Michael Donnay
@mjdonnay.bsky.social
Community Manager @softwaresaved.bsky.social
MSc Digital Humanities ‘22 @ucldh.bsky.social
Recovering stage & production manager
He/Him | 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇬🇧 | #DH #Baking
MSc Digital Humanities ‘22 @ucldh.bsky.social
Recovering stage & production manager
He/Him | 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇬🇧 | #DH #Baking
Want to know how to start a #DH association? Probably not - but lots about building sustainable orgs that support researchers, practitioners & students.
Thanks @jfwinters.bsky.social for guiding the process & @jtonra.bsky.social for working on the implementation section w/ me! @ukiedh.bsky.social
Thanks @jfwinters.bsky.social for guiding the process & @jtonra.bsky.social for working on the implementation section w/ me! @ukiedh.bsky.social
Enhancing research and teaching capacity through collaboration: building a UK–Ireland Digital Humanities Association
Abstract. This article discusses the development of a Digital Humanities (DH) Association for the UK and Ireland. It explores processes for evidence gather
academic.oup.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Want to know how to start a #DH association? Probably not - but lots about building sustainable orgs that support researchers, practitioners & students.
Thanks @jfwinters.bsky.social for guiding the process & @jtonra.bsky.social for working on the implementation section w/ me! @ukiedh.bsky.social
Thanks @jfwinters.bsky.social for guiding the process & @jtonra.bsky.social for working on the implementation section w/ me! @ukiedh.bsky.social
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We loved hearing Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talk about using the Warburg Library while researching for her new album on @latenightseth.bsky.social 💫
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We loved hearing Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talk about using the Warburg Library while researching for her new album on @latenightseth.bsky.social 💫
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream!
Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...
This looks like a dream job, working with the team @ukiedh.bsky.social and @dh-researchhub.bsky.social to support the digital humanities community in Ireland and the UK! #DH #Jobs
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 3:01 PM
This looks like a dream job, working with the team @ukiedh.bsky.social and @dh-researchhub.bsky.social to support the digital humanities community in Ireland and the UK! #DH #Jobs
What better way to mark #InternatationalRSEDay (coming up on Thursday!) than applying to help organise #RSECon26, the tenth annual research software engineering conference run by @society-rse.org in Sept 2026?
Learn more: society-rse.org/rsecon26-com...
Apply: forms.gle/ooKQ5na6Bx9q...
📆 10 Oct
Learn more: society-rse.org/rsecon26-com...
Apply: forms.gle/ooKQ5na6Bx9q...
📆 10 Oct
RSECon26 Call for Conference Committee Members - Society of Research Software Engineering
RSECon26 Committee call is now open.
society-rse.org
October 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
What better way to mark #InternatationalRSEDay (coming up on Thursday!) than applying to help organise #RSECon26, the tenth annual research software engineering conference run by @society-rse.org in Sept 2026?
Learn more: society-rse.org/rsecon26-com...
Apply: forms.gle/ooKQ5na6Bx9q...
📆 10 Oct
Learn more: society-rse.org/rsecon26-com...
Apply: forms.gle/ooKQ5na6Bx9q...
📆 10 Oct
A great opportunity for people working on career pathways and leadership for digital research professionals. Perhaps something for @ukiedh.bsky.social or @turingway.bsky.social to explore?
discourse-network.github.io/funding/roun...
discourse-network.github.io/funding/roun...
DisCouRSE Flexible Fund - Round 1
DisCouRSE is a UKRI-funded Network+ project that will encourage and support the development of leaders across all digital Research Technical Professional (dRTP) roles, resulting in an empowered and co...
discourse-network.github.io
September 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A great opportunity for people working on career pathways and leadership for digital research professionals. Perhaps something for @ukiedh.bsky.social or @turingway.bsky.social to explore?
discourse-network.github.io/funding/roun...
discourse-network.github.io/funding/roun...
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there's a big problem with the culture here on bluesky, and it's that not nearly enough people are posting about the 10 year anniversary of Carly Rae Jepsen's groundbreaking and timeless album EMOTION being this year and how awesome that is
September 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
there's a big problem with the culture here on bluesky, and it's that not nearly enough people are posting about the 10 year anniversary of Carly Rae Jepsen's groundbreaking and timeless album EMOTION being this year and how awesome that is
Come join me on the organising committee for next year's #RSECon. It's a great way to give back and get to know the community, plus we'll cover the cost of your registration at the conference!
Have you enjoyed RSECon either this year or in the past?
Would you like to be involved in organising RSECon26 which is taking place 9-11th Sep 2026?
We have a call out for Committee Members, for details and application see
society-rse.org/rsecon26-com...
(Call closes 10th Oct 2025)
#rsecon26
Would you like to be involved in organising RSECon26 which is taking place 9-11th Sep 2026?
We have a call out for Committee Members, for details and application see
society-rse.org/rsecon26-com...
(Call closes 10th Oct 2025)
#rsecon26
RSECon26 Call for Conference Committee Members - Society of Research Software Engineering
RSECon26 Committee call is now open.
society-rse.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Come join me on the organising committee for next year's #RSECon. It's a great way to give back and get to know the community, plus we'll cover the cost of your registration at the conference!
Reposted by Michael Donnay
What strange times, when the commander of RAF Greenham Common is coming out as a liberal supporter of the right to protest
August 11, 2025 at 8:47 AM
What strange times, when the commander of RAF Greenham Common is coming out as a liberal supporter of the right to protest
This is a great opportunity to develop your own professional practice, connect with the amazing community of @softwaresaved.bsky.social fellows and help research software better! Open to UK and international applicants.
@ukiedh.bsky.social @dariahie.bsky.social
@ukiedh.bsky.social @dariahie.bsky.social
🧭 We are pleased to announce that applications for the SSI Fellowship Programme 2026 are now open! The deadline to apply is Mon 6 Oct.
Find out more and access further resources at www.software.ac.uk/news/ssi-fel...
Find out more and access further resources at www.software.ac.uk/news/ssi-fel...
August 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
This is a great opportunity to develop your own professional practice, connect with the amazing community of @softwaresaved.bsky.social fellows and help research software better! Open to UK and international applicants.
@ukiedh.bsky.social @dariahie.bsky.social
@ukiedh.bsky.social @dariahie.bsky.social
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Hear from Mareike Wehner and Dr. Natalie Wallis of #LivUni's Outputs Development team, who are looking to support more diverse research outputs and foster a research culture that drives innovation.
Find out about NTOs and their impact.
👉 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Find out about NTOs and their impact.
👉 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Look beyond papers for a better REF and research culture - Research Professional News
Mareike Wehner and Natalie Wallis describe how and why their university is encouraging non-traditional outputs
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Hear from Mareike Wehner and Dr. Natalie Wallis of #LivUni's Outputs Development team, who are looking to support more diverse research outputs and foster a research culture that drives innovation.
Find out about NTOs and their impact.
👉 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Find out about NTOs and their impact.
👉 www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...
Today's copyediting bugbear: journals that have a 'published online' date and different 'publication' date for the print edition.
And you'll never guess which one is the 'official' one... 🙄
And you'll never guess which one is the 'official' one... 🙄
July 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Today's copyediting bugbear: journals that have a 'published online' date and different 'publication' date for the print edition.
And you'll never guess which one is the 'official' one... 🙄
And you'll never guess which one is the 'official' one... 🙄
🥳 Officially out in the world in November! A great collection of reflections on what failure means for people who digital research-type things.
📖 Very excited about the publication of this book, out in November...
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, edited by @mjdonnay.bsky.social and @amsichani.bsky.social:
uolpress.co.uk/book/reframi...
#OpenAccess @dh-researchhub.bsky.social #DigitalHumanities
Reframing Failure in Digital Scholarship, edited by @mjdonnay.bsky.social and @amsichani.bsky.social:
uolpress.co.uk/book/reframi...
#OpenAccess @dh-researchhub.bsky.social #DigitalHumanities
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
July 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
🥳 Officially out in the world in November! A great collection of reflections on what failure means for people who digital research-type things.
Reposted by Michael Donnay
POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY!
@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social are advertising a full-time 6-month postdoc position to work with Andrew Dunning on redeveloping the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project as a sustainable, open-access digital resource for manuscript studies.
🖊️ Apply by 14 July
@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social are advertising a full-time 6-month postdoc position to work with Andrew Dunning on redeveloping the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project as a sustainable, open-access digital resource for manuscript studies.
🖊️ Apply by 14 July
July 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY!
@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social are advertising a full-time 6-month postdoc position to work with Andrew Dunning on redeveloping the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project as a sustainable, open-access digital resource for manuscript studies.
🖊️ Apply by 14 July
@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social are advertising a full-time 6-month postdoc position to work with Andrew Dunning on redeveloping the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project as a sustainable, open-access digital resource for manuscript studies.
🖊️ Apply by 14 July
Reposted by Michael Donnay
We're giving you an extra week to get your design entries in!
Design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🏆 Prize includes:
- Your design on official merch
- Free t-shirt + sticker pack
- Community recognition
🗓 Deadline: 5 July (23:59 BST)
rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
Design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🏆 Prize includes:
- Your design on official merch
- Free t-shirt + sticker pack
- Community recognition
🗓 Deadline: 5 July (23:59 BST)
rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
Community Competition Call - RSECon25
Join us for the ninth annual Research Software Engineering conference RSECon25, at the University of Warwick, Coventry, UK, from 9–11 September 2025. Learn, share, and build connections across the…
rsecon25.society-rse.org
June 27, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We're giving you an extra week to get your design entries in!
Design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🏆 Prize includes:
- Your design on official merch
- Free t-shirt + sticker pack
- Community recognition
🗓 Deadline: 5 July (23:59 BST)
rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
Design the official #RSECon25 T-shirt and sticker!
🏆 Prize includes:
- Your design on official merch
- Free t-shirt + sticker pack
- Community recognition
🗓 Deadline: 5 July (23:59 BST)
rsecon25.society-rse.org/community-co...
The folks organising the @ukiedh.bsky.social are some of the best in the business (generous with their time and fun to work with - a winning combo)! I'd highly recommend joining them to help shape the future of #DH in Ireland and the UK.
@dariahie.bsky.social
@dariahie.bsky.social
Ireland & UK #DigitalHumanities folk, would you like to help shape the development of the UK-Ireland DH Association? There’s an open call for expressions of interest to join the organising collective (3 new members) & we’d love to hear from you whether you’re in HE, GLAM or somewhere else entirely!
Open call for three new members of the Association collective | UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association
digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org
June 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The folks organising the @ukiedh.bsky.social are some of the best in the business (generous with their time and fun to work with - a winning combo)! I'd highly recommend joining them to help shape the future of #DH in Ireland and the UK.
@dariahie.bsky.social
@dariahie.bsky.social
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BREAKING: Justice Jackson cites the Colored Conventions Project Digital Archive her dissent in Medina v. Planned Parenthood. These public collective digital projects MATTER and they WILL be heard. 👏👏👏
@ccp-org.bsky.social
@profgabrielle.bsky.social
@jimccasey1.bsky.social
@ccp-org.bsky.social
@profgabrielle.bsky.social
@jimccasey1.bsky.social
There's something really interesting going on here methodologically in Justice Jackson's Medina v. Planned Parenthood dissent. You can see it in one footnote.
In short, Jackson is emphasizing that Black Americans are part of the original "public" about which "originalists" should be concerned.
In short, Jackson is emphasizing that Black Americans are part of the original "public" about which "originalists" should be concerned.
June 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
BREAKING: Justice Jackson cites the Colored Conventions Project Digital Archive her dissent in Medina v. Planned Parenthood. These public collective digital projects MATTER and they WILL be heard. 👏👏👏
@ccp-org.bsky.social
@profgabrielle.bsky.social
@jimccasey1.bsky.social
@ccp-org.bsky.social
@profgabrielle.bsky.social
@jimccasey1.bsky.social
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Need to print this out and frame it near my desk
March 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Need to print this out and frame it near my desk
This is extremely niche UK higher ed content, but:
How is there a HECOS code for Christopher Marlowe studies but not digital humanities!?
#DHproblems
How is there a HECOS code for Christopher Marlowe studies but not digital humanities!?
#DHproblems
March 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
This is extremely niche UK higher ed content, but:
How is there a HECOS code for Christopher Marlowe studies but not digital humanities!?
#DHproblems
How is there a HECOS code for Christopher Marlowe studies but not digital humanities!?
#DHproblems
I've just scheduled my last training session @dh-researchhub.bsky.social - come join me and learn about how you can 3D printing for humanities research. #CreativeCritical #DHmakes
Join us for our next in-person training session on Thursday 27 March as we provide an introduction to 3D printing in the Senate House MakerSpace.
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Taster Session: 3D Printing
In this session, we will introduce you to the basic principles of 3D printing. You’ll learn where to find a 3D object online and how to prepare it for printing.
www.sas.ac.uk
February 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I've just scheduled my last training session @dh-researchhub.bsky.social - come join me and learn about how you can 3D printing for humanities research. #CreativeCritical #DHmakes
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We're pleased to announce we've published a proposal for the Association’s governance approach, which lays out a structure for the Association, a model for membership for individuals & institutions and a timeline for elections.
Check it out & let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear from you!
Check it out & let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear from you!
Association Governance Proposal Published | UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association
digitalhumanities-uk-ie.org
February 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We're pleased to announce we've published a proposal for the Association’s governance approach, which lays out a structure for the Association, a model for membership for individuals & institutions and a timeline for elections.
Check it out & let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear from you!
Check it out & let us know your thoughts! We'd love to hear from you!
A powerful reminder from @michellefrancl.bsky.social about the everday reach and importance of federal science funding. #NIH
Cutting NIH funding puts my life on the line — and maybe yours as well | Opinion
Private investment in pharmaceutical research can't replace the NIH. Both public investment and the private sector are needed to be world leaders in health care, writes Michelle Francl-Donnay.
www.inquirer.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A powerful reminder from @michellefrancl.bsky.social about the everday reach and importance of federal science funding. #NIH
Reposted by Michael Donnay
I do not see how we’re going to have productive academic discussions of "AI" until we stop accepting the marketing that lumps all machine learning methods & technologies into one amorphous thing called "AI"—so we get minimalist & maximalist responses that echo that marketing—we don’t have to do this
January 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I do not see how we’re going to have productive academic discussions of "AI" until we stop accepting the marketing that lumps all machine learning methods & technologies into one amorphous thing called "AI"—so we get minimalist & maximalist responses that echo that marketing—we don’t have to do this
Reposted by Michael Donnay
📢Calling all Digital Humanities graduates from UK & Ireland! We want to hear about your career paths and your thoughts on the future of DH education @melissaterras.bsky.social
Take part in our DH Career Survey before 31st Jan and let's define DH together!
📝Survey Link: forms.office.com/e/zKqFu4fK4D
Take part in our DH Career Survey before 31st Jan and let's define DH together!
📝Survey Link: forms.office.com/e/zKqFu4fK4D
January 7, 2025 at 10:18 AM
📢Calling all Digital Humanities graduates from UK & Ireland! We want to hear about your career paths and your thoughts on the future of DH education @melissaterras.bsky.social
Take part in our DH Career Survey before 31st Jan and let's define DH together!
📝Survey Link: forms.office.com/e/zKqFu4fK4D
Take part in our DH Career Survey before 31st Jan and let's define DH together!
📝Survey Link: forms.office.com/e/zKqFu4fK4D
Happy #DayofDH2024! I’m celebrating this year in the traditional manner, by taking a day of TOIL after doing 4 major events the other week 🎉
December 2, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Happy #DayofDH2024! I’m celebrating this year in the traditional manner, by taking a day of TOIL after doing 4 major events the other week 🎉