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The Digital Humanities Institute at the University of Sheffield is the UK's leading centre for digital humanities, supporting the innovative use of technology and computation in arts and humanities research as both a method of inquiry and a means of dissemination. MORE
Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) / ArtsEkta

Historic Houses, Global Crossroads

A collaborative project revealing how historic sites can position themselves as global crossroads, enabling multiple publics to connect their lived experience with them.

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Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) / Guyana SPEAKS

Voices in Slavery’s Archive

Law, Place and Testimony in British Guiana

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Just Launched
  • New Look! London Lives With generous funding from University of Sheffield alumni, we have been able to substantially upgrade London Lives, a fully searchable edition of 240,000 digitised primary sources about eighteenth-century London. New Look! London Lives With generous funding from University of Sheffield alumni, we have been able to substantially upgrade London Lives, a fully searchable edition of 240,000 digitised primary sources about eighteenth-century London.
  • Upgrade! Locating London's Past We are pleased to announce the launch of a substantially updated version of Locating London’s Past, the website which allows you to map a wide body of digital resources pertaining to early modern and eighteenth-century London onto John Rocque’s 1746 map. Upgrade! Locating London's Past We are pleased to announce the launch of a substantially updated version of Locating London’s Past, the website which allows you to map a wide body of digital resources pertaining to early modern and eighteenth-century London onto John Rocque’s 1746 map.
Dr Joe Nockels / In Progress

Recognising Text, Recognising Processes

eXplainable Automatic Text
Recognition for Scottish Spiritualist Newspapers

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In Progress / Leverhulme Trust

Wiitkamaganak

Adoption and the Resurgence of Anishinaabe Citizenship Law

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African Voices Forum / Imperial War Museum

Rebuilding Lives, Redefining Belonging

Ex-soldiers, their families and communities in post-war Africa, 1945-60

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Dr Isabella Magni (Lecturer in Digital Humanities) / School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities

Shifting the Paradigm: Machine-Assisted Digital Scholarly Editing

This project explores how machine learning and artificial intelligence can transform the scholarly digital editing process.

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Dr Isabella Magni (Lecturer in Digital Humanities) / School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities

Rethinking Scholarly and Editorial Practices for Born-Digital Data

This project explores innovative editorial and publishing approaches and best practices related to born-digital materials.

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Dr Isabella Magni (Lecturer in Digital Humanities) / In Progress

Re-Interpreting and Re-Visualising Petrarch’s Poetry

This project examines Petrarch’s poetic influence across literary traditions using computational tools alongside philological analysis.

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Dr Valeria Vitale (Lectuer in Digital Humanities) / School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities

Enriching Digitised Archives with Oral Histories

This project explores how new oral histories can enrich digitised archives by adding perspectives often missing from colonial-era collections.

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Dr Valeria Vitale (Lectuer in Digital Humanities) / School of History, Philosophy and Digital Humanities

3D Printing for Arts and Crafts

This project will research the process of creating 3D printed objects focusing on its hybrid materiality, and comparing it with traditional artisanal crafts.

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Digital Humanities Institute / In Progress

Hong Kong Cultures, Arts and Languages

HKCAL is an interdisciplinary research network based in Northern England that explores the evolving contours of Hong Kong’s cultural identity both at home and abroad.

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Completed / Dr Seth Mehl (Research Associate - University of Sheffield)

Linguistic Bede

The Bede supercomputer will be used to explore the viability of machine learning approaches for interpreting billions of Linguistic DNA data.

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Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) / In Progress

Global Socio-Economic Rights, Local Contexts

Work in East Africa and Western Europe, 1880 to the Present

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Dr Kathryn Simpson / Emily OHara

Participatory Harm Auditing Workbenches and Methodologies

A project to investigate the systematic and participatory auditing of current and evolving AI technologies

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland / In Progress

Eco-Museum of Scottish Mining Landscapes

The new virtual museum that celebrates a sense of place.

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In Progress / PROJECTS

The Letters of Hannah More

An edition of letters written by the celebrated playwright, poet, philanthropist, moralist and educationalist Hannah More (1745-1833)

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HORIZON Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks / In Progress

CASCADE

Computational Analysis of Semantic Change Across Different Environments

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Completed / Dr Valeria Vitale (Lectuer in Digital Humanities)

Text Correction for Mining Historical Documents

Applying advanced deep-learning techniques to improve the quality of poor OCR in the British Library Newspapers collection.

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Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) / Completed

Community-led impact for rural land rights in South Africa

A multilingual best practice handbook

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Archives+, Manchester Central Library / Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)

The Letters of Richard Cobden (1804-65) Online

Transcriptions of c.5,500 letters that enable an exploration of active citizenship in the 19th and 21st centuries.

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Study at the DHI

Data and Digital Humanities MSc

Practical knowledge, project management and work experience, involving AI, virtual reality and social media.

Digital Culture and Communication MA

Learn about the contexts and theories of digital culture, including the opportunity to develop your own digital project.

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Shifting the Paradigm: Machine-Assisted Digital Scholarly Editing

April 14, 2025

Rethinking Scholarly and Editorial Practices for Born-Digital Data

April 14, 2025

Re-Interpreting and Re-Visualising Petrarch’s Poetry

April 14, 2025

Enriching Digitised Archives with Oral Histories

March 28, 2025

3D Printing for Arts and Crafts

March 28, 2025
PhD Study

PhD in Digital Humanities

We consider PhD study on a range of topics. Visit our dedicated website for information and to apply: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/dhi/study-us/phd-study

We also have dedicated PhD projects you can apply to. See the section “Apply for a PhD” above.

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Recent Projects

Historic Houses, Global Crossroads

January 23, 2026

Voices in Slavery’s Archive

December 1, 2025

Recognising Text, Recognising Processes

November 12, 2025

Wiitkamaganak

November 12, 2025

Rebuilding Lives, Redefining Belonging

November 4, 2025

Shifting the Paradigm: Machine-Assisted Digital Scholarly Editing

April 14, 2025

Rethinking Scholarly and Editorial Practices for Born-Digital Data

April 14, 2025

Re-Interpreting and Re-Visualising Petrarch’s Poetry

April 14, 2025
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