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This post was contributed by Anusha Sewchurran (Lecturer, Faculty of Arts and Design, Durban University of Technology). Anusha represented DUT on the panel discussion titled A vision for digital and computational research in humanities and social sciences at DH-IGNITE KZN 2022.

Shifting gears from analogue to digital research doesn’t come easy when you are doing it in isolation. Understanding how to reframe, relearn and reapply research in light of the advancement of technology in society may all seem quite daunting when you’re new to digital humanities (DH) or computational social science (CSS).

ESCALATOR is excited to announce DH-IGNITE, a regional event to bring together humanities, social sciences and computational sciences stakeholders and help foster a community of practice in digital humanities and computational social sciences.

This is the fourth blog in a series about how to set up a data pipeline using R, GitHub Actions, Kumu, and Shiny that was developed for the SADiLaR Stakeholder Map project.

We are excited to announce the publication of our peer-reviewed article ‘Ten simple rules for establishing a mentorship programme’. In the paper, we present a concise summary of recommendations that outline key elements to consider when designing and establishing mentorship programmes.

This is the third blog in a series about how to set up a data pipeline using R, GitHub Actions, Kumu, and Shiny that was developed for the SADiLaR Stakeholder Map project.

The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) is excited to announce the launch of the stakeholder map, which aims to collect and share data on Digital Humanities (DH), Computational Social Sciences (CSS) and related activities and initiatives in South Africa.

The South African Centre for Digital Language Resources (SADiLaR) and the North-West University’s (NWU) UNESCO Chair on Multimodal Learning and Open Educational Resources (OERs) are proud to announce the first intake of our Digital Humanities OER Champions Initiative.

To coincide with Women’s Month we launched the EMPOWER Digital Champions track this month.