Big step forward for CLiC development Don’t miss the announcement at the end 👀

Wishing our academic community a joyful and restful Easter! 🌷🐣 May this season of renewal bring fresh ideas, inspiring collaborations, and a moment to pause and recharge. We hope your days are filled with curiosity, creativity, and a bit of well-earned rest. Happy Easter from all of us! 🌼

We have new exciting teaching and research possibilities within DHSS thanks to Prof. Mila Oiva joining us starting fresh from this semester.

Join the workshop and expand your skills and knowledge in Digital Humanities and cultural studies teaching.

On World Water Day, we just announced “Our Future, Our Water, Our Stories.” 🌍💧 Calling all young storytellers! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fgp...

New entry in the Int. Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics with @jtauber.com: Regular Expressions for Corpus Queries. We introduce regex with actual corpus linguistics examples instead of making everything look like \]\[ Happy to send anyone a copy! doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-95504-1.01539-8

@cris-ortega.bsky.social and Luise Prager are providing a glimpse into the DHd community in their conference report and reflect on disciplinary boundaries in #DigitalHumanities. Worth a read! @dhdkonferenz.bsky.social dhd-blog.org?p=23518

We’re excited to share that our postdoctoral researcher @mariannagracheva.bsky.social , a member of the @textandlanguagelab.bsky.social led by @michamahlberg.bsky.social , will be presenting at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2026 Conference in Chicago (March 21–24).

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Bonjour from Paris 🇫🇷 @andreaswagnr.bsky.social is currently at UNESCO, taking part in the UNESCO World Day for Glaciers and World Water Day 💧❄️ Stay tuned, more exciting announcements coming on World Water Day! 👀💧 #WorldWaterDay #UNESCO #WaterScience #DigitalHumanities #Research #Paris

A big part of #RC21 has been fiction. In our new blog post, we use Flexiconc to examine "eyes" in the nonfiction sections of the #BNC. #corpuslinguistics #academicdiscourse www.dhss.phil.fau.eu/2026/03/09/a...

Today we are marking International Women’s Day at DHSS. We are working to create a department where equality, diversity and inclusion are embedded in what we do every day of the year. #digitalhumanities #internationalwomensday

📚 World Book Day in the UK is special with CLiC We celebrate with you by inviting you to explore and read some of the most famous novels in the English literary canon with CLiC, which you can access freely at clic-fiction.com. #WorldBookDay #DigitalHumanities #Clic #CorpusLinguistics 📖

Great to have an opportunity to hear from @michamahlberg.bsky.social as part of the @mcrlinguistics.bsky.social Seminar Series and GoGlobal Week at @manmetuni.bsky.social! Now discussing the relationship between reality and fiction and the role of fiction in our lives.

In the Manchester area and free this afternoon? Join Prof. @michamahlberg.bsky.social for a lecture organised by @mcrlinguistics.bsky.social . Find all the details and free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/making-sen... #digitalhumanities #language #stories #lecture #ManchesterCity

On my way to the #FluidEnvironments & #SpatialHumanities workshop @lancasteruni.bsky.social. Working on the teaching materials for our upcoming #StoryWritingCompetition #OurFuture #OurWater #OurStories #OurFWS by @textandlanguagelab.bsky.social and #BISCA. Stay tuned!

We had a fantastic first meeting with our new colleagues, Prof. @mila-oiva.bsky.social and Dr. @tillmannohm.bsky.social We were thrilled to welcome them and share our work, plans, and aspirations for the future of DHSS. Great conversations, smart ideas, and inspiring people. #DigitalHumanities

Thank you @guhrs.bsky.social for an inspiring and productive week! I absolutely loved the energy! ... and your organisantional skills are something else 😀

🎙️ Life & Language explores how language shapes the way we see the world. Hosted by Prof. @michamahlberg.bsky.social. Now in its 5th season with 28 episodes and brilliant guests across disciplines. Curious about how words shape life? 🎧 Join the conversation.

Today, we remember her by re-listening to her episode of the Life and Language podcast, On Being a Feminist and a Linguist, launched on October 15, 2021. creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

We were and remain deeply saddened by the passing of the outstanding linguist Deborah Cameron. @michamahlberg.bsky.social and the entire team extend heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and the wider linguistics community. She will be greatly missed. Rest in peace, Deborah.

A reminder about tomorrow’s lecture by @michamahlberg.bsky.social at @berkeleyischool.bsky.social. For more info and the Zoom link: www.ischool.berkeley.edu/events/2026/...

Join us for our first Bellwether Lecture w/ @michamahlberg.bsky.social, Prof. @dhssfau.bsky.social! She will propose a digital humanities approach that aims to widen the perspective on the study of language. 📅 February 11, 12:10 - 2:00 pm 📍 210 South Hall

Don't miss the new episode of life and language podcast 👇.

Such wonderful news we’re happy to share! 🎉

Looking forward to #cads2026 with two presentations: 📚 "Body, movement and sensation in fanfiction on Jane Austen" with @anastasiaglawion.bsky.social & @michamahlberg.bsky.social 🏛️ "A Multivariate Analysis of Quotation in German Parliamentary Debates"

👩‍💻DH Colloquium We are pleased to invite you to a talk by @hannaschmueck.bsky.social on "Cross-Temporal and Cross-Linguistic Discourse Patterns: From 18th-Century Historiography to Reddit Discussions of Democracy" 📍 Room 00.026, Nürnberger Straße 74, Erlangen 🗓️ Jan 28, 2026 🕒 4–6 PM #fau #DHSS

Each one of us is wishing you a very successful and enjoyable time in Birmingham. See you after five months 🙂.

Last week, we had a full house for the highly anticipated lecture by Prof. David Hannah @freshwaterflows.bsky.social on water in a changing environment. The talk held in our department @dhssfau.bsky.social was rich in detail, and the audience was highly engaged. Photos by @michamahlberg.bsky.social

💧🌡️ Water in a Changing Environment: Too Much, Too Little, Too Hot 🎤 Prof. David M. Hannah (UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences, Univ. of Birmingham) 📅 14.01.2026 | ⏰ 12:30–14:00 📍 Nürnbergerstraße 74, Erlangen (Room 00.013) @textandlanguagelab.bsky.social #WaterScience #ClimateChange #Sustainability

The Text and Language Research Group, led by @michamahlberg.bsky.social, has just revealed its newly designed in-house logo! Created to reflect our identity in the DH, @dhssfau.bsky.social More about the design in the description of our one-minute reveal film. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol8q...