Humanities IT Services, the IT department of the UU Faculty of Humanities, offers customized services and infrastructure to support the needs of its staff and students.

The Humanities IT unit comprises four teams: Data Management & Privacy, Back Office, Portal Development, and Website Development (Humanities IT Services). If you require a custom WordPress website for your project or have inquiries regarding information systems architecture, IT security, or performance, our experts are available for consultation.

Services

Researchers, teachers & students

If you require a custom WordPress website for your project or have inquiries regarding information systems architecture, IT security, or performance; our experts at Humanities IT Services are available for:

  • Delivery and maintenance of tailor-made server environments for research, utilizing modern “DevOps” automation practices to ensure efficient and timely delivery;
  • Provision of a multisite WordPress environment, enabling quick creation of project websites with a wide range of available components and themes. Specialist support is also provided;
  • Consultation on technological topics such as information systems architecture, IT security, performance, and different options for making research tools accessible.

Our expertise

Our expertise includes, among others, the following:

  • A strong focus on Linux server environments and web applications, accommodating anything from small, single-user research tools to load-balanced multi-server hosting environments;
  • Extensive experience in managing and securing Linux and Windows servers;
  • Proficiency in Elasticsearch, Docker, and other relevant technologies for Digital Humanities research.

Contact

The Centre for Digital Humanities teams are located around the Drift in the city centre of Utrecht. Click on the yellow dots on the map for address details of all our teams.

Humanities IT Services is located at:

Drift 10 (3rd floor)
3512 BS Utrecht

Team

Bart Bouter

IT Engineer

René van Valkenburg

IT Engineer

Tyler Mees

IT Engineer

Giorgos Damaskos

IT Engineer

Simon Welling

Webdeveloper

Marc Versluis

Webdeveloper

Joram de Graaf

Websupport

Sammi el Bali

Websupport

Michael Villeneuve

Developer

Edo Storm

Developer

Xander Vertegaal

Developer

Tijmen Baarda

Developer