I actually did not know about this feature on what is literally my fave website of all time.

e.g. Loch Ness using 19th century OS six inch maps.

An incredible resource!

Registration is now open for 'Future Proofing Heritage', exploring the risks that heritage structures face in the light of extreme weather changes - 11th June at the V&A

Great to see Edinburgh Futures Institute with all the builder’s huts down and the back yard being landscaped! What a great space for the uni this will be…

This is awesome!

Early bird registration for DH2024 closes this Wednesday! Register today via Conftool to lock in your reduced rate. You can find all registration steps on our homepage: dh2024.adho.org

So #KingJamesVI , how do you think you did? Jimmy in the spotlight for ⁦Museums in the Metaverse⁩ ⁦National Museums Scotland⁩

When in Birmingham… a visit to the fabulous new LibraryofBirmingham. What a delight! 👏 #LibraryLife

So proud to be part of team Creative Informatics and how wonderful that our hard work was recognised in the British Data Awards last night! We got a Proper Perspex trophy, too!

Popped into the peaceful protest at Edinburgh uni. Am glad they can protest. Am glad it is peaceful. I hope the institution continues to respect the right to peaceful protest.

Congrats to many awesome colleagues getting these grants, particularly Kate Wright and her 'Responsible AI in International Public Service Media' project, which I'm delighted to be working on as a mentor! braiduk.org/responsible-ai…

I'm not sure that when we set up Transkribus as a cooperative in 2019 that we thought we'd hit this milestone! 200k users! Who have now used HTR on over 80m documents! Wow - its been amazing to be a small part of this journey 😊 and well done to all the team!

BREAKING: University of Edinburgh students set up encampment at Old College, demanding the university divest from and an end all complicity with genocide and occupation.

“We have taken over Old College to demand divestment and an end to the colonial legacy of Arthur Balfour.”

Let's have a look at this, I am reminded so often that most people don't necessarily understand what they are looking at with this industry, so it might be quite interesting to dissect.

We call this a Bridge Strike, when you understand a bit more you can see why they happen 🧵

Stunning!

'First edition of The grammar of ornament, a global and historical design sourcebook published by the English-born Welsh architect Owen Jones, one of the most influential design theorists of the 19th century. The 100 chromolithographic plates were issued only once'

Boat trip to Inchcolm Island, today… 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Today we're publishing a new report, '20 Years of Flickr: Archiving the Living Environment' by Ashley Kelleher Skjøtt.
It focusses on the value of Flickr, risks to its longevity, and suggested practices to adopt as we move forward with our mission. Thanks Ash!
flickr.org/report-archivi…

⭐️Celebrating 5 years of Creative Informatics!⭐️

The Creative Informatics programme culminated its 5-year programme with two exciting achievements: a series of events at Edinburgh Science 2024 and the launch of a new book!

Read the full story ▶️ edin.ac/3UgDd4c