CDH Research Software Lab highlighted in LCRDM report ‘Professionalizing the role of Research Software Engineers in the Netherlands’ The Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) Research Software Lab was highlighted in the recently published LCRDM report ‘Professionalizing the role of Research Software Engineers in the Netherlands’. The report maps the landscape of Research Software Engineering in the Netherlands, highlighting both successful models and persistent barriers. The National Coordination Point Research Data Management (LCRDM) is a […] Read more
New CDH Training Programme Spring 2025 (in-person & online): register now for workshops, lectures & more! We are pleased to present the Training Programme of the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) for the first half of 2025. Take your first steps into the world of digital humanities or refine your existing skills. Make sure to reserve your spot, registration is now open for all CDH events! Every six months, we launch a new […] Read more
I-Analyzer I-Analyzer is an online text and data mining application that combines online availability and ease of use with flexibility. […] Read more
French newspaper ‘Le Figaro’ added to I-Analyzer The scientific developers of the CDH Research Software Lab have added the French newspaper Le Figaro to the online text and data mining tool I-Analyzer. This is the first corpus added to I-Analyzer in a different language than English or Dutch. We recommend historians and other researchers to use this new interesting source in I-Analyzer […] Read more
UDCC Forum II review On 10 December 2024, the UDCC (Utrecht Digital Competence Center) gathered together for its second Forum. With both returning and new participants, this meeting served as an opportunity to build upon the momentum of the UDCC’s initial outreach activities toward democratic and inclusive community building. Having been in official operation for only two months, the […] Read more
First UDCC Forum review On 12 November 2024, the UDCC (Utrecht Digital Competence Center) convened for its inaugural Forum event. The UDCC Forum brings together people from across Utrecht University (UU) working to support university processes in digital research, including, but not limited to, areas such as research data management, software, and infrastructure. By getting together once a month, […] Read more
GrETEL 5 A user-friendly, web-based application designed for searching through Dutch syntactically annotated corpora, or so-called treebanks. […] Read more
The U-Blad corpus now available in I-Analyzer The CDH Research Software Lab has added all print editions of the U-Blad to the online text and data mining tool I-Analyzer. The U-Blad served as Utrecht University’s (UU) independent magazine from 1969 to 2010. Launched on 5 September 1969, under the title U utrechtse universitaire reflexen, it was later renamed the U-Blad in 1974. […] Read more
An interactive Geo-Spatial Platform for Modeling Jewish Historical Migration In this project, we built an interactive platform documenting Jewish historical migration into Europe during Roman and Medieval periods. […] Read more
FAIRer DH Software (Open Science Fund) The FAIRer DH Software project was set up to assure that all research software developed by the CDH Research Software Lab adheres to the FAIR software standards. […] Read more
Excalibur Excalibur (Example sentences Calibrated for Use in Research) is a project on the database of linguistic example sentences to enable enhanced publications and accelerate linguistic research. […] Read more
Research Software Lab The dedicated Research Software Lab (RS Lab) team consists of ten specialized developers who provide technical support by creating bespoke software solutions for research and education purposes. Their expertise spans a wide range of applications, including databases, visualizations, and text mining tools. Additionally, the RS Lab offers guidance on (the adaptation of) ready-to-use research software […] Read more
Interview with CDH director Hugo Quené: past, present and future of the CDH In 2020, the Centre for Digital Humanities (CDH) at Utrecht University was officially launched. In this interview, prof. dr. Hugo Quené, Professor of Quantitative Methods of Empirical Research in the Humanities and CDH founding director, reflects on the past four years since its inception, and shares his thoughts on the future. How should digital humanities evolve […] Read more
BWI data portal An interactive portal to make the data of the Better Well-being Index (BWI, ‘Brede Welvaartsindicator’) downloadable and to visualise the data for a wide audience on a public website. […] Read more
EDPOP Virtual Research Environment A virtual research environment to create and annotate your own virtual collection of printed materials of early modern European popular culture and assess collections made by peers. […] Read more
People & Parliament A digital toolset for text- and datamining and natural language processing for a political-historical research project. […] Read more
Mind your Manner Adverbials! A linguistic database housing manner adverbials from 15 languages and dialects. […] Read more
Invitation for input: Daidalos – A Digital Social Sciences and Humanities Summer/Winter School on Research Software The CDH Research Software Lab is actively engaged in the ‘Daidalos – A Digital Social Sciences and Humanities Summer/Winter School on Research Software’ project. Daidalos is part of TDCC SSH Bottleneck Projects, and is centered around the development of a Digital Social Sciences and Humanities (Summer/Winter) School. This project is in development and welcomes your […] Read more
Text search and exploration tool I-Analyzer now open source I-Analyzer, the user friendly text and data mining tool developed and maintained by the CDH Research Software Lab (RSLab), is now open source. By making the source code freely available, RSLab has significantly progressed in their commitment to promoting FAIR principles. In March 2023, the Research Software Lab received two FAIR Research IT Innovation Grants from the […] Read more
Blog Julian Gonggrijp: ‘How to ensure that others can run your code’ “If your code only runs on your computer with your files on it, in January under easterly wind while the moon is waning, then your colleagues will likely find it difficult to run your code.” How can you unsure that your freshly developed software is accessible and usable by your colleagues for their research? Julian […] Read more
