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Come along to our Fika this Monday! No agenda, no action items: just a group of people gathering to discuss their projects, ideas and research approaches over refreshments. 📆 Mon 2 Jun, 10:30 – 11:30 🔗 edin.ac/3So2E3g

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💡 Proud to announce "Measuring the energy poverty premium in Great Britain" as the Best Small Data-Driven Project winner! Amidst the cost-of-living crisis, this project sheds light on fuel poverty in the UK. Read more about this project and our other winners: 🔗 edin.ac/3YOrgWE

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🔍 Congrats to "Do or Do Not: LLM Understandings of Collective vs Individual Action" winner of Best Novel Use of a Digital Method! The study explores using LLMs for text analysis, with a 'no-code' approach accessible to all. Discover more about this project and our other winners: 🔗 edin.ac/3YOrgWE

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🌍 Well done to "Equally Safe Online (ESO)" for winning the Best Impact from a Data-Led Project award! This initiative makes significant strides in addressing gender-based harassment and violence online. Find out more about this project and our other winners: 🔗 edin.ac/3YOrgWE

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📊 We're thrilled to announce the "National Security and Defence Documents Dataset (1987 - 2024)" as the Best Dataset winner! This resource will be invaluable to researchers in securitization studies. Learn more about this project and our other winners: 🔗 edin.ac/3YOrgWE

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🎨 Congratulations to "Paths in Education" for winning our Best Data Visualisation award! Their engaging visual journey highlights the challenges faced by young people in Uruguay and tackles global societal inequalities. Discover more about this project and our other winners: 🔗 edin.ac/3YOrgWE

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A huge congratulations to our winners and nominees at the CDCS Digital Research Prizes 2025! Thanks to all who made the event a success, and here's to continued excellence in data-driven research! We'll be sharing more about our winners over the next few days. Find out more: 🔗 edin.ac/3YOrgWE

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Join the CAHSS Research office for an afternoon of talks exploring some of the latest and most interesting issues around making Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences research open. 📆 Weds 21 May 🔗 edin.ac/42gFUI2

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Just one week to go until the CDCS Digital Research Prizes Ceremony! Celebrate with us as we showcase outstanding creativity, excellence, and impact in data-driven projects. After the ceremony, enjoy lunch and connect with the CAHSS community and broader network. 📆 Weds 21 May 🔗 edin.ac/44mIyxG

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🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce that our funding stream is now open! We've supported some amazing projects over the years, including @pipt.bsky.social's Machine Whispers, which recently exhibited at the Edinburgh Science Festival! Find out more and apply today 🔗 edin.ac/42WnAEH

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Join us for the CDCS Digital Research Prizes as we showcase creativity, excellence & impact in data-driven work! The ceremony will be followed by lunch and a chance to connect with the CAHSS community and our wider network. 📆Weds 21 May 🔗 edin.ac/44mIyxG

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Join us later this month to hear @caterinamoruzzi.bsky.social discuss early findings from the CREA-TEC project with Adobe, exploring how creatives use generative AI, with particular attention on patterns of use, trust, and adaptation. 📆 Mon 26 May, 16:00 - 17:30 🔗 edin.ac/3YYUIZQ

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We're hiring! CDCS is looking for Training Fellows to help deliver workshops and build capacity for data-driven research across CAHS. 📅Deadline: 17:00 Wednesday 11th June 🔗Find out more and apply: edin.ac/4jARmoi

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Join us tomorrow as we follow a hands-on tutorial from the co-founder of fast.ai, exploring how GPT-4 and other language models work under the hood. The tutorial will cover: 🔹 Understanding the fundamentals 🔹 Evaluating model performance 🔹 Fine-tuning models 📆Thur 1st May 🔗 edin.ac/424y1nM

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Are you a PhD student or Early Career Researcher interested in digital research methods? Join the CDCS community for an evening of networking, conversation, information about our training sessions and Training Fellow posts. Refreshments provided. 📆Mon 12 May, 17:00 - 19:00 🔗 edin.ac/3GpZ4D8

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Join us tomorrow for our first session on regression and mixed effects modelling. This advanced course will cover: 🔹 When & why to use mixed-effects models 🔹 Constructing LMMs in R 🔹 Working with real sociolinguistic data 📅 Tues 29th April 🔗 edin.ac/3QO4XvO

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Join us next week as we follow a hands-on tutorial from the co-founder of fast.ai, exploring how GPT-4 and other language models work under the hood. The tutorial will cover: 🔹 Understanding the fundamentals 🔹 Evaluating model performance 🔹 Fine-tuning models 📆Thur 1st May 🔗 edin.ac/424y1nM

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Join us on Monday for the first session of our advanced course on Large Language Models. We’ll cover practical techniques to enhance AI capabilities, including: 🔹 Context Window Injection 🔹 Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) 🔹 Intro to fine-tuning 📅 Mon 28 April 🔗 edin.ac/4c4Rd9L

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Starting next week! This advanced course will develop your theoretical understanding & practical skills in regression analysis: 🔹 Learn when & why to use mixed-effects models 🔹 Construct LMMs in R 🔹 Work with real sociolinguistic data 📅 Tues 29th April 🔗 edin.ac/3QO4XvO

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Starting next week! LLMs like GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini are powerful, but they have limited knowledge. This advanced-level course will cover: 🔹 Context Window Injection 🔹 Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) 🔹 Intro to fine-tuning 📅 Mon 28 April 🔗 edin.ac/4c4Rd9L

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Come along to our next Fika! No agenda, no action items: just a group of people gathering to discuss their projects, ideas and research approaches over refreshments. 📆 Mon 28 Apr, 10:00 – 11:00 🔗 edin.ac/43SaYPH

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Spaces still available! Join us in two days for this beginner-level online lesson where we’ll teach you how to create a digital gazetteer from historical texts, using the Linked Places Delimited (LP-TSV) format. No programming skills needed! 📅Thur 17 April 🔗 edin.ac/3FBtHoy

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Spaces still available! Join us this week and take your Gephi skills to the next level! Explore advanced applications, from building information transmission networks using historical newspapers to visualising and analysing financial data. 📆Wed 16 & 23rd April, 14:00 - 16:00 🔗 edin.ac/41XKZng

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Spaces still available! Join us next week for the first of two sessions where we'll break down the key concepts of machine learning. No prior knowledge of machine learning is needed, but familiarity with R or Python is required 📆 Mon 14 & 21 April, 14:00 - 16:00 🔗 edin.ac/3DY9zMR

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Join us as we follow a hands-on tutorial from the co-founder of fast.ai, exploring how GPT-4 and other language models work under the hood. The tutorial will cover: 🔹 Understanding the fundamentals 🔹 Evaluating model performance 🔹 Fine-tuning models 📆Thur 1st May 🔗 edin.ac/424y1nM

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King’s Digital Lab is delighted to announce that applications are now open for the DH & RSE Summer School. Interested in applying? Join their online information session this Monday to learn more. 📆 Mon 14 April, 10:00 - 11:00 🔗 www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/events/39683/

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Join us next week to take your Gephi skills to the next level in this intermediate course! Explore advanced applications, from building information transmission networks using historical newspapers to visualising and analysing financial data. 📆Wed 16 & 23rd April, 14:00 - 16:00 🔗 edin.ac/41XKZng

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This advanced course will develop your theoretical understanding & practical skills in regression analysis, focusing on linear mixed-effects models. 🔹 Learn when & why to use mixed-effects models 🔹 Construct LMMs in R 🔹 Work with real sociolinguistic data 📅 Tues 29th April 🔗 edin.ac/3QO4XvO

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LLMs like GPT-4, Claude, and Gemini are powerful, but they have limited knowledge and are prone to hallucinations. This advanced-level course will cover: 🔹 Context Window Injection 🔹 Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) 🔹 Intro to fine-tuning 📅 Mon 28 April 🔗 edin.ac/4c4Rd9L

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This Friday! Learn about Large Language Models in our beginner-friendly Digital Method of the Month session. We'll cover what LLMs can do for your research and discuss their limitations. 📆 Fri 4 Apr, 12:00 – 13:00 🔗 edin.ac/41fqRxN

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Coming up next week! Learn about Large Language Models in our beginner-friendly Digital Method of the Month session. We'll cover what LLMs can do for your research and discuss their limitations. 📆 Fri 4 Apr, 12:00 – 13:00 🔗 edin.ac/41fqRxN

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Join us next week at @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social to hear @jwyg.bsky.social & @lboungr.bsky.social of @publicdatalab.bsky.social share their work on developing collaborative methods for exploring public issues. 📅 Weds 2nd April, 16:00 - 17:30 🔗Register now at edin.ac/3DCDVEF

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Join us for this beginner-level online lesson where we’ll teach you how to create a digital gazetteer from historical texts using the Linked Places Delimited (LP-TSV) format. No programming skills needed! 📅Thur 17 April 🔗 edin.ac/3FBtHoy

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Spaces still available! Join us next Wednesday for our first class on Bayesian Statistics! We'll cover the fundamentals and provide hands-on practice with Bayesian models in R. 📆 Wed 26 Mar & 2 Apr, 14:00 – 16:00 edin.ac/42XeZ54

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Join us for what will be an important and inspiring discussion! Register: efi.ed.ac.uk/event/cultur... #challengecreatechange

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Take your Gephi skills to the next level in this intermediate course! Explore advanced applications, from building information transmission networks using historical newspapers to visualising and analysing financial data. 📆Wed 16 & 23rd April, 14:00 - 16:00 🔗https://edin.ac/41XKZng

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Interested in machine learning? This intermediate-level course will break down key concepts, from classification techniques to regression methods. No prior knowledge of machine learning is needed, but familiarity with R or Python is required 📆 Mon 14 & 21 April, 14:00 - 16:00 edin.ac/3DY9zMR

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Spaces still available to join our two-class course on Bayesian Statistics! We'll cover the fundamentals and provide hands-on practice with Bayesian models in R. 📆 Wed 25 Mar & 2 Apr, 14:00 – 16:00 🔗 edin.ac/42XeZ54

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Curious about Machine Learning? Join us for our next Digital Methods of the Month session where we'll break down the basics and discuss some of its real world applications. No prior knowledge needed - this session is beginner friendly! 📆 Mon 7 April, 13:00 - 14:00 edin.ac/3DwwC1f

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Join us at EFI to hear @jwyg.bsky.social & @lboungr.bsky.social of @publicdatalab.bsky.social as they share their work developing collaborative methods - 'Repurposing digital media for collective inquiry – notes from the Public Data Lab (2017-2025)' 4pm, 2nd April edin.ac/3DCDVEF

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📢LAST CALL!! Deadline 5pm TODAY 📢 Nominate here: www.cdcs.ed.ac.uk/cdcs-prizes

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Curious about crowdsourcing research data? Join our next Digital Method of the Month session, where we'll explore how crowdsourcing websites can be used for data collection. This is a beginner-friendly session, no prior knowledge needed! 📆 Fri 21 Mar, 12:00 – 13:00 edin.ac/4aAYXzy

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New to network analysis? Join our beginner's course on Gephi, a powerful tool for network analysis and visualisation. #NetworkAnalysis #Gephi 📆 Tues 25 Mar, 1 Apr & 8 Apr 14:00 – 16:00 edin.ac/40DwIf2

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Are you a CAHSS researcher with an excellent data-led project? Nominate your work (or someone else's!) for a CDCS Digital Research Prize - there's £250 towards research costs up for grabs! Deadline for nominations NOW EXTENDED: 14th March 2025

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Spaces still available for our upcoming Silent Disco workshop! Explore how word vectors work, how to interpret them, and how to answer humanities research questions using them. 📆 Mon 17 Mar, 10:00 – 12:00 edin.ac/3EgAQKj

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Spaces still available for our upcoming course! Sign up now to learn theoretical and practical skills for null hypothesis testing in R. #NHT #R 📆 Tues 11 &18 Mar, 14:00 – 16:00 edin.ac/40E0i3M

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Expand your understanding of statistics with our Bayesian Statistics course. The course offers an introduction to its core concepts and practice fitting Bayesian models in R. Ideal for those with experience in R and RStudio. 📆 Wed 25 Mar & 2 Apr, 14:00 – 16:00 edin.ac/42XeZ54

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Join our next Digital Method of the Month session on Large Language Models to see how they can assist in your research, from automating writing tasks to analysing data, and understand their limitations. 📆 Fri 4 Apr, 12:00 – 13:00 edin.ac/41fqRxN

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Start learning about causal inference in our upcoming course. We’ll cover everything from basic concepts to practical exercises in R or Python. 📆 Thurs 6 &13 Mar, 14:00 – 16:00 edin.ac/3PV0maw

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Come along to our next Fika - no agenda, no action items: just a group of people gathering to discuss their projects, ideas and research approaches over refreshments. 📆 Mon 10 Mar, 10:30 – 11:30 edin.ac/40CnOy7

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