Mapping the Arts and Humanities Blog

Inside the ScholarTHON: a new kind of collaboration for the arts & humanities?

What happens when arts and humanities scholars and Research Software Engineers shape a research question together from the start? ScholarTHON spent two days at Oxford’s Weston Library finding out. Here’s what they made, what they said afterwards, and the four-stage journey that took them from question to workflow.

Mapping the Arts & Humanities Project

 

Mapping the Arts and Humanities is the UK’s first initiative dedicated to surveying the landscape of research infrastructures in the field of Arts and Humanities. By making these often-invisible networks discoverable through an interactive map, database, and API, the project supports academics, researchers, funders, practitioners, and policy makers connect, collaborate, and demonstrate how Arts and Humanities research actively shapes knowledge, policy, and public engagement.

Podcast

Researchers, practitioners, and infrastructure leads in conversation on digital tools, research training, new research methods, cross-sector collaboration, and the changing landscape of arts and humanities in higher education.

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Perspectives

Explore stakeholder insights on the Arts and Humanities, from their role in driving change and shaping cross-sector industries to their influence on policy, education, and innovation.

Machine Encounters: Introduction to “Whose Bias”

Machine Encounters: Introduction to “Whose Bias”

“Machine Encounters” introduces “Whose Bias?”, a collaborative event offering a playful, hands-on introduction to AI and machine learning. Using toys and snacks as data, participants explored how bias emerges in machine learning processes. Emphasising accessibility and curiosity, it reflects on the importance of combining software enginneer and humanities-led approaches to demystifying AI technologies through inclusive, low-barrier participatory activities.

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Learned Societies: English Association

Learned Societies: English Association

The Mapping the Arts and Humanities project is bringing learned societies together, fostering collaboration, and amplifying the vital role of arts and humanities research. The English Association, alongside its partners, is working to support researchers, advocate for the subject, and champion the power of interdisciplinary connections in an evolving landscape. Elizabeth Fisher, Elizabeth Draper, and Jenny Richards share their vision and expertise in the area.

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Resources

News on upcoming resources, tutorials, and more, provided by the Mapping the Arts and Humanities team.

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