Network power: the humanities and data science in collaboration

Since 2017, the Humanities and Data Science Turing special interest group has encouraged communication and collaborations at the intersection of data science and the arts and humanities. From their inaugural public event, 'The Place of Humanities in Data Science' (2018), to their White Paper, to today's rapidly changing digital research landscape, they have not only witnessed but also helped shape the role of interdisciplinary practice in the age of emerging technologies.

This event, organised by the Humanities and Data Science Turing special interest group and hosted by the Bodleian Libraries, marks a moment of reflection and renewal. It will look back at how far the special interest group have come in building infrastructure, knowledge, and communities of practice, and look ahead to what's next. What is the role of the humanities in an increasingly datafied world? What forms of digital scholarship and collaboration will the next decade demand? And how do they, as a network, continue to support and shape those futures?

The panel brings together leading voices from landmark projects that demonstrate the impact and potential of their ethos. The event will map the current landscape, celebrate what makes their interdisciplinary approach unique, and explore new pathways for collaboration between data science and the broader arts and humanities community.

Panelists include: Dr Rosa Filgueira, Chancellor Fellow at the EPCC, University of Edinburgh; Joseph Padfield, Principal Scientist at the National Gallery; Dr Anna-Maria Sichani, BRAID Fellow, Research Associate in Digital Humanities at the Digital Humanities Research Hub, School of Advanced Study, University of London; Professor Melissa Terras (MBE FREng), Professor of Digital Cultural Heritage at the University of Edinburgh; Dr Charlotte Tupman, Senior Lecturer in Classics and Digital Humanities at the University of Exeter; and Dr Martin Wynne, Senior Researcher in Corpus Linguistics and the National Coordinator in the UK for CLARIN. 

Registration is required for this free event. Registration closes at 12.00 midday (UK time) on Tuesday 22 September 2025.

Date and time: Thursday 25 September 2025, 16:00-18.30 (UK time)

Location: Weston Library Lecture Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG, and online.

 

Registration is now closed

 

For further information, please email the Centre for Digital Scholarship: cds@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

Centre for Digital Scholarship

The Centre for Digital Scholarship (CDS) at the Bodleian Libraries is a space and place for engaging, leading and shaping discussions around digital scholarship practice and research within and beyond the University of Oxford. 

Contact: Centre for Digital Scholarship: cds@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

Digital Scholarship @ Oxford

Digital Scholarship @ Oxford is transforming humanistic scholarship at the University of Oxford. We give advice on digital research approaches, provide technical support and development for research projects, organise events, publicise opportunities for researchers, and support network-building across the university.