The DH & RSE Summer School is an annual event combining talks and practical activities which explore how the intersection of digital humanities and software engineering. It is a rare opportunity for participants to gain an insight into the roles and practices of Research Software Engineering in Digital Humanities research and what a career in DH RSE, or related areas, might look like.
The Summer School is organised and run a by a group of UK Higher Education organisations. All of our institutions have strong links to digital humanities (DH). Research software engineering is a growing part of DH and our purpose is to increase awareness and understanding of this field.
We have been running the Summer School since 2021, although the way it has been delivered has evolved and new partners have joined the organising team.
The DH & RSE Summer School took place for the first time in the summer of 2021. This first version of the Summer School was fully online and was organised by the Turing Institute, the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh..
In 2023 the event became hybrid. We had two days of online sessions and talks, followed by two in-person days at the University of Cambridge.
In 2024 we expanded the Summer School to four days, all in person. The Centre for Data, Culture & Society at the University of Edinburgh was the lead organiser for this year.
Our most recent Summer School took place at King's College London, with King's Digital Lab being the lead organiser. As well as contributions from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Cambridge, this year we also had the support and involvement of the DISKAH Project.
We are delighted to announce the DH & RSE Summer School 2026, to be held at the University of Manchester. The Summer School is co-organised by The Software Sustainability Institute, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh and King's College London, in collaboration with the Digital Skills in Arts and Humanities (DISKAH) project.
The 2026 Summer School will take place in person in central Manchester in the United Kingdom.