touch with us at [email protected] 📩

Find out more at the link in our bio ⬆️