We're hiring! Collaborate to boost HASS, digital humanities & Indigenous research: 👩‍💻Research Software Engineer go.unimelb.edu.au/zta2 🗺️Research Assistant in Digital Humanities go.unimelb.edu.au/qta2 Apps close 8 Dec #ResearchSky #AcademicSky

We're excited that our co-designed Enhanced Analytics project is part of ARDC's Community Data Lab! Our project focuses on tools to support the use and analysis of RO-Crate data and digitised documents and collections! Learn more: go.unimelb.edu.au/kta2

Curious about the #HASS & Indigenous RDC Summer School? Learn what to expect for the 2-day event in Feb 2026, Ballarat. 📅18 Nov, 2pm AEDT, online ✍️ https://ow.ly/kLZy50XmekH USyd Core Research Facilities Melbourne Data Analytics Platform (MDAP) Australian Internet Observatory (AIO)

The @mdap-unimelb.bsky.social team at @unimelb.bsky.social is fantastic and has some amazing job openings! Please share this with anyone who might be interested. #HASS #RSE #DigitalHumanities #ResearchSoftwareEngineering #UniMelb #JobOpening #Recruiting #Hiring #ResearchSky #AcademicSky

The annual @caa-australasia.bsky.social Digital Archaeology Conference program is out! Keynote 'Visualising Ancestral Futures' by Brett Leavy, Director, Biblie Virtual Labs 2–3 Oct online Free registration events.humanitix.com/caa-australa... Program au.caa-international.org/2025-confere...

As a researcher you likely assist others to learn new skills, from computational tools to data analysis methods 🔟🎓Ten simple rules for training by researchers for researchers in a rapidly evolving workforce Via past MDAP trainer Meirian Lovelace-Tozer @ardc.edu.au journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...

While maps may appear an objective narrative, the mapmaker is telling a story through data & design. Join @emily-fitzgerald.bsky.social & @wearehades.bsky.social to explore maps made with the same data, the stories they tell & what we can learn from them! rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/same-d...

Next @wearehades.bsky.social seminar looks amaze, featuring MDAP's resident ‪historian, data-nerd, map maker, & cat lover @emily-fitzgerald.bsky.social Monday 8 September, 2pm, online, all welcome! Register rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/same-d...

Although the article does focus on the challenges, there are clear benefits to going overseas as a #latinx #researcher: in my case I found my absolute dream job at @mdap-unimelb.bsky.social, The University of Melbourne www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Are you considering putting in an EOI to our 2026 Collaboration round? Come along to a collab info session, meet the team, ask questions and chat about your project. Two sessions, 25 August in person, and 28 August online Register: www.unimelb.edu.au/mdap/news/co...

New research from Jo Birch and MDAP's Robert Turnbull describes their new AI-driven tool #Hespi (short for “herbarium specimen sheet pipeline”), which has the potential to revolutionise access to biodiversity data and open up new avenues for research! theconversation.com/botanical-ti...

At our next HASS Taskforce workshop, gain practical experience with user-friendly tools and methods that streamline data management, to make your research data more accessible, reusable, and impactful. 26 Aug, in-person, all day workshop lunch included rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/2318-s...

"Moving overseas is not an easy decision ... Although it offers many career opportunities, such as better salaries and sometimes a higher quality of life, it also comes at a huge cost." MDAP's Dr Mar Quiroga shares perspectives on pursuing science far from home! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Next @wearehades.bsky.social seminar Claire Loughnan explores #digitalhumanities #criminology & #memorial with Against Erasure, a 3D model of #ManusIsland Detention Centre, preserving collective knowledge of a controversial chapter in AU immigration history rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/agains...

Want to see what your research data can do? Collaborate with MDAP in 2026. From research design and data collection, to analysis, AI, and visualisation – work with us to apply creative, innovative and tailored approaches to your data. EOIs close 14 Sep ⬇️ www.unimelb.edu.au/mdap/news/co...

In biology, phylogenetics reconstructs evolutionary relationships by analysing how traits are inherited and change over time. The same technique is revealing the history of the New Testament 📜New research from MDAP's Robert Turnbull! pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/sci...

What does it mean to "harness" AI? "AI is not just technical or futuristic, it has very real human connections into the deep past" @jamessmithies.bsky.social

Hearing from Prof @jamessmithies.bsky.social talking H-STRICT principles for rapid software testing (RSTE): Human System Targets Transparent Reproducible Iterative Contextually informed measures and baselines Tasks workflows & use cases

Prof @jamessmithies.bsky.social, ANU & Founding Director @kingsdigitallab.bsky.social presents ATLAS, an open source ‘test harness’ to evaluate AI in historical research, helping researchers ‘look under the hood’ of LLM-based tools. 31 July in-person & Zoom rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/the-at...

Good news everyone! MDAP's Robert Turnbull has joined the ERC-COG BICROSS project team @KU_Leuven, exploring multilingual manuscripts and cross-language interactions using AI and other digital tools. Read more go.unimelb.edu.au/u5cp Rob's site robturnbull.com BICROSS theo.kuleuven.be/en/research/...

Our next seminar is with Prof @jamessmithies.bsky.social of ANU presenting ATLAS, an open source ‘test harness’ to evaluate AI in historical research, and help researchers ‘look under the hood’ of LLM-based tools Thu 31 July rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/the-at...

Location in archaeology: How certain are we this thing was there? June @wearehades.bsky.social seminar features Sébastien Plutniak presenting on #archeofrag - software to analyse spatial relationships in archaeological sites. 10 June, 2pm - 3pm, Zoom rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/locati...

Intro to network analysis with R Thu 12 June @melbconnect.bsky.social Explore igraph and learn how to represent and model relational data with graph objects, calculate key network metrics, visualise networks and cluster a network and detect communities. rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/intro-...

Hands-on workshop for HASS researchers @ Unimelb working with materials like archives, interviews, and social media data. Learn basic preprocessing tasks using tidy text and common textual analysis techniques. Basic R knowledge required. 26 June, register: rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/text-a...

Hands-on workshop for HASS researchers @ Unimelb working with materials like archives, interviews, and social media data. Learn basic preprocessing tasks using NLTK and common textual analysis techniques. Basic Python knowledge required. 11 June, register: rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/text-a...

Location in archaeology: How certain are we this thing was there? Next @wearehades.bsky.social seminar, Sébastien Plutniak presents his research and introduces archeofrag, software to analyse spatial relationships in archaeological sites. 10 June, register: rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/locati...

It's not just about calcium! Most plant milks in Australia aren't fortified with key nutrients like riboflavin and B12. CI Anita Lawrence & MDAP's Ed Tescari Daniel Russo-Batterham & @kim-doyle.bsky.social examine consumer impacts & rethinking nutrition standards link.springer.com/article/10.1...

📣 New blog post! 📣 Want to gain insights into what our interns learn about during their placements with us? Or maybe you are more interested in the worlds of research ethics and data governance? 🔎 All this is covered in our newest post! Give it a read: go.unimelb.edu.au/qb8p

A few spots left! Making research visual: Visualisation design for communicating research and research data Designed for Humanities Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) researchers and research professionals @ UoM Tue 27 May, in person @melbconnect.bsky.social rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/making...

📣Share your feedback on ARDC Community Data Lab draft project plans! The HASS & Indigenous research community is invited to share their feedback and help shape the ARDC Community Data Lab 🔗 bit.ly/cdl-plans w/ @mdap-unimelb.bsky.social @humanitiesau.bsky.social #HASS #research #data #GLAM

Mammograms are painful and only 2D. CT could be better, but needs high dosage to reduce noise. Using phase-contrast and AI denoising, MDAP's Rob Turnbull, Simon Mutch & team cut the dose 16× with no loss of image quality. Working towards safe 3D breast cancer screening. doi.org/10.48550/arX...

The mods of r/ChangeMyView shared the sub was the subject of a study to test the persuasiveness of LLMs & that they didn't consent. There’s a lot that went wrong, so here’s a 🧵 unpacking it, along with some ideas for how to do research with online communities ethically. tinyurl.com/59tpt988

Next @wearehades.bsky.social seminar w Jonathan Laskovsky on border sites and data use in border surveillance, resistance and transgression. He'll also speak on building data support for research bids and advocating institutional change. 12 May, 2-3pm, Zoom rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/betwee...

Next @wearehades.bsky.social seminar w Jonathan Laskovsky, sharing research on border sites beyond the cartographic and sociological, and how data is used in relation to border surveillance, resistance and transgression. Mon 12 May, 2-3pm, via Zoom Register rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/betwee...

Introducing Potnia - a #Python library for the conversion of transliterated #ancienttexts into Unicode. It currently supports Linear A and B, Arabic, and Hittite cuneiform, with many new languages on the way! Congrats @touremily.bsky.social, Rob and Kabir! joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21...

We have officially published Potnia in @joss-openjournals.bsky.social 🐍👁️👉🏽 doi.org/10.21105/jos.... Potnia is a #Python library for the conversion of transliterated #ancienttexts into Unicode. It currently supports Linear A and B, Arabic, and Hittite cuneiform, with many new languages on the way!

A preview of our - Phelps/Keil/Maginn - new edited book, Peripheral Centralities: Instances of Anticipatory Urbanism. An International collection of visual essays on the definition/character/aesthetics/function/significance of the periphery in making #metro regions. www.jovis.de/en/book/9783...

Making Research Visual - Workshop Transform your data into compelling stories! Perfect for HASS researchers looking to create impactful visuals for articles, websites or presentations. Learn about design, accessibility, interactives, and NTROs May 8, online: rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/making...

Join the next @wearehades.bsky.social seminar with Michael Falk, Heather Ford and Francesca Sidoti speaking about the wikihistories project, where they uncovered an anthropocentric and neo-colonial bias in English Wikipedia's coverage of Australia 14 Apr, 2-3pm, Zoom Register go.unimelb.edu.au/j6ip

Melbourne Integrative Genomics (MIG) are recruiting for a continuing academic position (Level B/C) in ML in Omics. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive environment driving innovative research at the intersection of data science and biology. Details below. Apps close 1 April

Web scraping with R: Getting data from websites For UoM HASS researchers needing to extract data inc text, images and files, and understand ethical considerations. Ideal for those with basic R knowledge looking to enhance their data skills. Thu 17 Apr: rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/web-sc...

Join us at the MDAP Research Showcase on 8 April at Melbourne Connect Learn about some of our research successes from previous projects, meet like-minded colleages, the MDAP team, partners and current student interns. Inc lunch and networking. Register rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/2136-m...

Intro session to the ARDC's new Community Data Lab is tomorrow 18 Feb, 12pm Have your say on shaping support for data intensive and informed Indigenous and HASS research - inc upcoming co-design workshops (featuring MDAP!) Register: ardc.edu.au/event/help-s...

Thu 20 Feb, FREE Unimelb researchers - Unlock the potential of parliamentary transcripts for humanities, arts and social sciences. Learn to access, analyse, and interpret texts, and gain hands-on experience with text data – no coding experience needed. rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/hansar...

📢#booklaunch alert for my wonderful PhD supervisor, Robert Turnbull 📢If Bayesian phylogenetics, manuscript studies or textual criticism are up your alley, you should definitely tune in this coming Thursday 13 Feb @ 3pm! In-person at UniMelb, or on Zoom.

If you're in the area or can attend virtually, please join us for the launch of my associate supervisor's new book! I will be one of several respondents on the panel.😀

Unlock the potential of parliamentary transcripts for humanities, arts and social science research @ Unimelb. Learn to access, analyse, and interpret these texts, and gain hands-on experience with text data – no coding experience needed. Hosted by LDaCA rduevents.unimelb.edu.au/event/hansar...

Two short pieces from LDaCA worth reading about Indigenous Data Governance & storing & accessing data. The first is a panel discussion w Lesley Acres, Rose Barrowcliffe & Robert McLellan. They highlight the distinction between data owners, data custodians & data stewards #linguistics bit.ly/4hHK14P

Join us for the launch of Codex Sinaiticus Arabicus and Its Family with discussion from author @RobTurnbull & scholars in Arabic manuscripts, textual criticism and New Testament studies. 🗓️ Thu 13 Feb 3pm @melbconnect inc afternoon tea or via Zoom Register events.humanitix.com/book-launch-...

Help shape the ARDC Community Data Lab to support #HASS and #Indigenous #research 📆 18 Feb, online ✍️Learn more and register ardc.edu.au/event/help-s...