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P15 - Fostering the Wider Adoption of High-Performance Computing by UK-Based Arts and Humanities Researchers via National Training and Community-Building Initiatives

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The integration of computing innovations into Arts and Humanities (A&H) research is crucial. However, high-performance computing (HPC) is not widely used in A&H, posing risks to interdisciplinary integration with sciences that use advanced computational methods. Efforts in the UK to address the digital skills gap in A&H are limited. The lack of national digital infrastructures and skills in digital workflows specifically hinders HPC adoption. Two initiatives, recently funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) aim to overcome these limitations. The Digital Skills Network in the Arts and Humanities (DISKAH) will build researcher capacity to engage with UK Digital Research Infrastructures, including HPC and AI resources. It builds on a network of universities scaling up existing national digital skills training initiatives and fostering new communities of practice via a UK fellowship programme. The Collaborative Computational Project for Arts, Humanities, and Culture (CCP-AHC) will establish a community of practice centred on the responsible development of scientific software codes and workflows that have the potential to transform A&H research. Over the next two years, both projects will build capacity, run engagement events, identify and support promising projects, and promote best practices, aiming to foster transparency, collaboration, and inclusion in A&H research.

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Eamonn
Bell
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Durham University

Eamonn Bell is Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Durham University. His research interests fall under the broad umbrella of the digital humanities and he now teaches across the computer science curriculum at Durham. Since 2019, his research has been funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Irish Research Council, and a number of smaller institutional grants. He is most recently involved in the design and delivery of several digital research infrastructure (DRI) projects serving UK-based arts, humanities, and culture researchers with a view to widening access to high-performance computing (HPC).

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