The Department of Digital Humanities (DDH) is an academic department and research centre in the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King's College London. DDH counts amongst the "most visible" digital humanities centres worldwide. Its research activities cover themes such as digital cultures, past and present; technology, media and participation; data worlds; digital economy and society; and digital epistemology and methods. The department was established by Professor

Harold Short Harold Short is Emeritus Professor of King's College London. He founded and directed the Centre for Computing in the Humanities (later Department of Digital Humanities) until his retirement (2010). He was involved in the development with Willard ...

in 1991 as the Centre for Computing in the Humanities. It changed to its present name in 2011. The department researches digital culture and society, and explores the use of advanced technology-related methods in arts and humanities research. It was ranked first in the UK in the latest

Research Excellence Framework The Research Excellence Framework (REF) is a research impact evaluation of British higher education institutions. It is the successor to the Research Assessment Exercise and it was first used in 2014 to assess the period 2008–2013. REF is under ...

in its category 'Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management'. The department runs a

Bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

in Digital Culture which looks at how technological innovations are bringing about new challenges and opportunities in our societies. It also offers the level of a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

including in Digital Humanities, Digital Culture and Society, Digital Asset & Media Management, and Big Data in Culture & Society, as well as a PhD research degree in Digital Humanities. Stuart Dunn is Head of Department and among its academics are

Kate Devlin Kate Devlin, born Adela Katharine Devlin is a Northern Irish computer scientist specialising in Artificial intelligence and Human–computer interaction (HCI). She is best known for her work on human sexuality and robotics and was co-chair of t ...

Nick Srnicek Nick Srnicek (born 1982) is a Canadian writer and academic. He is currently a lecturer in Digital Economy in the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London. Srnicek is associated with the political theory of accelerationism and a pos ...

, and Mercedes Bunz. The department established the annual Willard McCarty Fellowship in 2018 in honour of Professor

Willard McCarty Willard McCarty is Professor of Humanities Computing in the Department of Digital Humanities at King's College London, England, where he is director of the doctoral programme in the department. He is a visiting professor in the Digital Humanities Re ...

's contribution to the field of digital humanities and to the department, and to support "outstanding scholars whose work interrogates the value of a human-machine dialogue for greater understanding of the human mind, condition, culture, and society".

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* Departments of King's College London Digital Humanities Centers {{UK-university-stub

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