This year, Data School, the Data Management & Privacy team, ILS Labs, and several members of ArtLab are moving to Drift 10 in Utrecht, joining the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH), of which they are part.

The process of bringing more CDH teams together at Drift 10 is steadily taking shape. In recent weeks, Data School and the Data Management & Privacy team have begun settling into their new offices. Data School is moving to room 2.01 at Drift 10, while the Data Management & Privacy team will be based in room 3.10. Several members of ArtLab will also have workspaces at Drift 10.

They join the Research Software Lab, Humanities IT, and most of the CDH core team, who are already located at Drift 10.

The ILS Labs are also in the process of relocating to Drift 10. Once their move from Janskerkhof 13 is completed, the basement, ground floor, and first floor of Drift 10 will house two biolabs, two eye-tracking labs, three phonetics/general-purpose labs, an interaction lab, and a head-turn-preference lab.

The CDH is delighted that this development will bring more of its units together under one roof. While collaboration between the teams is already well established, sharing the same location will create even more opportunities for informal exchange and knowledge sharing.

With these moves, a long-held dream of the CDH is becoming a reality: bringing together most of its teams in a single location.

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Do you have a question related to digital humanities? The final Digital Humanities (DH) Walk-in Hour of Spring 2026 will take place on Thursday, 25 June, 2026. These weekly consultation sessions will resume on 17 September.

During the walk-in hour, our digital humanities specialist can advise you on topics such as data analysis using R or Python, creating datasets, the technical component of your research (funding) proposal, finding suitable existing research software, and optimising your self-written code, among others.

All teachers, researchers, staff and students at the Faculty of Humanities of Utrecht University are welcome to drop by. No appointment is needed.

When?

Every Thursday, 14:00 – 15:00.
Final Spring session: 25 June
First Autumn session:17 September

Location

Room 0.32, University Library City Centre, Drift 27, Utrecht.

We look forward to assisting you with your DH needs!

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The Research Software Lab and the Portal Development team welcome developer Evania Fasya to their team. With her background in psychology and human-computer interaction, she brings fresh perspectives to the CDH.

Fasya holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Information Systems and Human-Media Interaction at the University of Indonesia and University of Twente. Through these studies, she gained experience in creating computer systems that support organisations, as well as designing technology that improves interaction between people and digital systems.

Recently, she defended her PhD thesis at the University of Twente, in collaboration with Leiden University. Her research focused on the social effects of behaviors conveyed in social interaction between humans and virtual humans. This research provided experience in experimental research, including data analysis and journal publications.

What Fasya brings to the team

At the Centre for Digital Humanities, Fasya will work in both the Portal Development team and the Research Software Lab.

She can support you with:

• software development
• programming for information retrieval, virtual reality, software/web applications using Python or C#

Together with statistical advisor Kirsten Schutter, she can also assist with:

• data preprocessing
• data analysis
• reports using Python or R

If you have any questions about any of the topics above that Evania can assist with, please contact cdh@uu.nl.

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Gaat jouw hart sneller kloppen van de combinatie van historisch onderzoek en digitalisering? En wil je bijdragen aan transparante verkiezingen? De Kiesraad (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koningsrelaties) zoekt een WO-student die wil meewerken aan de verdere ontwikkeling van de Databank verkiezingsuitslagen.

De Kiesraad ontwikkelt en beheert de Databank Verkiezingsuitslagen, waarmee verkiezingsuitslagen voor iedereen toegankelijk worden gemaakt. Tijdens deze stage ga je ontbrekende uitslagen uit het verleden verzamelen, digitaliseren en toevoegen aan de databank. Daarnaast onderzoek je hoe de databank gebruiksvriendelijker kan worden gemaakt en geef je hierover advies aan de Kiesraad.

De Kiesraad zoekt een WO-student in de laatste fase van de master, bij voorkeur met een achtergrond in Digital Humanities of Data Science. Het betreft een onderzoeksstage van 32 tot 40 uur per week in de tweede helft van 2026. De stagevergoeding bedraagt 800 euro per maand op basis van een 40-urige werkweek. Reageren kan tot en met 30 juni 2026.

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The Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) is pleased to present its Autumn 2026 Training Programme. Join us this semester for a series of free workshops and lectures on digital methods, tools, and critical perspectives in the humanities.

We will kick off the Autumn semester on 17 September with a special online lecture by Julian Posada (Yale University) on Platform Extractivism – Data work and the people powering AI. Curated and hosted by Fabian Ferrari.

For anyone looking to create a good-looking thesis, article, or dissertation without spending hours on formatting, Xander Vertegaal returns with his Introduction to LaTeX workshop on 6 October.

We are also delighted to welcome back Hugo Schnack with Machine learning – principles and practices on 14 October. This workshop is now divided into two sessions that can be attended together or separately: an introductory session in the morning and a more in-depth session in the afternoon.

On 22 October, Lotje Siffels (Radboud University) will deliver an online lecture on the timely topic How the presence of Big Tech reshapes values in healthcare. This talk offers an excellent follow-up to this spring’s lecture on digital autonomy at Dutch universities.

Of course, our evergreen workshop Entry-level Python in four days is back on the menu. Hosted by the CDH Research Software Lab and starting on 18 November, it continues to be one of our most popular offerings.

We will conclude the programme on 20 November with a special workshop presented by the UU ArtLab: Capturing objects in 3D – Photogrammetry in heritage research. During this hands-on session, Sjors Nab and Sanne Frequin will guide participants through the process of transforming ordinary images into high-quality digital 3D representations of objects.

For whom?

All staff members and students of the Faculty of Humanities at Utrecht University (UU) are warmly invited to register for all our events. UU staff from other faculties are also welcome to participate in most activities. Parts of our programme – particularly the lecture series – are open to all who are interested. Please check the event-specific details in the training calendar to see what applies to each activity.

We look forward to welcoming you to one or more of our events!

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We are pleased to introduce three new CDH ambassadors, who will serve as liaisons between the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) and their respective departments. Starting in September 2026, they will join Annette Markham (Department of Media and Culture Studies) to form the new CDH Ambassador team.

With their combined expertise in digital humanities, the ambassador team is well equipped to support staff and students across the Faculty of Humanities with answers, ideas, or opportunities for collaborations. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with them!

Hein Duijf

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies (F&R)

“I am looking forward to acting as a bridge between the F&R department and the CDH, exploring projects that enrich digital competencies and critical reflection on digital humanities and AI. Besides promoting digital humanities approaches in – often interdisciplinary – research, I look forward to addressing workload (‘regeldruk’) by identifying administrative burdens that can be responsibly automated using simple, open-source tools.”

Contact Hein at h.w.a.duijf@uu.nl.

Ortal-Paz Saar

Department of History and Art History (GKG)

“I aim to promote the use of digital humanities methods and tools within GKG, for instance by organising workshops and promoting AI literacy through educational games. My CDH project will address the ‘too much information’ challenge often experienced by historians. My project, related to magic and rituals, will show how a topic can be structured under one digital umbrella, which can greatly support historians in their research.”

Contact Ortal-Paz at o.p.saar@uu.nl.

Florian Kunneman

Department of Languages and Communication (TLC)

“GenAI offers opportunities to better cater language and communication interfaces to both the general public and dedicated target groups – for example through automated text simplification in our in-house readability tool LiNT, or flexible formulations in a voice assistant. As CDH ambassador, I am excited to explore how to support research and education by gathering input, organising workshops and working on the technical infrastructure, with a focus on a secure and effective deployment of genAI.”

Contact Florian at f.a.kunneman@uu.nl.

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Are you a humanities student (3rd-year BA, MA, or PhD) using digital methods in your research or thesis? And would you like to present you work to fellow students? We’d love to hear from you!

We – Finn Pietrass and Thomas Rozendaal, student ambassadors at the Centre for Digital Humanities at Utrecht University – are organising a student colloquium: The Digital Humanities Dialogue for Students (date TBA). This event is designed to give students insight into how digital methods can be applied across different humanities disciplines, and to inspire students to explore these approaches themselves.

We are looking for 2 to 3 student speakers from the Faculties of Humanities who are interested in sharing their experiences with digital methods in their studies or a research project. Presentations will be short (approximately 15 minutes) and aimed at a broad student audience. No prior presentation experience is required.

Why participate?

• Present your research in a supportive, low-pressure environment

• Gain experience as a speaker in an academic context

• Discuss and exchange ideas with like-minded individuals

Sign up

Interested in participating or want to learn more? Get in touch via cdh@uu.nl. The deadline to sign up as a speaker is 12 April. We’d be happy to hear from you!

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Construction of the brand-new research facilities for the ILS Labs at Drift 10 is now in full swing. Renovations are progressing rapidly and the soundproof booths that will house the labs are currently being installed. The technical installation of the first labs is expected to start in April.

The labs of the Institute for Language Sciences (ILS) are used to study language development in babies and language processing and production in adults. Much of this research involves the use of sound stimuli, which makes soundproof laboratories essential.

Several parts of Drift 10 are currently being renovated and upgraded to accommodate the new facilities. The floors of both the ground floor and first floor are being fortified to support the booths and the ventilation system is being expanded. Once completed, the basement, ground floor, and first floor will house two biolabs, two eye-tracking labs, three phonetics/general-purpose labs, an interaction lab, and a head-turn-preference lab.

Although the move is only a short distance – from Janskerkhof 13 to Drift 10 – it is a major logistical project. To ensure that ongoing research can continue with minimal disruption, the labs will be relocated one at a time. Moving each lab will take several weeks, and the full relocation is expected to be completed by the end of 2026 or beginning of 2027.

• Take a look at the construction photos and the installation of the soundproof booths.
• You can also read the interview with National Geographic about research conducted in the ILS Labs.

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Researchers from Utrecht University’s ArtLab are literally getting up close to art history. In the Grote Kerk in Alkmaar, they are using aerial work platforms to take thousands of photographs of the painted church vault.

Using advanced technology, the images will be combined into a detailed 3D model, allowing both researchers and visitors to explore the sixteenth-century artwork up close.

Read more about this ArtLab project with researchers Daantje Meuwissen, Sanne Frequin, and Sjors Nab in the article published by NH Nieuws on 5 March 2026 (in Dutch).

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The Department of Digital Humanities in the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University is inviting applications from internationally recognized scholars for the Canada Impact+ Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Social Change, a senior academic position based in Ontario.

The role is part of the Canadian government’s Canada Impact+ Research Chairs program, a $1 billion initiative designed to attract leading researchers from around the world to address major societal challenges. The selected candidate will develop a research programme exploring how AI is designed, governed, and experienced in real-world social contexts.

Application deadline: March 26, 2026.

Read more & apply.

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Als wetenschappelijk ontwikkelaar (0,8-1,0 fte) bij het Centre for Digital Humanities draag je bij aan het ontwerp, de (door)ontwikkeling en het beheer van software oplossingen ter ondersteuning van geesteswetenschappelijk onderzoek en onderwijs. Deadline om te reageren: 29 maart 2026.

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Are you a humanities or social sciences researcher who has started coding, but feels ready to move beyond Jupyter Notebooks? The Research Software Summer School: Going Beyond Notebooks (29 June-3 July, Utrecht) offers you the chance to take your programming skills to the next level and integrate software into your own research. Registration is now open.

This five-day on-site programme is aimed at researchers that have coded before, but want to develop broader programming skills. By the end of the course, you will not only be able to create your own software solutions to research problems, but also understand and build upon existing tools developed by others.

During the summer school, you will learn for example how to:

• Wield the command-line terminal using Bash
• Use Git for version control and collaboration
• Move beyond Notebooks into full-fledged Python applications
• Find, use, and adapt open-source code
• Write good documentation

Work on your own project

Participants are asked to bring their own research project so that they can work on their own research questions while developing their programming skills. This does not need to be a fully developed research idea; it could be a pilot project or even just a research question and a dataset.

Who can apply?

The summer school is open to researchers affiliated with any Dutch university or research institute, from PhD candidates to professors. Small groups are encouraged to apply together to work on a shared project. There are 34 places available. Secure your place by registering in time. Deadline to apply is 15 June 2026.

This event is part of the project “Daidalos – A Social Sciences and Humanities Training on Research Software” (file no. ICT.TDCC.001.006), funded in part by the Dutch Research Council (NWO) through the Thematic Digital Competence Centre Social Sciences & Humanities (TDCC-SSH).

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As of January 2026, Utrecht University’s ArtLab will formally become part of the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH). ArtLab is an academic heritage laboratory that combines advanced imaging and 3D technologies with expertise in material art history.

Its integration into the CDH will support Artlab’s continued growth and enable a broadening towards new digital humanities themes and applications. Bringing together humanities researchers who work with innovative digital methods, creates opportunities for cross-fertilisation and intellectual exchange.

About the ArtLab

At ArtLab, researchers and students work on location using mobile equipment. They develop accessible research applications, provide training for professionals, and collaborate closely with national and international external partners. ArtLab aspires to be the first laboratory in the Netherlands – and beyond – where material objects and digital methodologies are brought together for the study of art and culture.

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Data School zoekt voor 16 tot 28 uur een enthousiaste medewerker kennisvalorisatie/teamleider die zich bezighoudt met projectmanagement, business development en het begeleiden van collega’s.

Als tijdelijke medewerker, in verband met vervanging zwangerschapsverlof, zul je in eerste instantie deze positie vervangen en coördineer je lopende projecten van Data School. Er is ruimte voor eigen inbreng en creatieve ideeën in de vorm van business development en acquisitie.

Deadline om te reageren: 5 februari 2026

Lees meer en reageer (interne vacature Universiteit Utrecht)

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Our brand-new Spring 2026 Training Programme offers a range of exciting new workshops and lectures, including Qualtrics, Small Language Models, and AI & investigative journalism.

Whether you are taking your first steps in the digital humanities or looking to deepen your expertise, our free workshops and lectures provide fresh perspectives and hands-on learning opportunities.

Some sessions are open to all, while others are reserved for staff and students from the Faculty of Humanities and other UU faculties. We look forward to welcoming you in one – or several – of these workshops and lectures.

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Dear Colleagues and Students,

As many of you know, recent organizational changes at Texas A&M, shifts in national funding priorities, and developments within the field of digital humanities have prompted a review of the Center of Digital Humanities Research (CoDHR) and its future direction.

Pending final approval, CoDHR will transition from the College of Arts & Sciences to Texas A&M University Libraries at the end of the Spring 2026 semester. In preparation for this move, CoDHR is collaborating with principal investigators and the Libraries to ensure the smooth transfer and archiving of existing projects. Please note that the Digital Humanities Certificate, administered by the Department of English, will remain unchanged.

Since its founding in 2018, CoDHR has played an important role in advancing Texas A&M’s research profile. We believe the Libraries are well positioned to sustain and strengthen CoDHR’s university-wide mission to support digital humanities research during this period of change in higher education. I want to express my sincere appreciation to Director Maura Ives and Associate Director Amy Earhart for their leadership and service.

The College remains deeply committed to fostering research in digital humanities and the humanities more broadly. To that end, we are investing an additional $50,000 annually for the next three years in the Glasscock Center for Humanities Research to expand existing programs and launch new initiatives that will seed and support digital humanities projects. In addition, the College will fund a new three-year humanities research initiative at up to $50,000 per year to amplify emerging, multidisciplinary areas of scholarship. Additional information and an open call for proposals will be available next semester.

 

Simon W. North
John W. Bevan Professor of Chemistry
Interim Dean
College of Arts and Sciences

377 Houston Street, 4th Floor
College Station, TX 77843-3357

979-458-6947

ArtSci-dean@tamu.edu