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Digital Humanities Lab, Exeter
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We support digital approaches in research, teaching and outreach at the University of Exeter and beyond.
https://www.exeter.ac.uk/research/digitalhumanities/
As Halloween approaches, things have been getting spooky in the DH Lab!

Last week, the interns were introduced to our 3D printers and CAD software 🎃

We have had a range of seasonally appropriate prints - from ghost dogs to an articulated glowing skeleton! 🩻

#Digital #Humanities #3D #3DPrint #CAD
October 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Last week, the DH Interns were introduced to Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI). RTI is a method of creating an interactive digital image of an object with a moveable light source

#RTI #ReflectanceTransformationImaging #HASS #Humanities #Digital #DigitalHumanities #AI #DH #DigitalResearch
October 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The DH Lab is excited to be collaborating with partners at National Archives, National Trust, Reading & Nottingham in a new £1.5m AHRC project to make available Henry VIII's Valor Ecclesiasticus. 'Rediscovering The Tudor Domesday' is led at Exeter by Prof James Clark with Co-Lead Dr Charlotte Tupman
October 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This term we have been thrilled to welcome a fabulous new set of DH interns!

Internships with the lab are a unique, exciting opportunity for HASS students to learn all the digital research methods and practical skills that the lab has to offer!

#DigitalResearch #CaptureOne #PhaseOne #Photography
October 6, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Wondering how your humanities skills fit in the digital world?

ExCode is a completely FREE Python bootcamp. ExCode empowers students from all disciplines to explore digital tools and coding skills in ways that enhance research, creativity, and employability

#Humanities #Python #CodingForEveryone
September 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
We are excited to share some more information about how the DH Lab have been working with Historic England to explore experimental imaging techniques to assist with research into the iconic Sycamore Gap tree

#SycamoreGap #SycamoreGapTree #RTI #HistoricEngland #DHTeam #DH #DHLab #Exeter #ExeterUni
September 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It is officially Welcome Week here at @exeter.ac.uk! We are excited to have all our new & returning HASS students back on campus!

Whether you are familiar with our work or you have never accessed the lab before, please get in touch to see how we might help you with assignments, research & teaching!
September 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
It is #GingerCatAppreciationDay ! To celebrate, please enjoy this picture of our gorgeous ginger campus cat, Napoleon!

We often have the pleasure of spotting him outside the DH Lab!

#Napoleon #Exeter #DHLab #DH #ExeterUni #ExeterUniversity #Digital #humanities #Devon #Cats #Cat #CatsofBluesky
September 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Congratulations to one of our previous Digital Humanities Interns, Phoebe Holland, for this fantastic achievement!

To find out more, follow the link below!
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

#DigitalHumanities #Digital #Humanities #DH #DHLab #Exe #Budleigh #Exmouth #Archaeology #Internship #Intern
August 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
It is valuable for studying eroded inscriptions and carvings, digitally archiving the image and 3D microstructures. By merging digital capture with tangible reproduction, photometric stereo & 3D printing together offer a way to preserve & experience heritage in a more engaging & inclusive way.
August 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Photometric Stereo is a powerful non-contact way to record and study fine surface detail that ordinary photography might not capture. It can document in artworks, revealing brushstrokes, chisel marks, or engraving patterns

#3DPrinting #3D #Printing #3DRepresentation #DigitalRepresentation #DHLab
August 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
When the light moves, the shadows and brightness on the object changes in a predictable way, depending on which way each section of the surface is facing. By comparing these changes in light, we can work out the direction each point on the surface is facing and make a 3D map of the surface relief
August 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Photometric Stereo is a computer vision technique for estimating the shape (surface normal) of objects by taking multiple images from the same viewpoint under different known lighting directions.

#DH #DigitalHumanities #Digital #Humanities #Archiving #preservation #HASS #Research #archaeologist
August 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Yesterday, the DH Team enjoyed an interesting training session led by Julia, our DSO, and Adrián Oyaneder, archaeologist specialising in remote sensing & mapping, based on their work with Photometric Stereo

#PhotometricStereo #Photometric #Stereo #RTI #Photography #Arts #Culture #Heritage #Exeter
August 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Our podcasting set up is particularly popular amongst Students, Academics, & Researchers. It provides a interactive way to engage with research and assignments

As the new academic year approaches, get in touch to see how you can take advantage of all the technologies the DH lab has to offer!
August 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Yesterday was #WorldEmbroideryDay! To celebrate, take a look at the Patchwork Object: Women's Work that was made as part of The Art of Fiction project. It is made of 195 multimedia patches responding to the theme "women's creative identities and lives"

#DHLab #Digital #Humanities #DigitalHumanities
July 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
As @exeter.ac.uk Graduations draw to a close, we want to say a massive congratulations to our fantastic DH interns that graduated this year!

Thank you for all your hard work. We can't wait to hear about all the amazing things you get up to in the future!

#DHInterns #DHLab #HASS #Graduation #Grads
July 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
'I could not have imagined how much fun I would have on this internship, it was an incredible experience, and I am certainly going to miss it when I graduate.' 💻

To read Sam's full blog post reflecting on his time working in the lab as one of this year's DH interns, follow the link below! ✍
July 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
‘Working alongside the DH team has been the most incredible experience for gaining new skills…I hope to pursue my master’s programme at @exeter.ac.uk using the tools I have acquired’ 💻

To read Natasha's post reflecting on her time working as a DH Intern, follow the link below! ✍

#Interns #DHLab
July 17, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Check out this post from our GBP Technical Assistant, Molly, about her experience learning 3D modelling and printing technologies!

#Digital #Humanities #DHLab #DigitalHumanities #3DModelling #3D #3DPrint #Exeter #Rendering #Lighting #UoE #GBP #GBPRole #GraduateRole #Technical #TechnicalAssistant
July 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Yesterday was #BastilleDay, which commemorates the #StormingoftheBastille on 14th July 1789. The following letter written by the Duchess of Elbeuf on 16th July 1789 provides valuable insight into the immediate response to Revolutionary events!

#DHLab #DigitalHumanities #Digital #Humanities #French
July 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
While everyone’s enjoying the summer break, we’re busy organising our tower of filament & getting ready for the new academic year

Get in touch to see how we can support HASS teaching & research - we’re always happy to support creative challenges!

#DHLab #Filament #3DPrinter #3DPrint #HASS #Digital
July 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Happy #WorldChocolateDay!

Check out George Cadbury's biography from a past DH project, 'The Rowntree Business Lectures & the Interwar British Management Movement'

Cadbury introduce Dairy Milk in 1905, but he also supported many social reforms -including adult education, transport, & social housing
July 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Our podcasting set up in Lab 3 is particularly popular amongst Students, Academics, Researchers, and Professional Services Staff. It provides a fun and interactive way of presenting research and assignments

Check out this video tutorial on how to use the Rodecaster Pro podcasting equipment!

#DHLab
July 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Yesterday, our Technical Manager, Gemma, and Technical Assistant, Molly, attended Exeter's 2025 Technician Conference. Here, in the Image Competition, the DH Lab won the "Space" category! They also won Runner Up in the "Visibility" category!

#DHLab #DigitalHumanities #Photography #Images #Digital
June 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM