Research collaborations: HASS disciplines and technology
Organised by Digital Humanities and Social Sciences @ UQ, the aim of this event is to showcase existing (and inspire new) collaborations with digital research practitioners across the university and particularly in computer science, information science, social sciences and the humanities.
A number of workstations will be set up during the event for presenters to demonstrate their work. Each presenter will give a 5-minute presentation on their research collaboration.
A program for the event is now available, and registrations are open (the event is free, but please RSVP).
Research collaboration is a key aspect of scholarly practice. Collaborative research can be a highly effective way to work in rapidly-changing fields where knowledge is still developing and expertise is dispersed across disciplines.
Digital technologies have ushered new ways to utilise digital approaches within the Humanities and Social Sciences disciplines. By collaborating with digital research practitioners, Humanities and Social Sciences researchers are well positioned to build more fruitful, sustainable and impactful digital scholarship.
Technology-driven research collaborations can take a number of forms such as using common research software tools, re-using rich data sets, sharing open educational resources, or digitally engaging the public. Furthermore, these collaborations can provide access to specialised technology and equipment; benefit from expert advice; and tap into national and international knowledge networks.
This event is sponsored by UQ's Centre for Digital Scholarship, and the Research Computing Centre. It builds on last year’s event “Telling Digital Stories”, which had six presenters and more than 60 attendees.
Image credit: Paul Downey (Flickr: Openness and Collaboration) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.