OPEN CALL: Dublin City Historians in Residence are looking for 6 historians for a 2-year residency with Dublin City Libraries and Dublin City Council Culture Company, to engage with communities, research and promote access to our historical collections. Deadline 31 July Apply: dublincitycouncilculturecompany.ie/news/open-call……… #jobfairy

Interesting that in this article which asks TDs about their use of AI, not one mentions privacy/data protection concerns. thejournal.ie/artificial-int…

Best wishes to our colleague Prof Donal Hassett and his project team with their 'The Veteran in Colonial Archive Workshop' on Wed 25 June in Maynooth. Full details in the pictures.

"#Meta’s current #AI usage terms... do not provide any clarity as to whether unpublished #photos accessed through 'cloud processing' are exempt from being used as training #data—and Meta would not clear that up for us going forward." #ethics #privacy #socialmedia #Facebook #tech

#Donegal #Archives & Museum are seeking an historian to write 4 essays on the subject of #Donegal in the decades after the revolutionary period. More details will go up online soon but if you are interested please email [email protected] for the brief.

Last week I spoke at the EATAW conference on GenAI and academic writing. Lots of great talks and work being done on the impact of LLMs on academic writing.

You don’t beat imposter syndrome by convincing yourself you’re not an imposter. You beat it by meeting so many other imposters you stop feeling bad

🗣️ I did a thing. I’ve launched a Substack: Physical Culture Study – stories from the strange, sweaty, and strong corners of history. If you like muscle lore, vintage fitness, or oddball strength feats… come along Link: bit.ly/4kJwHy7

Royal Irish Academy, 2-3 October shop.maynoothuniversity.ie/index.php?app=…

Your reminder that all ballistic missiles travel at hypersonic speeds.

Theologian, historian, jurist & philologist, Joseph Justus Scaliger, to whom we owe the Julian Day Count used in astronomy was born 5 August 1540 #histsci thonyc.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/cou…

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We are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the "35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities" eventbrite.com/e/35th-irish-c… Eventbrite Help

This promises to be an excellent conference

Programme and registration for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians - Inner Lives and Outer Realities' now available.

Promises to be a fascinating conference!

Programme and registration is now open for the 35th Irish Conference of Historians. Maynooth University Maynooth History 12-13 September. OPW-Maynooth University Archive & Research Centre Maynooth University Arts & Humanities Institute Please share widely.

I just published an article on #Substack about how #Moldova's pro-#Russian parties have used the #Trump-#Putin summit to justify their calls for a "balanced" Foreign policy You can read it here 👇 keithharrington96.substack.com/p/trump-putin-…

Upcoming conference on AI and education Royal Irish Academy I'll be speaking about AI and assessment tickettailor.com/events/royalir…