DH2027 will be held at the University of Galway. We rank among the top 2% of Universities in the world based on data from QS World University Rankings and is the Sunday Times University of the Year.
University of Galway was established in 1845, enrolling its first cohort of just 68 students in 1849. Today, it is home to over 3,000 staff and 19,000 students, including 3,000 international students from over 100 countries.
Over the past two centuries, University of Galway has built a distinguished reputation for teaching and research excellence in the areas associated with its four Colleges:
- College of Arts, Social Sciences and Celtic Studies
- College of Business, Public Policy and Law
- College of Science & Engineering
- College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Our university is at the heart of a distinct and vibrant region, renowned for its unique culture, creative industries, medical technologies, marine ecology and economy, and innovation.
Digital Humanities is one of the Signature Research Areas in the University of Galway’s College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Celtic Studies, with the Digital Humanities Research Centre serving as a central hub that connects the eight Schools within the College. The centre currently unites over 45 researchers whose work spans diverse DH tracks, including textual studies, multilingualism, classics, history, archives, global media, performing arts and creative technologies. The College boasts a high level of DH expertise among both permanent and temporary staff, demonstrated through their leadership of and participation in prestigious European Research Council and Irish Research Council-funded projects.
The community is further enriched by a vibrant cohort of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers with strong DH interests, many of whom show significant potential for future project funding. This dynamic environment is bolstered by thriving collaborations in closely related fields such as Data Science (through the Data Science Institute/Insight) and Creative Technologies (through the Centre for Creative Technologies and the Institute for Creativity), ensuring a robust, interdisciplinary foundation for innovative DH research and practice.