The UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association is pleased to announce the second of our Regional Events. The day will be hosted by the Digital Creativity and Cultures Hub, University of Leeds Libraries.

This event will bring together practitioners, researchers and academics working in digital humanities & digital scholarship with or within the cultural heritage sector.

The event aims to:

1.  Open up collaborations and communities of practice across the GLAMA+ sector (Galleries; Libraries; Archives; Museums; Academia & more!), including the Association’s Community Interest Groups.
2. Contribute to conversations around digital policy and advocacy. 
3. Share information about the Association and its work around digital scholarship, infrastructure, and more.
4. Provide the opportunity to discuss topics and projects relating to digital heritage, scholarship and arts.

Whether you are new to digital arts and humanities, or already an active member of the community, this is a chance to connect with colleagues from across the island and help shape the future of the UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association and DARIAH-Ireland.

Key Information:

• When? 10.00 – 16.00 on 7 March 2027
• Where? HELIX, University of Leeds

Provisional timeline:

• 1 December 2026 – Call for Papers open
• 29 January 2026 – Call for Papers closes
• December 2026 – programme announced
• 19 February 2027 – registration opens
• 15 March 2027 – registration closes

Travel bursaries to support attendance of this event will be available and will be announced shortly.

The Association is committed to running inclusive and accessible events. We want you to feel welcome, included and fully able to engage with the Annual Event. 

If you have any access needs, please share this with us by contacting us at uk-ie.digitalhumanities@sas.ac.uk. 

We plan to have a quiet room (no meetings or calls please) for users to decompress in, please ask the organisers for more information if you are interested.

Please be advised that there will be photography and/or videography taken during this event. Captured images may be used for the Association’s promotional activities, such as online media (incl. social media), print/publications, and media/press.

If you do not wish to be photographed, please either email us or let one of the organisers know in-person on the day. 

If you have any questions, please email uk-ie.digitalhumanities@sas.ac.uk