Jane Winters
Professor of Digital Humanities,
School of Advanced Study, University of London. From medieval history to web archives, with some stops on the way. Own views.
- The Library (Knowledge Centre) at the University of Luxembourg is stunning. Elements of the steel mill that stood on the site have been incorporated into the design.
- I’m a second-generation immigrant to the UK. I wouldn’t be here if my parents hadn’t been welcomed. Solidarity with everyone feeling less welcome today.
- Just heard the first swifts of the year - summer is on the way.
- Reposted by Jane WintersI am delighted that AHRC and DFG have renewed our prestigious partnership. This symbolises the determination of our countries to stand side by side in facing the future, committed to peace, prosperity & the flourishing of all humanity www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-an...
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- Reposted by Jane WintersNew website for the MORPHSS (Materialising Open Research Practices in the Humanities & Social Sciences) project, co-delivered by the universities of Cambridge, @sheffielduni.bsky.social, Coventry, & Southampton:
- We are pleased to announce we have a shiny new website with @kcommons.bsky.social and fresh new logo! MORPHSS is ready to roll. Please share. 😊 @theul.bsky.social @camdighum.bsky.social morphss.hcommons.org
- Really nice day in Cambridge, celebrating 10 years of UK/Germany collaboration to support humanities research. Our new project aims to preserve, explore & provide greater access to folklore traditions in Germany & the UK, through the development of a digital infrastructure called StoryMachine.
- Reposted by Jane WintersEvery now again it’s useful to repeat advice about accessing papers that are behind a paywall that excludes you. Email the author. My estimate is that 90% of academics are so thrilled that a living, breathing, possibly even reading, person shows interest that they will swiftly send you a copy.
- Having measles is one of my earliest memories (I was seven). It was awful: World may be ‘post-herd immunity’ to measles, top scientist says www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
- Relieved that my local council went from Conservative to no overall control, with the Lib Dems the biggest party. Largest shift was still to Reform though.
- Reposted by Jane WintersApplications now invited for the Society's Masters' Scholarships 2025-26 bit.ly/4bJs8je Scholarships support history students, from groups currently underrepresented in academic history, to undertake a Masters' degree at a UK university. Closing date for Stage 1 applications: 6 June #Skystorians
- Must remember to vote tomorrow! Taking my passport to work it is (shouldn’t have to, but there we are).
- Reposted by Jane Winters🔊 Just one month left to nominate your work - or work you love - for the 2025 Richard Deswarte Prize in Digital History, the annual prize that celebrates the best of digital history internationally ihrdighist.blogs.sas.ac.uk/2021/12/the-... #dhist
- The clematis is just starting to flower #TinyJoys
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- I feel you, giant prehistoric kangaroo www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- This is a fantastic opportunity, and you could not hope to work with nicer people. Web archiving is indeed awesome!
- I know it’s not exactly a musical departure, but loving the new album by The Horrors.
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- Reposted by Jane WintersI've been running informal Redundancy Buddy groups over the last 6 months with UK uni staff at risk of dismissal. There are several key things people are shocked by which I'm sharing here so others who're precarious feel less alone and recognise what to prepare for. Please add your ideas. A thread 🧵
- A gorgeous evening in Oslo after a day of wonderful web archiving discussion at the IIPC annual conference
- Two books I would love to see turned into TV series: The Secret History (why hasn’t this happened?) and The Kraken Wakes (so many versions of Day of the Triffids but not this environmental disaster story).
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- I have to walk through a small shopping centre to get to the station in the morning. The music playing is a bit hit and miss at the best of times, but Bright Eyes at 8.00am is not going to make *anyone* feel better about commuting to work!
- A wonderful keynote for #BDCAM25 from @dorothyjberry.bsky.social. The themes, ideas and thoughtfulness will resonate throughout the rest of the conference.
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- So looking forward to the first day of #BDCAM25 tomorrow. We have things to celebrate even in difficult times.
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- We have a big conference this week and the weather is going to be gorgeous. The University of London Senate House looks amazing in the sunshine.
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- The Programming Historian is such a wonderful resource for digital scholarship. We’re delighted to support it and its brilliant team.
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- Reposted by Jane WintersLearn all about #PeerReview in our free online training session for researchers. 📅 27 Mar 2025, 2pm The session will be led by @emmagallon.bsky.social and Amaan Hyder (both from University of London Press) and Dr Peter Collinge (Keele University). Sign up here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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- Feeling very lucky to have been able to see The Seagull at the Barbican this evening. Such a great production - Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke having a ball, but Jason Watkins and Tanya Reynolds real standouts too.
- Oh, I have six publications in here. Was not expecting that.
- NEW: LibGen contains millions of pirated books and research papers, built over nearly two decades. From court documents, we know that Meta torrented a version of it to build its AI. Today, @theatlantic.com presents an analysis of the data set by @alexreisner.bsky.social. Search through it yourself:
- #JobKlaxon 🗃️ Brilliant opportunity for a permanent Lecturer in Digital History at UCL. Closing date for applications 7 April.
- Digital History: permanent post (Lecturer, standard teaching and research contract) at UCL History Department in Digital History. We're a friendly and diverse group with ace access to research resources and diverse, smart and friendly student cohorts. 1/2 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI974/l...
- Huge congratulations to Elizabeth Ashley Fox Jensen, who passed her viva with minor corrections today! And thanks also to her lovely examiners Kristen Schuster and Gabby Bodard.
- Some daffodils to brighten your Monday #TinyJoys
