Cambridge Digital Humanities

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 ⬆️

JOB OPPORTUNITY 🚨

We’re looking for a Machine Learning Engineer to support an applied computer vision and machine learning project with CAMPOP (Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure) on a fixed term basis (16 weeks full time or part time equivalent).

The successful applicant will be paid in the range of £43,310–£50,253 per annum pro rata, depending on experience.

No reference or cover letter needed, just your CV and links to relevant projects. Closing date: Friday 1 May 2026.

Read the full job description and instructions for application at the link in our bio ⬆️

Applications are now open for the Digital Humanities & Research Software Engineering Summer School 2026 🌻

This year’s summer school takes place from Monday 29 June to Thursday 2 July. Registration is free, bursaries are available, and applications close on 14 April.

The Summer School is co-organised by the Software Sustainability Institute, , .cambridge and , in collaboration with Digital Skills in Arts and Humanities (DISKAH) project.

Find out more at the link in our bio ⬆️

It’s that time of year again ⭐️

The Cambridge Festival () is back and our researchers are contributing not one, not two, but three free public events to this year’s proceedings ⬇️

🟣 The Body and the Archive (19 March) is a participatory performance exploring sound generation as a critical technical practice. Wearable sensors will transform physiological rhythms into communal sound. The performance is led by Dr Mona Hedayati, artist and Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher at CDH.

🟠 Creating Medieval GIFs (28 March) is a workshop where participants will draw and animate medieval and contemporary visual cultures, exploring medieval and modern depictions of ‘smartness’ and intelligence through the creation of GIFs. Led by artist, scholar and Data Schools convenor , it is sure to be a creative and engaging journey!

🟢 Eleanor will also be delivering a free taster workshop in the afternoon for the Cambridge Data Schools (28 March). What is data? What isn’t data? Where does it come from and what can we do with it? Come along and find out more! No experience required - this is a great opportunity to gain a better idea of what the Data Schools are all about, without the fees!

Tickets for all events are free but limited. Advanced registration is necessary. Sign up via the links in bio ⬆️

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