Jane Winters
@jfwinters.bsky.social
Professor of Digital Humanities,
School of Advanced Study, University of London. From medieval history to web archives, with some stops on the way. Own views.
School of Advanced Study, University of London. From medieval history to web archives, with some stops on the way. Own views.
Since it’s University Press Week #UPweek, a shout out to my amazing colleagues at University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social. They are flying the flag for open humanities publishing.
November 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Since it’s University Press Week #UPweek, a shout out to my amazing colleagues at University of London Press @uolpress.bsky.social. They are flying the flag for open humanities publishing.
Join us online on 2 Dec for ‘Old, New, Precarious Data’, the 1st event of the 2025-6 @dh-researchhub.bsky.social seminar series on incompleteness & loss in digital cultural heritage collections. Speakers include @beatricecannelli.bsky.social, @heatherfro.bsky.social, Leontien Talboom & Amelia Acker
Old, New, Precarious Data
Old, New, Precarious Data is the first event of the 2025-2026 DHRH flagship seminar series on incompleteness and loss in digital cultural heritage collections.
www.sas.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Join us online on 2 Dec for ‘Old, New, Precarious Data’, the 1st event of the 2025-6 @dh-researchhub.bsky.social seminar series on incompleteness & loss in digital cultural heritage collections. Speakers include @beatricecannelli.bsky.social, @heatherfro.bsky.social, Leontien Talboom & Amelia Acker
You hear so much negativity about the NHS, but we had such a wonderful social worker who pulled out all the stops to let my dad go home with proper support. And on the weekend too.
November 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
You hear so much negativity about the NHS, but we had such a wonderful social worker who pulled out all the stops to let my dad go home with proper support. And on the weekend too.
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It's HERE: World Digital Preservation Day 2025! We're excited to kick off #WDPD2025 with our opening blog by William Kilbride, writing from #iPRES2025 in Aotearoa New Zealand, one of the first places in the world to welcome the Day👉https://buff.ly/suGDx7v Happy World Digital Preservation Day🎉
November 5, 2025 at 7:05 PM
It's HERE: World Digital Preservation Day 2025! We're excited to kick off #WDPD2025 with our opening blog by William Kilbride, writing from #iPRES2025 in Aotearoa New Zealand, one of the first places in the world to welcome the Day👉https://buff.ly/suGDx7v Happy World Digital Preservation Day🎉
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From making witch-bottles to sitting in historic ruins listening to spooky stories, 9th November is a date for your diary if you're in Herts - @herts.ac.uk & @beinghumanfest.bsky.social have teamed up to create a full programme of fun #Folklore family events. Come and join us!
October 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
From making witch-bottles to sitting in historic ruins listening to spooky stories, 9th November is a date for your diary if you're in Herts - @herts.ac.uk & @beinghumanfest.bsky.social have teamed up to create a full programme of fun #Folklore family events. Come and join us!
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Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
London Lives
www.londonlives.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
I read Grazia today for the first time in years (my sister brought it along for a hospital visit) and mainstream papers could learn a lot about support for women’s rights.
November 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I read Grazia today for the first time in years (my sister brought it along for a hospital visit) and mainstream papers could learn a lot about support for women’s rights.
Dealing with an elderly parent in hospital atm and honestly, Celebrity Traitors is a tonic.
October 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Dealing with an elderly parent in hospital atm and honestly, Celebrity Traitors is a tonic.
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Publishing next month!
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship tackles what failure – in all its messy but immensely valuable complexity – means for the DH community.
Edited by @mjdonnay.bsky.social and @amsichani.bsky.social
Published by @uolpress.bsky.social
uolpress.co.uk/book/reframi...
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship tackles what failure – in all its messy but immensely valuable complexity – means for the DH community.
Edited by @mjdonnay.bsky.social and @amsichani.bsky.social
Published by @uolpress.bsky.social
uolpress.co.uk/book/reframi...
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship - University of London Press
Failure is ordinary. From technological failures and computational obsolescence to rejected applications and challenging collaborations, failure is an unavoidable part of any scholarly endeavour. This...
uolpress.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Publishing next month!
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship tackles what failure – in all its messy but immensely valuable complexity – means for the DH community.
Edited by @mjdonnay.bsky.social and @amsichani.bsky.social
Published by @uolpress.bsky.social
uolpress.co.uk/book/reframi...
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship tackles what failure – in all its messy but immensely valuable complexity – means for the DH community.
Edited by @mjdonnay.bsky.social and @amsichani.bsky.social
Published by @uolpress.bsky.social
uolpress.co.uk/book/reframi...
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The UK Government Web Archive is one of the world’s largest openly accessible internet archives, with 25+ years of digital material published by the government. We were glad to join The National Archives in hosting a user workshop. Thanks to all participants! www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/webarchive/
UK Government Web Archive
We capture, preserve, and make accessible UK central government information published on the web from 1996 to present.
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
October 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The UK Government Web Archive is one of the world’s largest openly accessible internet archives, with 25+ years of digital material published by the government. We were glad to join The National Archives in hosting a user workshop. Thanks to all participants! www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/webarchive/
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🪧A date for your diaries if you'd be interested in our training session, 'Revising your PhD Thesis for Publication', led by @drjoeford.bsky.social from @ilcs.bsky.social and our Publisher @emmagallon.bsky.social.
📅 Monday 8 December, 14:00–15:30
👉 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#AcademicPublishing
📅 Monday 8 December, 14:00–15:30
👉 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#AcademicPublishing
Revising Your PhD Thesis for Publication
www.sas.ac.uk
October 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🪧A date for your diaries if you'd be interested in our training session, 'Revising your PhD Thesis for Publication', led by @drjoeford.bsky.social from @ilcs.bsky.social and our Publisher @emmagallon.bsky.social.
📅 Monday 8 December, 14:00–15:30
👉 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#AcademicPublishing
📅 Monday 8 December, 14:00–15:30
👉 www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
#AcademicPublishing
For UK academic folk, in case you don’t know about this service, the AHRC does publish all panel outcomes, with figures for numbers of applicants, numbers of successful awards etc. There is a lag, though, so the most recent info is from January 2025.
AHRC panel outcomes and attendance
Details of the outcomes of applications and panel membership relating to the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) panel meetings.
www.ukri.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:51 AM
For UK academic folk, in case you don’t know about this service, the AHRC does publish all panel outcomes, with figures for numbers of applicants, numbers of successful awards etc. There is a lag, though, so the most recent info is from January 2025.
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We are excited to be hiring for a Community and Advocacy Manager! The role, based in the Digital Humanities Research Hub at the School of Advanced Study, will lead on developing and delivering a programme of community engagement and advocacy for the Association. www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Community and Advocacy Manager, UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association:London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We are excited to be hiring for a Community and Advocacy Manager! The role, based in the Digital Humanities Research Hub at the School of Advanced Study, will lead on developing and delivering a programme of community engagement and advocacy for the Association. www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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It's 10 years since the Open Library of Humanities published its first article. Since then, OLH has published 13,000 open access scholarly articles which have been downloaded over 8 million times.
This excellent editorial by Rose looks back at that decade.
olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2...
This excellent editorial by Rose looks back at that decade.
olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2...
Editorial Freedom in Academic Publishing: On the First Decade of the Open Library of Humanities
This editorial commemorates the tenth anniversary of diamond open access journal publisher the Open Library of Humanities (OLH) and its flagship journal, the Open Library of Humanities journal (OLHJ)....
olh.openlibhums.org
October 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It's 10 years since the Open Library of Humanities published its first article. Since then, OLH has published 13,000 open access scholarly articles which have been downloaded over 8 million times.
This excellent editorial by Rose looks back at that decade.
olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2...
This excellent editorial by Rose looks back at that decade.
olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2...
We’re delighted to be advertising for a Community & Advocacy Manager to work with the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association @ukiedh.bsky.social. It’s a full-time position (fixed term) and we’d love to hear from you #DigitalHumanities
Community and Advocacy Manager, UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association:London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We’re delighted to be advertising for a Community & Advocacy Manager to work with the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association @ukiedh.bsky.social. It’s a full-time position (fixed term) and we’d love to hear from you #DigitalHumanities
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As it's #OAWeek we'd like to ask #humanities researchers a few questions on how they feel about #OpenAccess - this will help us to inform the resources we create and share. If you have a couple of minutes, please fill this out, we'd love to hear from you!
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October 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
As it's #OAWeek we'd like to ask #humanities researchers a few questions on how they feel about #OpenAccess - this will help us to inform the resources we create and share. If you have a couple of minutes, please fill this out, we'd love to hear from you!
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Our online Winter School is now open for booking! We’re offering online courses on a range of topics for those interested in pre-modern books. Courses begin on 26 January. Check it out 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
IES: LIPS & LRBS Winter School | 2026
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October 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Our online Winter School is now open for booking! We’re offering online courses on a range of topics for those interested in pre-modern books. Courses begin on 26 January. Check it out 👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
If you’re struggling with iOS 26 (it was making me feel queasy) the accessibility options are your friend. Settings - Accessibility - Reduce motion - Enable.
October 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
If you’re struggling with iOS 26 (it was making me feel queasy) the accessibility options are your friend. Settings - Accessibility - Reduce motion - Enable.
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I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale!
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
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This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I am beyond excited (and nervous!) to announce that my first book, "The House Archives Built and Other Thoughts on Black Archival Possibilities" is available for sale!
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
This series of essay includes reworked talks, new reflections, and a lot of my heart
weherespace.myshopify.com/products/the...
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Again for the morning crowd. These two new chapters of our book are made available in draft because we’re experimenting with Open Review. Please share your thoughts! These chapters are about methods for assessing data representativeness, and ….
Hey! We have two new draft chapters of the Living with Machines book up online for your delectation! One on Mapreader and one on the Environmental Scan. read.uolpress.co.uk/projects/liv...
Living with Machines | University of London Press
*Living With Machines* is a data-driven history of the coming of the machine age in Britain in the long nineteenth century. Featuring an innovative open access edition enhanced with interactive maps, ...
read.uolpress.co.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Again for the morning crowd. These two new chapters of our book are made available in draft because we’re experimenting with Open Review. Please share your thoughts! These chapters are about methods for assessing data representativeness, and ….
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'View from Senate House Library' (2014) by Melissa Scott-Miller
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October 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
'View from Senate House Library' (2014) by Melissa Scott-Miller
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Not having working lights in the office in a gloomy October week is apparently a low priority for repairs …
October 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Not having working lights in the office in a gloomy October week is apparently a low priority for repairs …
Free workshop on ‘Using historical census data for research’, 23 October www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
Using historic UK census data for research
www.sas.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Free workshop on ‘Using historical census data for research’, 23 October www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
Free workshop (two afternoons) on ‘Getting started with open LLMs for humanities research’, 6-7 November www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
Getting started with open LLMs for humanities research
www.sas.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Free workshop (two afternoons) on ‘Getting started with open LLMs for humanities research’, 6-7 November www.sas.ac.uk/digital-huma...
Come and work with us! We have a two-year, half-time postdoctoral research associate position working on the @storymachine-ht.bsky.social project www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai.... If you’re interested in #DigitalHumanities and/or folklore, we’d love to hear from you. Closing date 27 October.
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Project StoryMachine:London Senate House - Hybrid
The School of Advanced Study (SAS) comprises eight internationally renowned research institutes as well as centres in Digital Humanities and Public Engagement. It has four nationally and internationally recognised specialist research libraries. An important component of the humanities national infrastructure and part of the University of London, this is a really exciting time to join the School of Advanced Study as we are at the start of a new strategic plan.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Come and work with us! We have a two-year, half-time postdoctoral research associate position working on the @storymachine-ht.bsky.social project www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai.... If you’re interested in #DigitalHumanities and/or folklore, we’d love to hear from you. Closing date 27 October.