This face to face course is run by the Researcher Academy and the Arts Faculty Training Programme

The Researcher Academy courses are very popular and the majority are run in both semesters to give you the opportunity to attend at a time of the year that suits you. 

Target audience: Research students and research staff in the Faculty of Arts , now open to all Researchers.

Process: Lecture followed by group discussion.

Course description:

Introduction to Digital Research in Arts and Humanities will offer an overview of new, emerging, and established digital methods for individual researchers and research teams. Topics covered will include what research “data” means in an arts and humanities context, visualizing research, marking up texts, designing personal databases of research material, using location information in research, and more.

Digital humanities research is a growing area within the UK and abroad. This course will give participants an overview of several different digital research methodologies and tools; some of them may be of immediate use for existing research projects, while others are most usefully deployed in larger teams working collaboratively on funded projects.

This course will introduce participants to these tools and methodologies, with space for discussion and questions. It will be followed in the next semester by a series of optional hands-on workshops, so that participants can put what they’re learning into practice. 

No technical skill required; all those with an interest are encouraged to attend!

Relevant courses: Click on the course titles below to see other courses in the series (Dates for these will be released in due course - you will be notified by email)

Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities: Databases

Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities: Text Mining

Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities: Social Media

Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities: Working with Place

Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities: Working in 3 Dimensions

Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities : Network Analysis

For further information, please email Erin.Snyder@nottingham.ac.uk

Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Access seminar room on campus
Take part in group activities/ discussions
Watch and listen to the course tutor(s) and/ or other attendees
Follow presentation slides during the course
Attend the course at a specific date and time

Booking Guidelines

Latecomer policy
Researchers should plan to arrive prior to the advertised course start time. Except for exceptional reasons, there will be no admittance to a Researcher Academy or Faculty Training Programme (FTP) course 15 minutes after the advertised course start time.

Importance of booking commitment
 When booking on to a Researcher Academy short course you are entering into a commitment to attend. If you find that you are no longer available to attend you MUST cancel your place (on the system if more than three days before the course) or if at short notice by emailing pg-training@nottingham.ac.uk. This will ensure that your place can be offered to another researcher on the waiting list. Failure to cancel a place results in other researchers missing out on places through the waiting list process.

It is unacceptable for researchers to just not attend when booked onto a course. The Researcher Academy maintains records of those who repeatedly do not attend courses they have booked. This may affect future eligibility to book onto further Researcher Academy courses and will affect considerations for Researcher Academy funded opportunities.