Guyda Armstrong
@guyda.bsky.social
Books, things, languages, analogue, digital, sound. Shoegazer.
Another brilliant team also in this HAVI cohort! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Delighted to share that my co-PIs @danielwilson.bsky.social @mcollardanuy.bsky.social and Kaspar Beelen have been selected for a 2025 Humanities and AI Virtual Institute award from @schmidtsciences.bsky.social: www.schmidtsciences.org/humanities-a...
Humanities and AI Virtual Institute - Schmidt Sciences
www.schmidtsciences.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Another brilliant team also in this HAVI cohort! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
Reposted by Guyda Armstrong
Delighted to be funded under this programme with @guyda.bsky.social and other brilliant colleagues, working on differentiating print with computer vision!
JUST ANNOUNCED: Schmidt Sciences has awarded $11M to 23 teams globally for our Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI).
These projects bring AI to history, archaeology, literature, and film, unlocking new understandings of human culture.
Learn more: buff.ly/tvTUYwY
These projects bring AI to history, archaeology, literature, and film, unlocking new understandings of human culture.
Learn more: buff.ly/tvTUYwY
December 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Delighted to be funded under this programme with @guyda.bsky.social and other brilliant colleagues, working on differentiating print with computer vision!
Learn more about our award and tremendous team here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r... @manchester.ac.uk
Researchers from the University of Manchester in partnership with the University of Oxford have been awarded funding from Schmidt Sciences for their project Envisioning Print with AI Computer Vision.
The Envisioning Print project brings together an expert team of textual scholars, book historians, computer scientists, library data experts, and research software engineers from the University of Man...
www.manchester.ac.uk
December 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Learn more about our award and tremendous team here: www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r... @manchester.ac.uk
Behold our stellar computer vision luminaries: @manchester.ac.uk Caroline Jay (Computer Science), Ian Gifford +Tom Higgins,both @uomlibrary.bsky.social, partnering w/ Giles Bergel @chapbookpro.bsky.social, Andrew Zisserman+ Prasanna Sridhar at Oxford's Visual Geometry Group @oxford-vgg.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Behold our stellar computer vision luminaries: @manchester.ac.uk Caroline Jay (Computer Science), Ian Gifford +Tom Higgins,both @uomlibrary.bsky.social, partnering w/ Giles Bergel @chapbookpro.bsky.social, Andrew Zisserman+ Prasanna Sridhar at Oxford's Visual Geometry Group @oxford-vgg.bsky.social
Amazing news! I'm completely thrilled that our Envisioning Print project has been selected for a 2025 @schmidtsciences HAVI award, + honoured to be part of this cohort of humanities teams advancing AI-driven approaches to understanding human histories and cultures.
JUST ANNOUNCED: Schmidt Sciences has awarded $11M to 23 teams globally for our Humanities and AI Virtual Institute (HAVI).
These projects bring AI to history, archaeology, literature, and film, unlocking new understandings of human culture.
Learn more: buff.ly/tvTUYwY
These projects bring AI to history, archaeology, literature, and film, unlocking new understandings of human culture.
Learn more: buff.ly/tvTUYwY
December 16, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Amazing news! I'm completely thrilled that our Envisioning Print project has been selected for a 2025 @schmidtsciences HAVI award, + honoured to be part of this cohort of humanities teams advancing AI-driven approaches to understanding human histories and cultures.
It is a brilliant chapter, and it's been equally brilliant working with you over such a long period of time!
December 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It is a brilliant chapter, and it's been equally brilliant working with you over such a long period of time!
It was incredible; the music of the spheres, imho.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
It was incredible; the music of the spheres, imho.
Very pleased to report that the MBV lights also pretty much blew out the sensor on my phone as well.
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Very pleased to report that the MBV lights also pretty much blew out the sensor on my phone as well.
MBV versus Aviva Studio's power supply last night: MBV victorious (, obviously).
November 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
MBV versus Aviva Studio's power supply last night: MBV victorious (, obviously).
Come and see our legendary Head of Imaging Jamie introduce an eighth wonder of the world this Friday lunchtime @thejohnrylands.bsky.social !!
This Friday 11th July from 12pm I will be introducing a newly produced full size reproduction of the stunning world map from 1546 we have been busy with at @thejohnrylands.bsky.social
Come explore the world seen through the eyes of a French renaissance king!
Come explore the world seen through the eyes of a French renaissance king!
July 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Come and see our legendary Head of Imaging Jamie introduce an eighth wonder of the world this Friday lunchtime @thejohnrylands.bsky.social !!
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The Bulletin of the John Rylands University is going to be #openaccess from tomorrow! Including the substantial back archive!
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/05...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/05...
The Bulletin of the John Rylands Library is unlocking - Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press and the John Rylands Research Institute and Library are delighted to announce that from spring 2025 the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library will publish Open Access. This ...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
June 2, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The Bulletin of the John Rylands University is going to be #openaccess from tomorrow! Including the substantial back archive!
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/05...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2025/05...
Actually, they should show reruns on Friday nights on BBC4 when they get to the end of TOTP. MAKE IT HAPPEN!!
May 20, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Actually, they should show reruns on Friday nights on BBC4 when they get to the end of TOTP. MAKE IT HAPPEN!!
That goes without saying!!
May 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
That goes without saying!!
Differently loud, I would say.
May 19, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Differently loud, I would say.
Watching this on SNUB TV at my friend's house when I should have been at orchestra practice literally changed the course of my life. Thanks, guys!
The day Dinosaur Jr filmed the video for Freak Scene in my back garden louderthanwar.com/the-day-dino... via @louderthanwar
The day Dinosaur Jr filmed the video for Freak Scene in my back garden
Way back in the late eighties my band the Membranes were signed to Homestead Records with Dinoaurs Jnr............
louderthanwar.com
May 19, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Watching this on SNUB TV at my friend's house when I should have been at orchestra practice literally changed the course of my life. Thanks, guys!
Amazing, and AMAZINGLY LOUD Dinosaur Jr gig at the Albert Hall last night; as it should be done.
May 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Amazing, and AMAZINGLY LOUD Dinosaur Jr gig at the Albert Hall last night; as it should be done.
Reposted by Guyda Armstrong
We are very happy to announce the concluding conference of the AHRC-funded project 'Envisioning Dante, c. 1472-c. 1630: Seeing and Reading the Early Printed Page', at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library, 29-30 May 2025.
For more info, see: ow.ly/EZJN50VPUUM
For more info, see: ow.ly/EZJN50VPUUM
May 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We are very happy to announce the concluding conference of the AHRC-funded project 'Envisioning Dante, c. 1472-c. 1630: Seeing and Reading the Early Printed Page', at the John Rylands Research Institute and Library, 29-30 May 2025.
For more info, see: ow.ly/EZJN50VPUUM
For more info, see: ow.ly/EZJN50VPUUM
Reposted by Guyda Armstrong
A conference presenting the brilliant work of many people over many years.. most immediately myself, colleagues at @oxford-vgg.bsky.social, @thejohnrylands.bsky.social and elsewhere. Come for the computer vision stay for the incunables, or vice versa
It is exactly 725 years ago tonight that Dante went into the selva oscura, so when better to announce our FREE 2-day ENVISIONING DANTE conference, 29-30 May 2025, @thejohnrylands.bluesky.social ? Register for each day separately, links below ⬇️⬇️
April 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A conference presenting the brilliant work of many people over many years.. most immediately myself, colleagues at @oxford-vgg.bsky.social, @thejohnrylands.bsky.social and elsewhere. Come for the computer vision stay for the incunables, or vice versa
And Day 2 link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...
Conference: Envisioning Dante: Seeing and Reading the Early Printed Page
Join us for the concluding conference of the AHRC-funded project 'Envisioning Dante' taking place over 2 days 29 & 30 May.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
And Day 2 link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...
Programme and Day 1 link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...
Conference: Envisioning Dante: Seeing and Reading the Early Printed Page
Join us for the concluding conference of the AHRC-funded project 'Envisioning Dante' taking place over 2 days 29 & 30 May.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Programme and Day 1 link here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...
It is exactly 725 years ago tonight that Dante went into the selva oscura, so when better to announce our FREE 2-day ENVISIONING DANTE conference, 29-30 May 2025, @thejohnrylands.bluesky.social ? Register for each day separately, links below ⬇️⬇️
April 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
It is exactly 725 years ago tonight that Dante went into the selva oscura, so when better to announce our FREE 2-day ENVISIONING DANTE conference, 29-30 May 2025, @thejohnrylands.bluesky.social ? Register for each day separately, links below ⬇️⬇️
WE ARE LEEDS WE ARE LEEDS! (very impressed to see this, as a Leeds graduate lcsleeds.bluesky.social; I hope everyone else follows).
January 24, 2025 at 10:04 AM
WE ARE LEEDS WE ARE LEEDS! (very impressed to see this, as a Leeds graduate lcsleeds.bluesky.social; I hope everyone else follows).
Incredible intensive language course learning to read, speak, and transcribe two indigenous languages at the Newberry Library in Summer 2025; details below! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️
The Newberry Library is hosting a 1-week Intensive Language Study in Nahuatl/Nawat this summer (Jul 21–Aug 01, 2025). Applications due March 15: www.newberry.org/calendar/cen...
Intensive Language Study in Nahuatl/Nawat
Learn to read, speak, and transcribe two Indigenous languages: Nahuatl and Nawat.
www.newberry.org
January 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Incredible intensive language course learning to read, speak, and transcribe two indigenous languages at the Newberry Library in Summer 2025; details below! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️