Imaginative Digital Futures: a symposium, 27 November 2024

What will our future look like? Will it have to be digital? What role will biotech, screen media and AI play in it? Can we imagine better futures with and around digital technology? Can we design those futures in a collaborative way? Hosted by the Department of Digital Humanities and the Centre for Attention Studies …

Dr Nick Srnicek awarded Honorary Professorship from the University of Buenos Aires

During his first visit to Argentina, Dr Nick Srnicek delivered a lecture on the relationship between political economy and new technology. Left to right: Emiliano Yacobitti, Vice-Rector of the University of Buenos Aires, and Dr Nick Srnicek, Senior Lecturer in Digital Economy at King’s College London. Photo credit: Guillermo Llamos Dr Nick Srnicek, Senior Lecturer …

Professor Dame Janet (Jinty) Nelson DBE FRHistS FBA 1942-2024

Professor Dame Janet Nelson, 2019. Image: John Deehan for the Royal Historical Society Jinty, as she was known, was a distinguished medieval history scholar of international standing as well as an inspirational colleague and teacher. Her life and career will be celebrated by her colleagues in the Department of History – see their tribute  here …

Twelve new posts in the Department of Digital Humanities

The Department of Digital Humanities is recruiting for twelve full-time, permanent positions across a range of areas. Please help us share with those who might be interested in applying. Full details and links can be found on this jobs.ac.uk page. Some background information about these posts: The Department of Digital Humanities (DDH) is one of …

Dr Kate Devlin leads £5m UKRI research project to explore responsible and trustworthy AI

King’s College London have been awarded £5m in funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to support a collaborative project led by Dr Kate Devlin from the Department of Digital Humanities and involving Dr Caitlin Bentley and Professor Sana Khareghani (Department of Informatics), and Professor Prokar Dasgupta (Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology and the Department …